you must be feeling sheepish after today. Holy moly, nothing like printing money. Eva Peron, meet Obama and his Congress.
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Traitor? Fark you. That's not a word you throw around.Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post"Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
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Unlike "fark," which is definitely a word you throw around.Originally posted by wuapinmon View PostPrepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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Alternative suggestions, please?Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Well, with no Republican support, Obama owns this thing. Considering the magnitude of the problem I think the public will give him a couple of years to turn this thing around (in spite of what will be a concerted effort by the minority leadership to suggest the people are growing tired much sooner). After that, who knows?Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
I haven't heard a single answer to DDD's question from any of the Republican leadership, so I doubt we will hear any better alternatives from anyone here.
One thing Obama has going for him is that the people really want him to succeed. I think this means that the country will be more patient with him than they would be with all of the other presidents I have lived through. If the Republicans hope to put this all on Obama, and then blame him when things don't turn around right away, they may just find out that America's patience with this president may outlast them. If that happens then Republicans will come across as a bunch of snivelers. So its quite a gambit they are making.
I have to give the Republicans credit. They play hard ball as a minority party much better than Dems.Comment
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Honestly, I feel pretty good about my choice. I still recall McCain's agitated dithering in October, trying to exude leadership on the unfolding crisis, but displaying little of it. I saw nothing then to give me confidence he could lead us out of the mess, and I haven't seen any great ideas from the loyal opposition since.Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
Yes, I'm bothered by spending a cool trillion on the problem, and it bothers me a lot we're leaving the tab for future generations. But the economists I've been reading seem to agree that this kind of a spending package is the least distasteful of the choices available.
And I'm pleased Obama is showing the calm, confident leadership I expected. He's far better at inspiring confidence in the populace (nattering nabobs of negativism notwithstanding) than McCain would have been, and confidence may be the most important element in restoring the economy.
But the Republicans are in a good position here. There will certainly be flaws and shortcomings in the Obama plan, and by voting no on everything the GOP can claim later those problems could have been avoided, without having advanced a viable alternative themselves. It's standard operating procedure in politics (Dems do the same, certainly).Last edited by PaloAltoCougar; 01-29-2009, 08:41 AM.Comment
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Fuck. I mean, I dunno, every now and then one might be nice.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostI am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PAC
You know how President Hinckley said he doesn't worry about those who pray? The same can be said for men who are self-aware enough to know when there's a life to be lived outside of the world of video games. - AnonymousComment
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Maybe he is really Drew Curtis? http://www.fark.com/Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
This is a great website if you don't visit it already, and Drew Curtis' book That's Not News It's Fark, is great too.Get confident, stupid
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Apparently he hasn't replenished the household supply of plaster of paris.Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostPrepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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Robin, how are you attending to your wife's needs? I dunno, but in our marriage f**king isn't considered a responsibility.Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostI am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PAC
You know how President Hinckley said he doesn't worry about those who pray? The same can be said for men who are self-aware enough to know when there's a life to be lived outside of the world of video games. - AnonymousComment
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I am too nice, I kind of feel bad for that zinger, I meant it to be funny and it just came out bitchy and rude. As Rocky would say "I come in peace"Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
But I mean it.I am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PAC
You know how President Hinckley said he doesn't worry about those who pray? The same can be said for men who are self-aware enough to know when there's a life to be lived outside of the world of video games. - AnonymousComment
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Let the market fix itself.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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It was totally funny. And clearly anyone that is going to challenge the bedroom customs of others has a zinger or two coming.Originally posted by Gidget View PostComment
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