tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post4445882102391458233..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: American Exceptionalism: Building New Shit To Replace The Old Shit We Couldn't Afford The Maintenance On Because We Were Busy Building New ShitJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-52889115259651177852011-08-03T19:33:30.351-04:002011-08-03T19:33:30.351-04:00With Regan & both Bushes it was pretty clear t...With Regan & both Bushes it was pretty clear that <i>they</i> weren't running anything. Clinton seemed to have <i>some</i> control, which may be the reason he was so hated by the MOTU's. Then again, we had NAFTA, "Don't Ask Don't Tell" etc.<br /><br />I'm thinking it doesn't matter much who the President is. My focus now is on getting elected just about ANY Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-12170907852234457162011-08-03T12:03:48.160-04:002011-08-03T12:03:48.160-04:00Fuck ALL of the Democraps. They have run out of ex...Fuck ALL of the Democraps. They have run out of excuses and justifications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-80022428305746837722011-08-03T10:40:09.684-04:002011-08-03T10:40:09.684-04:00Under the alleged leadership of President Barack O...Under the alleged leadership of President Barack Obama, the United States committed economic suicide. Being President is still a good gig for anyone that has forgotten his or her values. The President makes a decent salary, doesn't pay any of it in rent, averts the indignities of airport screening when he travels, and enjoys other perks including a decent retirement package.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-46495212116235377222011-08-02T22:36:42.974-04:002011-08-02T22:36:42.974-04:00Somewhere in 'The Family' by Jeff Sharlet ...Somewhere in 'The Family' by Jeff Sharlet there is a quote like this from a foreigner: "America is really a one party system, but Americans are so extravagant they have two of them."<br /><br />Too bad I can't find the exact quote.Deggjrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-47018783921513292082011-08-02T20:48:24.035-04:002011-08-02T20:48:24.035-04:00Why does Barack Obama want to be President?
You ...<i>Why does Barack Obama want to be President? </i><br /><br />You could find some who say that <a href="http://www.blckdgrd.com/" rel="nofollow">there are no accidents</a>. Obama is doing just what he's paid to do. (And Bill Clinton made $75 million giving speeches last year. The business of selling out the populist party is rewarding, apparently.)<br /><br />Maybe he believes in the ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-60991640002145099212011-08-02T18:50:28.672-04:002011-08-02T18:50:28.672-04:00Well, Jerry Nadler did what Krugman said he would ...Well, Jerry Nadler did what Krugman said he would do, were he a Congressman facing this vote. If that cuts any mustard with anyone.<br /><br />The candidacy, campaign, nomination and election of Obama were so imbued with and immersed in the issue of Race, and all that that means in this country, that none of it can be evaluated like other presidential runs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-30722590287199352802011-08-02T18:35:15.677-04:002011-08-02T18:35:15.677-04:00...assholes of the same or even larger diameter......<i>...assholes of the same or even larger diameter...</i><br /><br />Oh, this goes into the quiver, with a big "use often" tag!ckc (not kc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731097323974389961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-33672723314758791232011-08-02T16:29:34.583-04:002011-08-02T16:29:34.583-04:00I happen to like Jerry Nadler, even if voting agai...I happen to like Jerry Nadler, even if voting against the debt deal just puts him on a par with Louie Gohmert (whose name, to my dismay, does not rhyme with Colbert). I wouldn't hold him responsible for the sins of the party; he's been pretty outspoken at times against the status quo, including the debt ceiling deal. My fully cultivated pre-senescent cynicism notes that he can afford to R. Porrofattonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-69388429914666323482011-08-02T16:18:18.153-04:002011-08-02T16:18:18.153-04:00Protect the markets? The hell you say. The Invisi...Protect the markets? The hell you say. The Invisible Hand is smarter than a fifth grader, so the Dow is tanking as we speak, anticipating the collapsing economy wrought by this misquided bill. As for Obama, when it's something he wants (e.g., war in Syria) he's unstoppable. Why a war in Syria is more important to him than the well-being of 90% of Americans, I don't know. But he Dr.BDHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-15779577502152858262011-08-02T14:51:58.063-04:002011-08-02T14:51:58.063-04:00Republicans are just exploiting the failure niche....Republicans are just exploiting the failure niche. The worse things get, the more they can make things worse, the more the country bags up the shit, the fewer taxes that are brought in, the more power these assholes can wield with the budget saber. It is a self perpetuating failure loop -- of leadership, of the economy, of government, of media, of all the mechanisms of democracy -- where they prairie curmudgeonnoreply@blogger.com