Danigirl65's Comments (311)

“I'm thinking you should read the bill because, apparently, you are relying too much on the pundits and the wingnuts. I also agree with Leigh 49 - everyone keeps threatening mid-term elections - does everyone think that voting Republican is going to fix things - THE PARTY OF NO?? You think you're not happy with what's been accomplished so far? Let's put in a Republican controlled congress and see what happens?? We already know what happens - we're just digging out of it now.”

“Craig said from the get go that this was a short term gig. Time to not try reading between the lines and move on. Anita Dunn said the same thing and she is leaving as well.”

“Exactly the reason I don't believe in organized religion!! Also a very good reason to remove the tax exempt status from the Catholic church - If you can make threats to withhold services to the homeless over gay marriage, the state should have the ability to revoke that tax exempt status. Same as the health care bill - if you are influencing politics, you are no longer upholding the separation of church and state and your exempt status should be revoked.”

“Personally, I gasped when I heard the shooters name because I knew that it would once again cause some American's to punish the Muslim faith. As a non-denominational person by choice, one of the reasons I am so is because ALL religions breed zealots that seem to formulate their own interpretation of what their particular religion consists of or believes in.

The issue the Muslim faith has at this time is that the 9/11 attacks were formulated by just such zealots of their religion. It is not fair to the faith to judge ALL Muslims's by the few zealots. When Charles Whitman went on his shooting spree, did we blame all people of his religious faith? Were we afraid of all Austrian's after Hitler?? To pigeonhole a group of people because of the actions of a few is nothing short of ludicrous. Is religionism the new racism??”

“One of your very best, Chris!! I've grown frustrated with the crap thrown at our president from both directions. Both are so focused on what he hasn't done, they've failed to acknowledge what he has done. For me, personally, the Liddy Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act was a milestone (our last president threatened to veto this same legislation). I still have great faith in President Obama and I'm a very patient person; I survived eight years of GWB - if that doesn't prove patience, I don't know what does.”

“I run a small business (6 employees), have a sister company that is a small business (8 employees). The sister company never slowed down - we did BUT we have seen growth over the last few months after watching our business go completely into the toilet around November.

Perhaps instead of speculating, you should talk to small businesses. My business (industrial distribution) deals with a whole lot of them and, in talking to my customers, most are seeing business starting to pick up.

Obama is doing just fine - check with small businesses in your area, perhaps they are different BUT the small businesses I deal with in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin are seeing growth.”

“Add me to the list of people who is frankly tired of the "Chicago politician" reference. Obama may have lived in Chicago, but he is not your average politician. This man started as a community organizer - a better America for ALL of us is his agenda.

I guess the test of every good president is how you handle coming into office in the depths of an economic crisis that has been ignored for over a year, being handed two occupations - one that has been ignored for seven years (apparently just "hanging out" in Afghanistan instead of pursuing the bad guy was a good idea) and one that we're on our way out of (that we shouldn't have been in the first place), and a banking crisis that could have collapsed our financial system. Lord knows, the American people should give this guy just about seven months before they state "he is in over his head."

Health Care Reform has been in the talks for nearly 60 years and always by the Democratic party. This fight is not over and I have to have faith that our elected officials will do what's right by the American people.”

“I'm still trying to figure out how, with 435 Representatives and 99 sitting Senators, this is "Obama's" cross to bear. Shouldn't we also hold our congress' feet to the fire, as well. Last I knew, we resided in a country that is dictator-free. Wouldn't it just be lovely if Obama could simply fulfill his agenda without any obstacles??

Seeing that we currently have a proverbial four parties sitting in our Congress (I'm including the Dem's in Republican clothing also known as Blue Dogs, and the Independents who caucus with one group, but may vote with the other) I don't see how it's even feasible to please all the Congress all the time. If you hadn't noticed by now, the Congress seems to have it's own agenda - not always ours - in their best interest. The Repubs vote no for anything Obama wants, the blue dogs, progressives, and liberals in the Democratic party can't seem to get their sh*t together and work together as one party and help progress the agenda at hand, and the insurance companies are fanning the flames with $$. Sounds like a fun time in Washington to me!!

People, be for real. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Hold your representatives responsible and make your voices heard.”

“I'm close to your age and I, too, deeply mourned the passing of Teddy Kennedy. My parents, too, endured the loss of his brothers at too young an age. In fact, during the last election season, my mother commented that with the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King died the hopes and dreams of her generation. As she put it, they simply gave up and gave in.

Teddy Kennedy did great things for the American people during his lifetime. He stumbled in his personal life along the way, but he never failed the American people. The saddest part for me is I truly don't think he felt his work was done. He passed the torch of his family's legacy when he endorsed Barack Obama and his rousing speech at the 2008 Democratic convention left me in tears. I had truly hoped that he could have been here to see his lifelong dream come to fruition; the day when quality, affordable healthcare was not a privilege, but a right.

Neither my mother (who passed away February 9th at the young age of 62) nor Teddy will have the opportunity to see what our generation could do with that torch. I hope we do them both proud.”

“Your headline, alone, speaks volumes. The article itself, a virtual library of how the average American thinks. I too am sick (and tired) about hearing about the poor millionaires who benefited so greatly from the Bush tax cuts at the expense of the evaporating middle class.

It's a shame that there are loopholes and tax havens and even off shore bank accounts where vast millions are hidden from Uncle Sam's coffers. It's a shame that the Bush tax cuts helped the ultra rich earn thousands more while most of us earned pennies more. It's a shame that our executives should garner such a substantial percentage more than the average worker.

Trust me - ask the average rich person - I don't think they'll have a great problem with paying a few percentage more like they did during the Clinton administration. I don't think it found any of them in the poorhouse.

WE NEED HEALTH CARE REFORM AND WE NEED IT NOW BUT WE HAVE TO "PAY AS WE GO" OR IT WON'T HAPPEN!!”

“John:

I've always appreciated the intelligence and depth of your political knowledge, but I have to disagree with you on this one.

If the release of the photos from Abu Graib caused a 200% rise in violence in Iraq and Afghanistan and the generals feel that the release of these photos may cause a similar, if not worse, outcome, why should the photos be made public? I don't disagree that they should be used as evidence, but what good can come out of their release to the general public (which includes a worldwide audience)??

I've heard critics say "release the photos and state that this is what the former administration did. This administration will not sink to such levels." Do you really think that is an acceptable explanation to a terrorist??

Look what we did over 9/11 - and we did allow it to happen. We allowed our nation to invade a country that had nothing at all to do with 9/11 - it was only a sideshow - because of our anger over what someone had done to our country.

Do you not think that additional pictures being released will have the same affect for terrorists or those who simply hate America for what we have become?? Do you not think that they will simply feed the anger??

My opinion is that Obama is doing what is best for our troops - and that is what I ask of him.”

“Frankly, I am fed up with people who have decided that those of us who are "pro-choice" are actually "pro -abortion." NOBODY is "pro-abortion" - NOBODY.

At least the pro-choice movement has support and education programs to help reduce the number of abortions in the U.S. What does the pro-life movement do other than sit in judgement of others who do not have the same view as they do??”

“So, exactly how many things do you expect this guy to do at one time??”

“I grew up on Pete Seeger (born in '65) and truly believe this man was a voice when a generation needed one. I can't think of a better reason to award this man the Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel, himself, would be proud to have someone like Pete receiving that honor.”

“I think I love you”

“You mean you haven't yet?? My belly is WAY full of this crap!!”

“Any suggestions for somebody better?? I'm absolutely fed up with people ridiculing without coming up with solutions. It's always easy to throw stones - not so easy to find solutions.”

“Sean - most excellent points - the same ones I've been saying for days. As President Obama said, we can agree to disagree but we don't have to be disagreeable. I was very proud of my President and the way he handled himself on the world stage. He presented and represented the America that I am proud of.”

“I've long admired Paterson for his honesty and his ability to see the greater good. This is one politician I have difficulty pinning down, and I like him for that. From his admission of marital infidelity to his "off the cuff" selection of Gildebrand for Clinton's seat, this man just keeps us guessing.

This is a bold and brave move on his part and I applaud him for it. By the way, I am not one of his constituents; I'm from Illinois.”

“What hypo-allergenic dog have YOU seen in a shelter lately??”

“Yep - pretty sure there are quite a few hypo-alergenic shelter dogs. With Mahlia's alergies, they also have to be logical and responsible pet owners. Would you rather they adopt a shelter dog that they then had to return to the shelter because of alergies??

I'm thankful that, after one home didn't work out, Bo is being given a second chance. He may not be a shelter dog, but he was a dog in need of a home.”

“Huh??”

“Actually, it's quite an admirably facetious title.”

“Once again, a very well written column, Frank.

I used to enjoy Krugman but have decided he is nothing more than a distraction. For some reason, his "Nobel Prize Winner" status seems to make him somehow a super genius. People forget he won the prize based on research and theories dating back to 1979.

Personally, I'm with you. I voted for Obama because I trust him to do what is best for this country. Although I do see him as the traditional President because, like them all, he wants to get his agenda passed, the difference with his agenda is that it is truly all about US - and it's about damn time somebody cared about US.”

“I agree with posters who declare this a brilliant analogy but, then again Frank, I've always found your articles brilliant.

I've been respectful of the "surgeon" all along and truly feel he has the right instruments to perform a successful "surgery."”