Displaying 31 To 60 Of 1,116 Comments The Debt Ceiling Crisis Thread bito – I like your comparison of the game of “Telephone” with the way modern media works. Yeah, it IS just that, it seems to this humble observer. Kalima – Thanks. I didn’t know who owns The Daily Mail, and the info you provided sure does explain a lot. I don’t follow English politics very much, so your insight is much appreciated. I heard something interesting about the history of modern English politics on a podcast today. I heard that the distance that different parties stand from one another in the House of Commons is determined by a very old rule. They must stand at least two sword-lengths apart. Ha! I figure that at some time in history, that rule was a very necessary thing to have. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 3:26 pm Maybe it IS being picked up by the media. I just Googled and found it covered by The Daily Mail. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 2:03 pm Maybe this is an exaggeration of the kind of off-the-floor decision making that is already taking place. Since the Democrats have a majority in the Senate, it wouldn’t be fair to decide important things there… that seems to be the thinking in Washington. Important decisions must be made by carefully picked bipartisan panels, like the Simpson-Bowles “Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform,” or the “Gang of Six.” There definitely seems to be a double standard. When the Republicans have a majority, one hears the word “mandate” a lot, and one hears the phrase “the will of the people.” Bush talked about spending “political capital.” But when Democrats have a majority, these words and phrases are replaced with the word “bipartisanship.” » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 6:25 am And I’m sure Obama is aware of the fact that the Right already tries to paint him as a tyrant. I think you’re right; they would call for impeachment in a heartbeat. I think the last thing the President wants to do is to take any action that would validate their fears. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 6:19 am So it comes down to messaging? Sad to say, the Republicans definitely have the advantage on that front. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 15, 2011 @ 12:48 am Adlib – I’ll sign that letter too. There SHOULD be such an investigation. And I hope your graphic can help promote this. It’s a good picture, and images are powerful speech, worth a thousand words as they say. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 13, 2011 @ 12:48 pm Weekend Music Thread – Got Change? Love this tune! » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 10, 2011 @ 5:20 pm coverark – I don’t think you’re full of baloney… you’re making sense to me. But maybe its true what they say: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 10, 2011 @ 6:23 am Good song – I like the Al Green version too. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 10, 2011 @ 6:19 am Mary Magdalene going through some personal changes in Jesus Christ Superstar… I Don’t Know How To Love Him: » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 10, 2011 @ 6:17 am Buddy Miles says that his mind is going through them changes… And Ten Years After would love to change the world: » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 9, 2011 @ 12:49 pm All The News That’s Fit to Pit A hive of remoras… what an image. Whatever happened to the idea of “no news is good news?” » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 7, 2011 @ 5:43 pm That’s the perfect answer! (Except that I’ve never actually tried Brie… is it good?) » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 30, 2011 @ 3:04 pm I support the President because he’s a good man in a bad spot. I support him because he’s more courageous than I could ever hope to be. I mean, he volunteered to take on one of the most difficult jobs there is. This has got to be a really hard time to be the president. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 30, 2011 @ 2:53 pm That’s right. We shouldn’t allow the tragic events of 9/11 be framed as part of any kind of Holy War between faiths. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 30, 2011 @ 2:47 pm Ha ha! No, I’m not at all Asian, I reckon I’m an Irish-American. I do like a lot of Asian art though. But the empty spaces are simply the places I was too lazy to fill in! Nevertheless, thanks for saying such nice things. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 30, 2011 @ 2:37 pm I don’t know! I’m not very good at identifying different trees. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 30, 2011 @ 2:34 pm Cool. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 29, 2011 @ 2:17 pm Still a great cartoon! Good drawing and educational too. I’ve just got to post the thing, in case there is somebody out there who hasn’t seen it: » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 29, 2011 @ 1:47 pm Off-topic… here is a sketch of a tree: » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 29, 2011 @ 1:41 pm Ms. Perry is doing a great job in my opinion. I’ve enjoyed all the time she’s been subbing for Maddow. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 29, 2011 @ 1:39 pm Hey man, I can dig it. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 5:28 pm Khirad – This really made me laugh. I had to bookmark it to play for my lovely wife. She liked it too, and she said that it went on a little long, but the good ending gag made up for all that. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 4:29 pm Alright ADONAI. I’ll play. Here’s one of my favorite album covers, from one of my favorite bands. Stormwatch, by Jethro Tull: » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 4:22 pm Yeah, but at least they had the good sense to keep both words, “Paul” and “Octopus.” People are used to hearing those words together. Like McCartney once sang, “Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble.” » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 4:15 pm No doubt. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 4:11 pm That’s just sarcasm. Although I have heard some very annoying people who sarcastically say “I love it when…” far too often. It IS an irritating habit. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 3:42 pm Since Paul the Octopus (may God rest his soul) expired, I figured that SOMEBODY would try to find the next psychic creature that was willing to predict the World Cup winners. I painted this picture after thinking about that… But it seems that one has been found! That didn’t take long: The new octopus is also named Paul, but it’s a French octopus. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 24, 2011 @ 3:37 pm With so many newsworthy things going on, I can’t believe I’m wasting my time playing a video game. My wife and I used to enjoy playing board games, but we’ve started doing this sort of thing instead. Times change and all. We’ve been playing this new zombie game. It’s a fun game, with a good soundtrack, but it really is hard to make out what the singer is saying. So we had a little fun trying to transcribe the lyrics as well as we could. (and I had fun putting this little video together.) As a matter of fact, we’re pretty sure that this is NOT what the lyrics actually are. We don’t mean any disrespect to the band! This band is called Vampyre State Building, and they actually are pretty good (although I think the singer is trying too hard to sound like Jim Morrison…) » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 23, 2011 @ 3:56 pm W doesn’t count though, ’cause he was a 21st century president. » Posted By Buddy McCue On July 20, 2011 @ 2:47 pmComments Posted By Buddy McCue
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2018237/Ive-left-altar-couple-times-Obamas-frustration-latest-debt-crisis-talks.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w05CYrXe4p4
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http://www.aolnews.com/2010/10/27/new-paul-the-octopus-is-named-and-hes-french/
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