tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post5755311237218946884..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Ass Backward Into The UnknownJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44029076279259403532018-11-22T14:36:28.906-06:002018-11-22T14:36:28.906-06:00You were right. You were so fucking right. And r...You were right. You were so fucking right. And reading this 4 years later sucks so fucking much. Liberals sat on our collective asses. We did nothing. I bought a Bernie Sanders book that came with a free bumper sticker and did nothing. This year was different. And I take no pleasure in participating too little, too late. This is on every one of us who didn't vote or who protest voted someone else because Hillary was ....Hillary. Fucking Trump. Donald Fucking Trump. Would that it had been Mitt Romney, I don't think he would have been as bad as this festering pustule.Fieryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681456246185901798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3601740845103869182014-09-12T12:39:25.300-05:002014-09-12T12:39:25.300-05:00"Are you kidding me?"
You might need to..."Are you kidding me?"<br /><br />You might need to reread what I wrote in the context that I wrote it. I don't disagree with the basic gist of your final statement, but you've misunderstood me. If republicans had gotten willingly involved, had actually sat down in good faith and done their jobs as lawmakers instead of attempting to obstruct the process completely, we'd have a decent system we could live with and adjust as necessary. <br /><br />The problem is that conservatives weren't just opposed to the ACA, they have been dogmatically opposed to <i>every</i> presidential initiative for the last six years. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91133158848691538272014-09-12T12:20:23.080-05:002014-09-12T12:20:23.080-05:00"But it could have been much better. It could..."But it could have been much better. It could have been much much better, we could have done it right, if republicans had actually gotten involved and helped with its original draft."<br /><br />Are you kidding me? The Republicans are the ones whose changes to the bill fucked up Obamacare to begin with! Before Obama started to change it to try to win over the Republicans, it was a GOOD bill. The Republicans are the REASON Obamacare sucks so bad!Alexander Antoninhttp://burningonyx.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60383827458713475832014-09-03T05:21:14.695-05:002014-09-03T05:21:14.695-05:00"I assume that President Obama actually has a..."I assume that President Obama actually has a plan but doesn't want to broadcast it to the public, and especially to ISIS. We didn't know he had a plan to get Osama until after it had been put into action."<br /><br />Of course that is right. And even anyone who reads the papers with modest care knows that's right. So there is no excuse whatever for anyone in the Congress, who has to know a lot more than what we get in the papers, or at least ought to know, to pretend otherwise. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79914637553833151942014-09-02T10:56:13.948-05:002014-09-02T10:56:13.948-05:00Superbly packaged up for use as a sig line. I wond...Superbly packaged up for use as a sig line. I wonder if Jim would object to it being used that way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43706880476138887512014-09-02T10:13:12.370-05:002014-09-02T10:13:12.370-05:00Thanks Jim for eloquently writing what a lot of us...Thanks Jim for eloquently writing what a lot of us are feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50336707472888755132014-09-02T09:59:57.479-05:002014-09-02T09:59:57.479-05:00Once more, Jim, every word you wrote is spot on. ...Once more, Jim, every word you wrote is spot on. Dear God, that's depressing. If Hillary Clinton doesn't win in 2016, or if the Republicans take the Senate, we'll get exactly the government we deserve. And that's worse.<br /><br />That Other JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13616999875904451552014-09-01T22:35:12.731-05:002014-09-01T22:35:12.731-05:00Pi's explanation indicates why Rand Paul can b...Pi's explanation indicates why Rand Paul can be left of Hillary on a number of issues such as the war on terrorism and the war on drugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81884197883307436132014-09-01T16:05:36.613-05:002014-09-01T16:05:36.613-05:00Well . . . if Liberal Libertarians wind up voting ...Well . . . if Liberal Libertarians wind up voting Republican anyway, and Progressive Libertarians are an oxymoron, how does being either benefit one? What we really need are some Progressive Democrats, another rate commodity these days, it would appear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73042627743456095972014-09-01T15:31:54.365-05:002014-09-01T15:31:54.365-05:00Waay upthread another Anonymous said:
Job 1 in Ir...Waay upthread another Anonymous said:<br /><br />Job 1 in Iraq was the removal of Saddam Hussein, and Job 2 was to get American hands on Iraq's oil. Job 3 is rarely remembered: Bremer and others wanted Iraq to be the shining example of how Neocon philosophy and principles could change a third world sewer into a shining example of social and economic stability for all the world to see. We all know how that turned out.<br /><br />But that wasn't a plan, per se, it was a set of imaginary goals. Plan? There ain't no plan? And might I add, Mission Accomplished, my ass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86813470513441393322014-09-01T13:52:38.358-05:002014-09-01T13:52:38.358-05:00I'm disappointed you didn't say more about...I'm disappointed you didn't say more about Rick "Do these glasses make me look more intelligent?" Perry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53551260021130457112014-09-01T13:37:35.816-05:002014-09-01T13:37:35.816-05:00If some measure of justice, however imperfect, was...If some measure of justice, however imperfect, was visited upon Haldeman, Erlichman, MItchell, Dean, and Nixon, why can't some action be taken against Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and their lesser co-conspirators?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6857417659322028602014-09-01T07:09:01.052-05:002014-09-01T07:09:01.052-05:00I think Mitt should run. With Sarah Palin as poten...I think Mitt should run. With Sarah Palin as potential VP. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847717230367094418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60058608506675300612014-08-31T22:55:29.592-05:002014-08-31T22:55:29.592-05:00And DiFi is all "Obama's too cautious&quo...And DiFi is all "Obama's too cautious" in re: ISIS. Jebus. Democrats. Ya gotta love 'em...Meanie-meanie, tickle a personhttp://www.fakeassurl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4535616241747937732014-08-31T18:54:24.291-05:002014-08-31T18:54:24.291-05:00"And now Boehner’s bitching because Obama has..."And now Boehner’s bitching because Obama hasn’t crapped out a counter-ISIS strategy in what? A month?"<br /><br />I assume that President Obama actually has a plan but doesn't want to broadcast it to the public, and especially to ISIS. We didn't know he had a plan to get Osama until after it had been put into action.<br /><br />Would love to see Romney run against Secretary Hilary and lose BADLY. It's pathetic that Republicans would even think about nominating him again.<br /><br />And yes, you are so right that if Republicans take the Senate, we will only have ourselves to blame. It will be two years of horror for the entire country. What's the sense of voting in droves for the President and then not voting to support him in mid-term elections?<br /><br />Patricia Kaydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836381858165025496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60960211176236697292014-08-31T13:30:05.916-05:002014-08-31T13:30:05.916-05:00Thanks,you always make me laugh. like to ask a que...Thanks,you always make me laugh. like to ask a question,if USA millitary is around 2 million strong. why are we freaking out about 20 thousand ISIS Guys. worry OK, freak out maybe notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26514788342245613582014-08-31T08:29:35.796-05:002014-08-31T08:29:35.796-05:00Wall Street agrees with me! Oh, noes!
"The d...Wall Street agrees with me! Oh, noes!<br /><br />"The darkest secret in the big money world of the Republican coastal elite is that the most palatable alternative to a nominee such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas or Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky would be Clinton, a familiar face on Wall Street following her tenure as a New York senator with relatively moderate views on taxation and financial regulation."—http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/wall-street-republicans-hillary-clinton-2016-106070.html<br /><br />For my next trick, um…Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60259919225991085602014-08-31T06:22:09.788-05:002014-08-31T06:22:09.788-05:00ha, Jim got the clap from a Wolf(f).ha, Jim got the clap from a Wolf(f).petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231376079391682614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23854874270335548662014-08-31T05:24:34.432-05:002014-08-31T05:24:34.432-05:00I'm reposting to everyone "the supreme 63...I'm reposting to everyone "the supreme 63" friends since i blocked everyone almost. so, with fair warning, i'm posting. and expecting to get a letter from an attorney in Louisiana with my Notice of Disinheriteance, Newly Revised with Ink Still Wet, Last Will & Testament of DisInheritance, a long letter from dear old dad telling me i'm STILL hanging with the wrong folks, STILL, DAMN GIRL! YOU ALMOST 50 NOW, AND STILL? can't you keep a lid on anything? NOPE. never could, never did, never will. not this daughter. assuming, that i'm still considered daughter. (see, e.g. Pearl Jam, don't call me daughter, Glorified G, Lightning Bolt, MIND YOUR MANNERS and WORLDWIDE SUICIDE! yep. a little eddie... he's the fixer, but musically. one powerful speaker though. as is Steve Earle. and CASH. and WILLIE. <3 Sadie Maenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89952679895294765512014-08-30T11:32:08.183-05:002014-08-30T11:32:08.183-05:00I know, Jim, and I spend most of my time online *n...I know, Jim, and I spend most of my time online *not* arguing with these people. Every once in a while, though, I take a whack at it. If there's ever a response, it's usually pre-digested talking points from whatever Central Command the jerk's fillings are tuned to, and I don't wait around for it anyway, because life's too short. On commenting platforms like Disqus that support a killfile, they go "into the cornfield", and I move on. There are a *lot* of commenters on the Left side of the great divide that have a great time trying to show these people the error of their ways, and I've given up on changing <i>their</i> minds too. Hell, everybody needs a hobby, right?Meanie-meanie, tickle a personhttp://www.fakeassurl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57753248816778029992014-08-30T10:58:29.725-05:002014-08-30T10:58:29.725-05:00Regarding "Death Panels" ... We already ...Regarding "Death Panels" ... We already have death panels - had 'em for years. They're made up of physician-led review boards using best-practice standards, third party payors (private insurers and government programs), and medical ethicists. My best friend died at age 66 for lack of a lung transplant. Sorry, if you're over 60 you don't qualify - not enough organs, too many young patients in need who (hopefully) have most of their lives in front of them and not behind them, etc. Now that sounded like a death sentence to me but I understood - someone at some point has to make those kinds of decisions. How long should a brain-dead patient be kept on life support? What if they're just "kinda" brain dead? Want your insurance to pay for a face life? Good luck, How about that expensive once a year IV osteoporosis treatment when a much cheaper monthly pill works just as well for you. How about that really expensive cancer treatment your insurance is balking at paying for? Want to pay out-of-pocket? No problem in most cases but what about that lung transplant? What if it was Dick Cheney or some rich old Saudi sheik needing that lung? Hmmmm ....... and on it goes. Death Panels indeed.<br /><br />The problem with the ACA is that it's a single bill that tries to regulate one of our nation's largest and most complicated industries - health care and more specifically, health insurance providers. Unlike in Paul Ryan's little Utopia, medical care is not provided by volunteers and charities but rather by highly trained professionals who seek payment for their services and, last time I checked none were accepting bartered poultry as one congresswoman dreamily (mis)remembered from the "good old days". Health care, like defense and energy, makes up a huge part of our economy except it much more complicated and fraught with emotion - and it needs to be stringently regulated by the federal government because people's lives are at stake. The issues are nearly impossible to grasp by even the most savvy legislators. Add to that mix all their dim-witted, intentionally misinformed constituents who think if more people get access to quality, affordable health care that means they'll wind up with worse, more expensive health care because, you know - OBAMA. That fear of rationing was then conflated with the plan to reimburse doctors for the time spent discussing advanced directives with their patients. That FOX's recipe: 1 part trumped up fear, 1 part misinformation, mix in millions of low information, gullible viewers, season well with paranoia and you get: Death Panels or Benghazi! or Kenyan Muslim! or Coming for our guns! or .... well, you get the idea.<br /><br />And the Republican's Health Care policy? (insert cricket noises here .....)<br /><br />One more observation - different subject: Palm Beach County, Florida is a Democratic stronghold heavily populated by elderly Jewish folks. Pat Buchanan, whose "punch spot" was the second choice on the infamous butterfly ballot even though Al Gore's name was listed second on said ballot), Pat Buchanan, soundly loathed by all Democrats and even more so by those of the Jewish persuasion - Pat Buchanan for God's sake - got over 3,400 votes in Palm Beach County - a much, MUCH higher per capita count than anywhere else in the country. Al Gore "lost" the election in Florida by 635 votes. Now THAT, my friends, is voter fraud.<br /><br />JZinFLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49075881651130257642014-08-29T20:04:11.866-05:002014-08-29T20:04:11.866-05:00Meanie-meanie, yes. Jim, I'm not offended, jus...Meanie-meanie, yes. Jim, I'm not offended, just peeved. Plus, I was responding more to the comments than the post. <br /><br />The way the media covered Obama's tan suit today, maybe they're coming around to being more gender neutral. Now they can offer useless commentary on both sexes! :)Darcie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384477337676916398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70278717140534446652014-08-29T20:03:37.791-05:002014-08-29T20:03:37.791-05:00You are exactly correct Jim. I was a capital R Rep...You are exactly correct Jim. I was a capital R Republican until recently and after a fellow Republican spend many Emails pointing out how I wasn't " conservative " enough and I researched every single one of his points I finally woke up to how clueless my party had become. These are are a bunch of small r republicans . Frankly they are more like a bunch of Luddites. It took me too long, but I did see the light.randomrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662719891544709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66978478100416984122014-08-29T14:46:10.239-05:002014-08-29T14:46:10.239-05:00Yes, they are. But while Libertarians are nearly a...Yes, they are. But while Libertarians are nearly all Republicans, "establishment" Republicans hate them worse than Democrats. Rand Paul can lump Hillary and McCain together because he opposes both the warfare AND the welfare state, which they both support though with a stronger emphasis on one or the other. Libertarians can't get any exposure in a locked down two party system like ours.<br /><br />There are no Progressive Libertarians because those concepts are incompatible. One thinks progress requires governance, the other thinks it is spontaneous and intrinsic to humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58149238762649791072014-08-29T13:44:39.090-05:002014-08-29T13:44:39.090-05:00Meanie, you cannot reason with an unreasonable pe...Meanie, you cannot reason with an unreasonable person. You can't reason with a glassy eyed fanatic. And that's exactly what Anonymous is, a glassy eyed Free Market Fairy, he lives in a fantasyland and believes in magic, in other words he's your standard issue Ayn Rand Libertarian. <br /><br />He's just regurgitating the same shit over and over, he made almost the same statement vis a vis the free market ending Apartheid if only the law would let it on another of my essays. He's a dogmatic fanatic who fancies himself an intellectual. <br /><br />You can't reason with him and he's not going to do anything but repeat himself like a dog who just can't help pissing in the same spot on your carpet. As such, he's done commenting on this thread. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.com