Comments on: Knowing whose ass to kick is crucial

By: George

George — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:39:53 +0000

Glad you’re enjoying it Donno! That typewriter will probably still be working when you and I are gone.

One thing about a manual typewriter; it’s work to make corrections, so you spend time thinking first. I bet your professor knows that.

“Blame game” is an easy phrase to let those responsible slip away. Often used by those who are to blame, as Jon Stewart says. But if this were a terrorist attack, we’d sure as hell be kicking some ass. Does it matter if the damage is done by a corporation or some Jihad group?

And while we’re at it, does anybody know how to protect an oil rig from terrorist attack?

By: Donno

Donno — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:48:28 +0000

I do mostly agree with George, but I would warn that we not get caught up in turning a fact finding mission into a study on how to prolong finding the facts which make the whole task so tedious that everyone involved becomes bored with the flavor of the month and just throws the whole issue to the side to collect dust. I do not forsee this issue disappearing anytime soon, but I do see the American people as a whole getting tired of the blame game and finger pointing. If lighting a few fires under some feet get people moving to get things accomplished, then so be it. I am for moving forward. Even advancing to the rear in order to regroup and be effective as a nation would be acceptable to me as long as we are keeping our leaders in check.
Hey George, the typewriter guy is back and now wearing civilian clothes and a beard. The old blue Smith Corona is still up and running. Typed a 6 page paper on it and got an “A”. Thought the professor was going to cry when she saw that it was manually typed.

Glad to be back!

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:12:44 +0000

3.“I agree. Chest thumpers, in any party, are dangerous.”

Agreed. It’s a good thing that there are only a few in the Democratic party, and just about none in any of the minor parties.

I can’t help but notice that the Republican party has embraced chest-thumping, threatening, demonizing, and shouting down as the only political tools they need. From the liberal-bashing, brown-people-fearing grassroots, to the astroturf teabaggers, to local & state politicians, to Fox network talking heads, to Congressmen (“LIAR!”) to the torture admitting, axis of evil labeling ex-president and vice-president, they have become the party for the promotion of personal wealth by brute force, and just about nothing else.

By: David Engel

David Engel — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:17:58 +0000

I agree. Chest thumpers, in any party, are dangerous.

By: WeeDram

WeeDram — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:27:56 +0000

Kristol wouldn’t know a real man if he saw one.

By: Dana Hunter

Dana Hunter — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:05:00 +0000

I think this post needs to be read to every single politician in Washington, five times a day. Include the pathetic pundits while we’re at it. Maybe with a lot of repetition and someone available to explain the two-syllable words to them, they’ll eventually get it.

In order for that to happen, we’ll have to take their corporate cash away, too. Otherwise, they might not be able to focus.