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ParticipantYep, I’ll concede the point. ‘Contributing’ is probably a better word than ‘marginal’. Certainly not the principal factor. Here at home, GOP puts it out there like it was the deciding factor. Disinformation for political gain. That’s the issue I have (with it, and with them).
Agree. Petraeus’ leadership in Iraq has been great. Lord knows we need a better effort in Afghan/Pak. The Heritage Foundation comments were interesting to me. I don’t think he would have made them a year ago, as he definitely put some distance between himself and Bush/McCain orthodoxy. Comments about negotiating with enemies? Wow. I think the difference is now, Petraeus is standing squarely on successes in Iraq, firm ground, and also Bush the vindictive little politician is on his way out.
Am I beating a dead-horse? Yeah. I concede that one too. Obama/Biden are going to win. Damn! I feel super-boring now. I’ll have to switch to something more interesting.
What’s up with this credit crisis? You’re right, no good answers from the pols. I think dollar-run is explainable by relative long-term strengths of USA versus Euro and BRIC. Whatever happens, we’re through being cool.
Interesting post by Krugman on Friday though, sourcing a bond trader’s blog. The trader thinks the treasury run is another ‘bubble’ about to burst. If that happens, dollar tanks, oil goes through the roof, we’re all pretty much screwed. Devolution working man blues.
ParticipantYep, I’ll concede the point. ‘Contributing’ is probably a better word than ‘marginal’. Certainly not the principal factor. Here at home, GOP puts it out there like it was the deciding factor. Disinformation for political gain. That’s the issue I have (with it, and with them).
Agree. Petraeus’ leadership in Iraq has been great. Lord knows we need a better effort in Afghan/Pak. The Heritage Foundation comments were interesting to me. I don’t think he would have made them a year ago, as he definitely put some distance between himself and Bush/McCain orthodoxy. Comments about negotiating with enemies? Wow. I think the difference is now, Petraeus is standing squarely on successes in Iraq, firm ground, and also Bush the vindictive little politician is on his way out.
Am I beating a dead-horse? Yeah. I concede that one too. Obama/Biden are going to win. Damn! I feel super-boring now. I’ll have to switch to something more interesting.
What’s up with this credit crisis? You’re right, no good answers from the pols. I think dollar-run is explainable by relative long-term strengths of USA versus Euro and BRIC. Whatever happens, we’re through being cool.
Interesting post by Krugman on Friday though, sourcing a bond trader’s blog. The trader thinks the treasury run is another ‘bubble’ about to burst. If that happens, dollar tanks, oil goes through the roof, we’re all pretty much screwed. Devolution working man blues.
ParticipantYep, I’ll concede the point. ‘Contributing’ is probably a better word than ‘marginal’. Certainly not the principal factor. Here at home, GOP puts it out there like it was the deciding factor. Disinformation for political gain. That’s the issue I have (with it, and with them).
Agree. Petraeus’ leadership in Iraq has been great. Lord knows we need a better effort in Afghan/Pak. The Heritage Foundation comments were interesting to me. I don’t think he would have made them a year ago, as he definitely put some distance between himself and Bush/McCain orthodoxy. Comments about negotiating with enemies? Wow. I think the difference is now, Petraeus is standing squarely on successes in Iraq, firm ground, and also Bush the vindictive little politician is on his way out.
Am I beating a dead-horse? Yeah. I concede that one too. Obama/Biden are going to win. Damn! I feel super-boring now. I’ll have to switch to something more interesting.
What’s up with this credit crisis? You’re right, no good answers from the pols. I think dollar-run is explainable by relative long-term strengths of USA versus Euro and BRIC. Whatever happens, we’re through being cool.
Interesting post by Krugman on Friday though, sourcing a bond trader’s blog. The trader thinks the treasury run is another ‘bubble’ about to burst. If that happens, dollar tanks, oil goes through the roof, we’re all pretty much screwed. Devolution working man blues.
ParticipantYep, I’ll concede the point. ‘Contributing’ is probably a better word than ‘marginal’. Certainly not the principal factor. Here at home, GOP puts it out there like it was the deciding factor. Disinformation for political gain. That’s the issue I have (with it, and with them).
Agree. Petraeus’ leadership in Iraq has been great. Lord knows we need a better effort in Afghan/Pak. The Heritage Foundation comments were interesting to me. I don’t think he would have made them a year ago, as he definitely put some distance between himself and Bush/McCain orthodoxy. Comments about negotiating with enemies? Wow. I think the difference is now, Petraeus is standing squarely on successes in Iraq, firm ground, and also Bush the vindictive little politician is on his way out.
Am I beating a dead-horse? Yeah. I concede that one too. Obama/Biden are going to win. Damn! I feel super-boring now. I’ll have to switch to something more interesting.
What’s up with this credit crisis? You’re right, no good answers from the pols. I think dollar-run is explainable by relative long-term strengths of USA versus Euro and BRIC. Whatever happens, we’re through being cool.
Interesting post by Krugman on Friday though, sourcing a bond trader’s blog. The trader thinks the treasury run is another ‘bubble’ about to burst. If that happens, dollar tanks, oil goes through the roof, we’re all pretty much screwed. Devolution working man blues.
ParticipantDitto, kewp. I run a business now, started it from scratch, as entrepreneurial as you can get. Worked my ass off. Past life, I worked and directed a program on the public sector side. Worked my ass off there as well. Moral? Good and bad people everywhere you go.
Generally, I do think it’s harder to let employees go on the public side. I disapprove, and believe public-sector employers ought to have more latitude to fire/replace poor performers. OTH, there are more assholes in the private sector, especially corporate, which tends to self-select a ‘get ahead’ kind of person, often with ‘get ahead at the expense of others’ values.
Oh yeah, and Hooray! for right-wing morons… Keep ranting as that’s exactly what’s helping to elect Obama and Dems. Republicans are pretty much pond-scum at this point. More they spew, easier it is for rest of us to see the way forward.
Back to center with Obama / Biden in ’08. (Go to HELL GOP.)
ParticipantDitto, kewp. I run a business now, started it from scratch, as entrepreneurial as you can get. Worked my ass off. Past life, I worked and directed a program on the public sector side. Worked my ass off there as well. Moral? Good and bad people everywhere you go.
Generally, I do think it’s harder to let employees go on the public side. I disapprove, and believe public-sector employers ought to have more latitude to fire/replace poor performers. OTH, there are more assholes in the private sector, especially corporate, which tends to self-select a ‘get ahead’ kind of person, often with ‘get ahead at the expense of others’ values.
Oh yeah, and Hooray! for right-wing morons… Keep ranting as that’s exactly what’s helping to elect Obama and Dems. Republicans are pretty much pond-scum at this point. More they spew, easier it is for rest of us to see the way forward.
Back to center with Obama / Biden in ’08. (Go to HELL GOP.)
ParticipantDitto, kewp. I run a business now, started it from scratch, as entrepreneurial as you can get. Worked my ass off. Past life, I worked and directed a program on the public sector side. Worked my ass off there as well. Moral? Good and bad people everywhere you go.
Generally, I do think it’s harder to let employees go on the public side. I disapprove, and believe public-sector employers ought to have more latitude to fire/replace poor performers. OTH, there are more assholes in the private sector, especially corporate, which tends to self-select a ‘get ahead’ kind of person, often with ‘get ahead at the expense of others’ values.
Oh yeah, and Hooray! for right-wing morons… Keep ranting as that’s exactly what’s helping to elect Obama and Dems. Republicans are pretty much pond-scum at this point. More they spew, easier it is for rest of us to see the way forward.
Back to center with Obama / Biden in ’08. (Go to HELL GOP.)
ParticipantDitto, kewp. I run a business now, started it from scratch, as entrepreneurial as you can get. Worked my ass off. Past life, I worked and directed a program on the public sector side. Worked my ass off there as well. Moral? Good and bad people everywhere you go.
Generally, I do think it’s harder to let employees go on the public side. I disapprove, and believe public-sector employers ought to have more latitude to fire/replace poor performers. OTH, there are more assholes in the private sector, especially corporate, which tends to self-select a ‘get ahead’ kind of person, often with ‘get ahead at the expense of others’ values.
Oh yeah, and Hooray! for right-wing morons… Keep ranting as that’s exactly what’s helping to elect Obama and Dems. Republicans are pretty much pond-scum at this point. More they spew, easier it is for rest of us to see the way forward.
Back to center with Obama / Biden in ’08. (Go to HELL GOP.)
ParticipantDitto, kewp. I run a business now, started it from scratch, as entrepreneurial as you can get. Worked my ass off. Past life, I worked and directed a program on the public sector side. Worked my ass off there as well. Moral? Good and bad people everywhere you go.
Generally, I do think it’s harder to let employees go on the public side. I disapprove, and believe public-sector employers ought to have more latitude to fire/replace poor performers. OTH, there are more assholes in the private sector, especially corporate, which tends to self-select a ‘get ahead’ kind of person, often with ‘get ahead at the expense of others’ values.
Oh yeah, and Hooray! for right-wing morons… Keep ranting as that’s exactly what’s helping to elect Obama and Dems. Republicans are pretty much pond-scum at this point. More they spew, easier it is for rest of us to see the way forward.
Back to center with Obama / Biden in ’08. (Go to HELL GOP.)
Participantasia, Barr or Nader or Ron Paul (who I like) are just not practical ‘protest candidates’ right now. It’s either McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden. Saying Obama and McCain are the same is untrue. There are consequential differences on energy, foreign policy and the economy.
The suggestion that voting for Obama is going to bankrupt the federal coffers is outlandish. The deficit stands currently at $10T. At what point did you realize we might already be insolvent? In the news today, Obama says the USA can’t afford McCain’s “Buy everyone a house mortgage plan.” Which candidate is presenting a responsible fiscal position? It’s actually Obama.
Drone? Nope. I’ve considered the issues carefully these past few years. This is the first election in my life where I’ve advocated a position on the candidates.
Obama is a better choice because of his positions on energy, foreign policy and the economy. He is ten times more capable, presidential and ready to lead than old-man McCain with his dementia and brain cancer. Don’t even get me started about Caribou Barbie.
Participantasia, Barr or Nader or Ron Paul (who I like) are just not practical ‘protest candidates’ right now. It’s either McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden. Saying Obama and McCain are the same is untrue. There are consequential differences on energy, foreign policy and the economy.
The suggestion that voting for Obama is going to bankrupt the federal coffers is outlandish. The deficit stands currently at $10T. At what point did you realize we might already be insolvent? In the news today, Obama says the USA can’t afford McCain’s “Buy everyone a house mortgage plan.” Which candidate is presenting a responsible fiscal position? It’s actually Obama.
Drone? Nope. I’ve considered the issues carefully these past few years. This is the first election in my life where I’ve advocated a position on the candidates.
Obama is a better choice because of his positions on energy, foreign policy and the economy. He is ten times more capable, presidential and ready to lead than old-man McCain with his dementia and brain cancer. Don’t even get me started about Caribou Barbie.
Participantasia, Barr or Nader or Ron Paul (who I like) are just not practical ‘protest candidates’ right now. It’s either McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden. Saying Obama and McCain are the same is untrue. There are consequential differences on energy, foreign policy and the economy.
The suggestion that voting for Obama is going to bankrupt the federal coffers is outlandish. The deficit stands currently at $10T. At what point did you realize we might already be insolvent? In the news today, Obama says the USA can’t afford McCain’s “Buy everyone a house mortgage plan.” Which candidate is presenting a responsible fiscal position? It’s actually Obama.
Drone? Nope. I’ve considered the issues carefully these past few years. This is the first election in my life where I’ve advocated a position on the candidates.
Obama is a better choice because of his positions on energy, foreign policy and the economy. He is ten times more capable, presidential and ready to lead than old-man McCain with his dementia and brain cancer. Don’t even get me started about Caribou Barbie.
Participantasia, Barr or Nader or Ron Paul (who I like) are just not practical ‘protest candidates’ right now. It’s either McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden. Saying Obama and McCain are the same is untrue. There are consequential differences on energy, foreign policy and the economy.
The suggestion that voting for Obama is going to bankrupt the federal coffers is outlandish. The deficit stands currently at $10T. At what point did you realize we might already be insolvent? In the news today, Obama says the USA can’t afford McCain’s “Buy everyone a house mortgage plan.” Which candidate is presenting a responsible fiscal position? It’s actually Obama.
Drone? Nope. I’ve considered the issues carefully these past few years. This is the first election in my life where I’ve advocated a position on the candidates.
Obama is a better choice because of his positions on energy, foreign policy and the economy. He is ten times more capable, presidential and ready to lead than old-man McCain with his dementia and brain cancer. Don’t even get me started about Caribou Barbie.
Participantasia, Barr or Nader or Ron Paul (who I like) are just not practical ‘protest candidates’ right now. It’s either McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden. Saying Obama and McCain are the same is untrue. There are consequential differences on energy, foreign policy and the economy.
The suggestion that voting for Obama is going to bankrupt the federal coffers is outlandish. The deficit stands currently at $10T. At what point did you realize we might already be insolvent? In the news today, Obama says the USA can’t afford McCain’s “Buy everyone a house mortgage plan.” Which candidate is presenting a responsible fiscal position? It’s actually Obama.
Drone? Nope. I’ve considered the issues carefully these past few years. This is the first election in my life where I’ve advocated a position on the candidates.
Obama is a better choice because of his positions on energy, foreign policy and the economy. He is ten times more capable, presidential and ready to lead than old-man McCain with his dementia and brain cancer. Don’t even get me started about Caribou Barbie.
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