Displaying 721 To 750 Of 955 Comments I count a profession by the number of hours devoted to it. Mothers don’t even get time off for good behavior. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 5:12 pm Good. Since our government will not (or can not, there is debate there) prosecute them for their crimes, then citizens must. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 5:03 pm So you would advocate that people only work until they have amassed a certain annual income, and take the rest of the year off? (only being half-snarky there) » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:56 pm I try to make it clear my personal view on statistics: they are descriptive, not predictive. Statistics describe what has happened in the past. They do not predict in any way what will happen in the future. Probability can be used to make predictions, as long as you remember that predictions can come true because of the original prediction, or be circumvented by the same, or be invalidated because the predictor didn’t know what they were talking about (“Dewey Wins!”). » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:54 pm I hated statistics for two reasons: first, the class was at 8 a.m. My body is not wired that way. Second, the idea of assigning a probability to the likelihood that a certain type of error will occur is mind-boggling. I can not wrap my head around it at all. (no, I am not talking margin of error. Type I and Type II error calculation are part of statistics). I recently learned that the quote often attributed to Twain on statistics was really from Disraeli (and Twain took pains to attribute it to him as well). » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:51 pm Regarding gay men’s “gift”: please, do not bring up the berdache tradition of Native Americans. That tradition was in no way accepting of sexuality of homosexuals. It forced them into a role, both of vocation and of sexual relationships, which had nothing to do with who they really are. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:44 pm Before a flame war erupts on the subject, I will state unequivocally that most straight men are not likely that… completely. However, there is easy proof that most straight men *do* have a problem accepting the women have sexuality separate from men, or, in other words, that their sexuality is not gained by permission of men. Mention a lesbian couple to a straight man. If he starts thinking about some weird fantasy he’s always had, then he can not comprehend that a woman;s sexuality has nothing to do with him. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:42 pm @Kilgore: Prostitution is not the world’s oldest profession. “Mother” is. Followed closely by “shaman”. This was necessitated by the first mother wanting to know what the hell that thing was that just crawled out of her body. Some wisenheimer immediately made something up, carved it into a rock as “gospel” and then demanded a salary with full benefits for his trouble. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:31 pm I wonder what KO is going to say about that on his blog. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:14 pm Prostitution allows people with toxic personalities or limited social skill to get a date. Strip bars feed into the assumption by many straight males that they are universally attractive to anyone of the opposite sex. (see “delusion”) When straight men can finally admit that women have sexuality, separate from and independent of men, prostitution may still exist, but strip bars may disappear. And no, guys, the hot wings at Hooters are not that great. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:10 pm The GOP advocates that position only as long as individuals near to or at the top can benefit personally from it. Cheeck out the way the polling on their little “Contract on America” (or whatever they called it) really went, and how much of the top issues actually went into the final so-called document. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:06 pm I’m not sure it’s a question of “can’t” but more a question of “does this stance on this stance serve my selfish purposes”. I’m torn. Either they are ignorant of how things work or they are manipulating things to benefit them (singly, each one of them). But things are rarely black and white, so it could be a combination of the two. I’ve been arguing with a family member a bit lately, it’s like he’s never had a civics class. And at the same time, he wants to believe whatever reinforces the likelihood that what he wants comes to pass. He really isn’t a good choice as an advocate for medial marijuana, like he thinks, because he is mainly looking for a legal way to get stoned. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 4:04 pm I like the way the UK runs the vote. You vote for a slate of candidates, ranking them in order of priority. It is an instant run-off, and most voters will have at least one of their candidates win. I also see “coalition governments” (where several parties band together in order to have representation in the Cabinet and get a reasonable person selected for Prime Minister) as a good thing, but question having the legislature and the executive controlled by the same parties, or even a majority subsection of a particular party (picture a Blue Dog Democrat POTUS and legislature at the same time). I would almost advocate that the person who gets the second-highest amount of votes for the executive get the position. I also *really* like votes of “no confidence”. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 3:24 pm Affordable housing is defined as being approximately 30% of income (updated from 25%, around 2004). At $200,000, that would be about $60K a year, or $5K a month. (incidentally, that figure is supposed to cover utilities as well, as a housing expense) And I can not identify any other regular expense (food, transportation, clothing) that would equal that much a month. There are only two expenses that can account for “needing” more than that: stupidity and waste. Those whose incomes depend on luxury items will disagree. But I do not know anyone who needs a $500K dress. Not even Heidi Klum *needs* one (and for her, it’s a business expense anyway). » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 3:17 pm Have you *seen* some of the gay prostitutes lately? They are so… *conformist*. Besides, I have my partner, and he does just fine, thank you. As for blow, tried it many years ago. No thank you. I’d rather chew on tin-foil. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:51 pm It may be terribly socialist/communist of me, but I still see no reason for anyone to need more than $200,000 a year. I can not fathom having that much disposable income. What the hell would I buy with that money??? » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:45 pm Looking back on various jobs, the most draining were those where I worked with or for people who had the attitude that they were victims of the system and certain portions of the general population (ranging from “men” to “white women” to “welfare recipients” to “police checkpoints”), which justified their victimization of others in “self-defense”. But the worst people to work *for* are those that view themselves as victims of their employees, by virtue of the employees’ existence. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:43 pm I really have no preference. However, the first time I saw it, all in caps, I thought it was a Soviet Union abbreviation. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:38 pm I knew a person who got a disability settlement from a major defense contractor, after a long battle with the insurance company. The jury awarded a rather nice award, based on his paygrade (very high), the loss of his career, and perhaps because of the insurance company’s shenanigans during the trial. Four years later, the only thing he had gotten was the interest on the settlement deposited into a bank account (jointly held between him and the insurance company), and he was notified a few days after he withdrew the money that the company had tried to take the money back out of the account. The only tort reform I would like to see is an immediate attachment of the corporation’s assets against the amount of the settlement. There is almost nothing you can do to force the company to pay the money out, and some of those companies will drag it out forever. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:32 pm LOL. I’ve seen both. Some refer to me as 2ccp, or 2nd. Does not really matter to me at all. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:26 pm I was reading some information on the history of the political parties in the US a few days ago. The progressive movement of that time changed the Republican party profoundly. Now if we can only identify what the hell changed the GOP so much in the past few decades… It’s not enough to blame Reagan, he was a product of his time (I never really saw Reagan as that much of a leader). If we had a pre-1824 Democratic-Republican candidate right now, the GOP/TP would crucify him. Same with a Republican from the early 1900’s. I don’t think even Ike would have safe, come to think about it. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 2:25 pm There are scantily-clad men dancing on a sun-drenched beach somewhere. I’d rather have pictures of that. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 5:22 am I think that is the third or fourth time that video has been posted to POV since Friday morning. Don’t sell yourself short. While I sometimes think Yahweh is tiresome old stick-in-the-mud, even he must have gotten a laugh out of Monty Python. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 5:18 am Yes, I do these on the computer. It is much better in the original resolution (1024 x 768). I would like to find a way to transfer these directly to glass, perhaps with the lines laser-etched, but oh well. Yes, I saw you agreed with my idea. That did not motivate me to agree with your idea, I agree with your idea on its own merits. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 1:38 am I’m tired of lawyers and “non-practicing” doctors deciding what is best for the patient. I agree that some sanity and reason needs to be put into the process. If there is no reasonable expectation that a certain test would be necessary, no, the doctor shouldn’t have to jump through that hoop just to save his butt. But that also does not mean that a doctor’s request for a test should be overturned by people who have never even taken a pulse or used a stethoscope. Part of the problem with a lot of these issues is that there is no one willing to risk their neck by saying “there is no way to make this a black and white issue. Nothing is ever cut-and-dried like that.” » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 1:09 am Here is one of my favorite pieces. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 1:02 am I agree. Not to mention, it is hardly punitive when the offender can budget a certain amount for it each year. I know that you and I have both seen such things happen in the past. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 27, 2011 @ 12:28 am Cash-strapped states seek cooperation While I respect Christine Gregoire, and can see her point, how many GOP governors are expecting the federal government to bail them out, while planning their next campaign while blasting Obama for doing so? » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 26, 2011 @ 11:49 pm Does anyone else see this as troubling? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2011/02/26/2011-02-26_ok_tort_reform_or_else_andy_sez.html I can see limiting the “pain and suffering” part (although that is hard to quantify) of malpractice awards, but what about medical bills, wrongful death, etc.? Is $250,000 really enough? I personally feel that doctors should be held to a high standard of competence. I can not think of many occupations where one moment of distraction can cost someone their life, or worse. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 26, 2011 @ 11:45 pm Looking at the subjects (and titles) of the articles posted the past few days, I am wondering if perhaps we have all gotten a bit morose for some reason? Please don’t let the lemmings and sheeple get you down folks. It drains you of energy for the fight. Besides, keeping your chin up cheeses them off something terrible. » Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit On February 26, 2011 @ 10:44 pmComments Posted By 2ndClassCitizenPundit
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