Displaying 511 To 540 Of 732 Comments bito, you were misinformed. » Posted By agrippa On July 20, 2011 @ 3:07 pm My best guess is that charter schools are an attempt to take advantage of compulsory attendandance in a school. Publically – government – run schools prevent entrepreneurs from taking advantage of a chance to make some money. Charter schools create that opportunity. It looks that way to me. » Posted By agrippa On July 20, 2011 @ 12:22 pm If the GOP has a plan, that is, more likely than not, the plan. The first option fails for Obama. The other two are interesting. The second option looks to be the best of the three options. I am operating under the assumption that the GOP has a “plan”. They do not need a plan as Obama can send them to the wall. It will be intersting to see how it works out. » Posted By agrippa On July 11, 2011 @ 2:38 pm http://www.democraticunderground.com/ I suppose that most of the folks posting at that place are friends of the professional left. To me, the ‘professional left’ is epitomized by the old bromide, “speaking the truth to power”. The professional left wants to speak the truth to power; it does not seem to actually want power. Power is unclean, impure and corrupting. Politics is the art of the possible; it can be a pretty ugly business. It is full of folly, duplicity and all sorts of other vices. My take on people like Olbemann and other members of the commentariat: Does a particular commentator make sense? Or, is that commentator the prisoner of his passions? » Posted By agrippa On July 2, 2011 @ 6:40 pm TAKE ACTION: Support MN Gov. Dayton in Gov’t Shutdown Over Taxing the Rich Well, adlib, I think that you are being kind to them. Whatever they may be, I think that the lot of them should be picked up very gingerly with a pair of tongs and dropped out the window. » Posted By agrippa On July 1, 2011 @ 5:51 pm I doubt if the Republicans will ever learn that. Most of them have a flat learning curve. » Posted By agrippa On July 1, 2011 @ 3:07 pm Most of those Republicans are spiteful and vindictive nihilists who would wreck the country out of spite. » Posted By agrippa On July 1, 2011 @ 3:04 pm Excellent article and excellent comments. » Posted By agrippa On June 29, 2011 @ 4:31 am These are dark times. I am half convinced that we will have to “play the tape to the end”. » Posted By agrippa On June 28, 2011 @ 10:06 am I hoe that we are approaching the end game. The pressure has to be maintained. » Posted By agrippa On November 28, 2011 @ 3:06 pm Interesting. We truly have a revolutionary situation in much of the Arab World. I think that it has been building for years; I understand that the food situation ( not enough bread) had a lot to do with getting it going. I hope that the people there have the wit and wisdom to make something better. Revolutions do not always turn out well. » Posted By agrippa On August 26, 2011 @ 7:52 am Two matters that I am thinking about: The aftermath in Libya will disappear from the news pretty quickly. I wonder what post Qaddafi Libya will turn out to look like. » Posted By agrippa On August 23, 2011 @ 8:39 am The War Powers Act is unenforceable and may be unconstitutional. The constitutionality will never be argued in court; and Congress has two ways to handle it: impeachment or cut off the funding. Congress will do neither. The 112th Congress is a cipher; worthy of contempt. » Posted By agrippa On August 23, 2011 @ 8:34 am The Radical Chic Pay Lip Service to the Poor Marion: hear hear » Posted By agrippa On July 2, 2011 @ 6:44 pm What else is she supposed to do? She is doing her job. » Posted By agrippa On June 28, 2011 @ 10:13 am This is long, but it is a tour de force. It fits the state of american politics! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBXA1tBiLw&feature=related Totentanz / dies irae » Posted By agrippa On June 24, 2011 @ 11:40 am “does not work well with others” basically describes the GOP » Posted By agrippa On June 24, 2011 @ 9:28 am I am not sure if we have actually seen the person who will get the GOP nomination. Why? That is a good question to ask those who appear to be running for the nomination. The important issue today is the state of the economy. I think that we are heading into a “lost decade”. We avoided a serious depression at the end of 2007; and we did not have the kind of stimulus and financial reform that we needed. As a result we have stagnation. It looks to me that stagnation will be with us for a long time. No depression; no prosperity. And, no one is going to do anything about it. » Posted By agrippa On June 23, 2011 @ 9:51 am Off topic!!
» Posted By agrippa On June 22, 2011 @ 11:56 am Bitterly divided Congress is putting a sugar coating on it. What is interesting is that there is no burning issue such as Civil Rights or VietNam. » Posted By agrippa On June 22, 2011 @ 11:53 am The Daily Planet, Vol. One Hundred I think that the most serious problem facing the USA is the willed ignorance and apathry of about half the voting age public. Only about half vote in presidential electiosn. Most of those who do not vote know very lttle about government, politics and current events. I, also, think that people of ability and integrity avoid politics; the politicians who have ability and integrity are the exception that proves hthe rule. As a result, we will continue to get folly. It is the ordinary sensible people who keep things together. » Posted By agrippa On June 21, 2011 @ 8:47 am KQuark, I agree with that. Economists – the experts who give advice to govts – do not know how to stimulate an economy. People like Krugman have no influence. People like Krugman are the ones with good advice. » Posted By agrippa On June 17, 2011 @ 2:08 pm Shiller may well be right, but I hope that he is not. The problem is that the field of Economics has no solutions. According to that afflicted specialty, there is very little that can be done. Economists with good ideas about what to do are ignored. It seems clear to me that Medicine is considered a business; it is not considered an essential service. Medical care appears to be considered a commodity, which is bought and sold for profit just like any other commodity. » Posted By agrippa On June 17, 2011 @ 10:25 am Playing politics with the debt ceiling is hazardous. I do not trust the GOP to know where the red lines are. They may decide that pushing past the red lines is a good idea and provoke a crisis. » Posted By agrippa On June 16, 2011 @ 3:23 pm Lots of material! I do not have much respect for HuffPost. The articles are OK; but, the comments are puerile. And, I do not approve of their conduct on labor matters. The Pontiac MI emergency is troubling. Direct rule by the state can become commonplace in MI. » Posted By agrippa On June 16, 2011 @ 3:20 pm I am glad that you are feeling better, cher! » Posted By agrippa On June 16, 2011 @ 3:14 pm The Insanity Defense for Trickle Down The GOP appeal is, mostly, to fear and anger. The GOP konws the correct buttons to push; and, the right words and phrases they need to push those buttons. » Posted By agrippa On June 16, 2011 @ 6:00 am You are correct. Well said Your post reminds me of : “ignorance is bliss”. » Posted By agrippa On June 16, 2011 @ 5:57 am A Viewers Guide to Tonight’s GOP Debate in NH I agree adlib » Posted By agrippa On June 14, 2011 @ 3:59 pm The GOP needs someone better than these guys. The base Democratic and GOP vote is about 45%. Both parties need about 5% more to win. My concern is Congress, and getting control of the HoR. » Posted By agrippa On June 14, 2011 @ 9:12 amComments Posted By agrippa
I think that Obama has three options:
make a “deal” with the GOP; invoke the 14th Amendment; let the bomb explode.
The third option is very dangerous; Obama would have to be very ruthless to do it and would have to be able to blame the GOP.
First, I do not know anyone, IRL, who knows very much about history, current events or politics. Sad.
But true.
I think that we will need to “play the tape to the end.” Owing to the willed ignorance of the general population and the willed folly of the elites, matters will just have to play out.
The run up to the Libyan crisis and the deliberations amoung the three main principals, USA, UK and France. It is my impression that UK and France were much more willing than the USA.
100% agree
KVH writes well of conditions in this country; it is the task which she as given herself. Not many others are doing as much.
She could have decided to become someone like Mother Theresa; but, she chose to be a writer.
There are other factors in play. I think that the main factors are unfocused fear and anger; an entire group of Americans are pitching a conniption fit – they are the 15% of the most conservative Americans. Unfortunate; but, the tape has to be played to the end.
That willed ignorance allows politicians and other political agents to put out specious rhetoric. People do not know that they are getting rubbish for political sppech.
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I do not see any of them doing much better than 47/48% of the vote.
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