Displaying 361 To 390 Of 732 Comments mass action/direct action of this sort always has the potential for violence/vandalism from many quartes. Do not expect the police to be useful in this matter. The Police will not be. » Posted By agrippa On November 3, 2011 @ 3:43 pm I am with Feingold. I am excited aboit it as well. This has real potential. » Posted By agrippa On October 10, 2011 @ 4:12 pm Obama Is Doomed Next Year… Or Is He? Hype. It loks like trying to create a horse race a full year before the actual horse is going to be run. What matters is the real electoral campaign and the real election in Nov 2012. » Posted By agrippa On October 5, 2011 @ 12:35 pm The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard We are in agreement. » Posted By agrippa On October 2, 2011 @ 5:41 pm I agree 100% » Posted By agrippa On October 2, 2011 @ 5:36 pm The quality if journalism has degenerated to that of TV situation comedies and football commentators. In 2011, the Watergate investigation could not occur. » Posted By agrippa On October 2, 2011 @ 8:58 am PBO’s assertiveness is not ‘sudden’. lol Those ‘non negotiales’ are not there. lol. With whom did PBO negotiate in the 111th Congress? » Posted By agrippa On October 2, 2011 @ 8:54 am Basically, the South left the Democratic Party over Civil Rights. The other issue was Vietnam. The Democratic Prty has not been the same since. » Posted By agrippa On October 1, 2011 @ 2:00 pm The Republican Cure For Everything…Tax Cuts! Rich people do get much of their money in dividends and stock trades. Which are capital gains – 15%. » Posted By agrippa On September 21, 2011 @ 3:28 pm Tax cuts are, essentially, all that they care about. » Posted By agrippa On September 21, 2011 @ 1:38 pm UI is not means tested. » Posted By agrippa On September 21, 2011 @ 3:21 pm Pundits Anonymous – The Prediction Addiction How many ‘defining moments’ have there been? » Posted By agrippa On September 17, 2011 @ 7:23 pm yes, we do need to regain control of Congress in Nov 2012. There is no guarantee of good results. The 111th Congress did not do as well as I hoped but much better than in earlier Congresses. Obama is doing what needs to be done. I think that he relied entirely too much on the Democrats in the previous Congress. » Posted By agrippa On September 17, 2011 @ 7:22 pm Adonai, I agree with almost all of that. A few comments. » Posted By agrippa On September 14, 2011 @ 1:55 pm I wonder, after this current political drama has played out, if people will ever actually think about it. I think that very few will. I read about other periods, and the debates in those other periods : the “bank” during the Jackson years; the tariff at the same time; slavery; the annexation of Texas and the mexican war ( those three are linked). So much now seems to be symbolic and we are managing to evade issues. » Posted By agrippa On September 14, 2011 @ 1:11 pm emerald, I will answer here. I do not know how the GOP will respond to this bill. I really do not. » Posted By agrippa On September 12, 2011 @ 3:10 pm Cantor is the responsibilty of the Democratic Party in VA and his district. Agood cometent Democrast will have to be found to send him home. I do not expect that the GOP will pass any useful jobs bill. The party is committed to a course of action – based upon doctrine and political calculation – that prevents useful action. But, the bill can lay down a marker for electoral politics. I think that we may be setting up for Nov 2012. » Posted By agrippa On September 12, 2011 @ 9:21 am I was appalled that such a cavalier attitude would be taken. » Posted By agrippa On November 23, 2011 @ 9:45 am David Coleman Headley links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Headley http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/2011/05/david-coleman-headley-the-perfect-terrorist.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxi-KCDmW9Q KQuarks’s post piqued my interest, so I looked him up. Above are a few links. » Posted By agrippa On November 23, 2011 @ 9:23 am Huffington is an opportunist. She must have a lot of charm and knows how to use people. Thus, narcissistic. I expect that some people want to make use of her: her ex husband; Gingrich; AOL. I do not consider Huffington credible. » Posted By agrippa On November 23, 2011 @ 9:16 am I am beyond child bearing age » Posted By agrippa On September 1, 2011 @ 3:16 pm I am glad that Obama is President. He is calm, sensible, smart and logical. We need someone like him in the WH. I do understand that there are people who do not want any of those qualities in a president. He is not perfect – no one is. I do think that Clinton has those qualities as well. I did not see much difference between the two of them. » Posted By agrippa On September 1, 2011 @ 2:12 pm JOIN THE LIVE BLOG TONIGHT: Pres. Obama’s Jobs Speech They are blind kittens. » Posted By agrippa On September 9, 2011 @ 8:11 am I do not watch them either. » Posted By agrippa On September 9, 2011 @ 8:11 am The commentariat does not read stupid things such as legislation or propsed legislation. » Posted By agrippa On September 9, 2011 @ 8:09 am The implication is clear: » Posted By agrippa On September 9, 2011 @ 8:07 am Whatever Obama proposes, I exect that the GOP will reject it out of hand. That will clear the decks for a political campaign. As for the apparent content, I think that the positive effect ( if implemented) will be small. » Posted By agrippa On September 8, 2011 @ 3:06 pm God, Guns, Greed – Face of Dominionism Thanks for the information. This group is new to me. » Posted By agrippa On September 4, 2011 @ 1:17 pm Can we talk? What do you say when the person asking is a right-winger? Strong emotions do tend to negate reason and logic. And, in politics and religion, reason and logic do not take you very far; you get back to the basic assumptions which are faith based pretty quickly. It dies not take long to exhaust the subject. » Posted By agrippa On September 2, 2011 @ 8:19 am Politics and religion are very similar in that both are based upon an act of faith. Thus, not very amenable to fact and logic. And, not having a lot of either. Both tend to be emotion laden. It is far easier to have heated argument than reasonable dialogue. Conservatives and liberals – and liberalism is very diverse – tend to have much different basic assumptions. If you get back to basics, you should find a fundamental disagreement. Essntially, I stay away from discussing politics and religion; most of the time I mention the fact that this is a free country and we political/religious diversity. Whether we want to have that diversity or not. » Posted By agrippa On September 2, 2011 @ 5:35 amComments Posted By agrippa
The leaders/organizers have to take corrective/preventive action to minimize the risk. Even to the point of providing their own security.
I pay no attention at all – I rarely on the TV – to the media.
So, all this means nothing to me.
With the Democrats in Congress. He did dthat in order to get decent laws passed. If he did not negotiate with his own party — nothing would have passed.
The wages are not, actually, that high.
There is no ‘public’ or ‘public good’ or ‘general welfare’.
All of those are abstractions that do not exist.
Just as SS and medicare are not.
If you legally qualify for UI, you get it.
Bush: I care nothing about Bush; he was a fool and history will show it.
Obama: I think that it will be different. He may have had a learning curve about being collegial with Congress; both Dems and GOP. That flock of willful sheep need a stern shepherd.
King: he should be stifled.
I certainly do hope that VA, the party and voters, take critical notice of him. he needs to go.
If I were the Indian govt, I would ‘make note’ of it. And, proceed as indicated.
All this may catch up with her; it may not.
The commentariat, for the most part, is silly.
if we in Washington think that americans are going to be satisfied with us sitting here doing nothing, you are sadly mistaken.
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