MJ20's Comments (53)

“Mr. Aldrin is right on target. Why waste billions of dollars on this when a company like SpaceX already has a rocket equal to the Ares I heading to a launchpad at the cape for a scheduled February 2010 maiden launch? SpaceX's Falcon 9 medium lift booster is pretty much ready to go. It will be ferrying cargo to the ISS using their Dragon capsule in freight mode starting next year. They also have a 7 person manned version of the Dragon capsule in the pipeline that will be ready in 2-3 years, long before NASA is ready to launch people back into space again. They've done all of this better, faster, and much cheaper than NASA. I say let private companies worry about getting people and material to LEO. NASA has been there and done that. NASA should turn their focus to long term planning for deep space missions to Mars, the asteriods, and beyond. A good project for them would be to take their time and figure out how to assemble a space ship in LEO to be used for solar exploration, letting the private companies actually take care of getting parts and materials up there.”

“The health insurance industry constantly tries to scare us all with the "rationing" bugaboo when in actuality it is THEY who ration by dictating to us what they will cover and what they will not.”

“The fools are becoming such windbags that the Democrats are going to look within their own party for sensible and reasoned opposition. The extreme right is not only doing themselves a disservice, but the country as a whole. God bless Colin Powell, who is STILL willing to put up with them even though they totally 'hate on him.”

“Unfortunately, this is the way the founding fathers designed it to work dude. Checks and balances. I hate it too, but it is what it is. Could be worse though. Imagine if McCain had won.”

“Just ignore it. Pretend it's not hapening. It's just a bunch of ragheads. Who cares? Like Peggy Noonan says, 'just keep walking'. This is the exact attitude that got 6 million Jews sent to ovens. We must NEVER ignore this kind of abomination. The funny thing about it is though the president wanted to not look back, the more we look, the worse it gets. So bad, that it cannot be ignored.”

“I'll tell you what. This whole stinking scam is going to bring the Obama presidency down if something is not done about it, begining with the firing of Geitner. If the Rethuglicans did not have their heads even further up Wall St.'s butt than the Obama folks, the administration would be in trouble already over this. The only ones that are pointing out the stealing that is going on right before our eyes are the folks on the left, such as Paul Krugman, the guy who really should be in charge of the economy. These guys have gotten away with wrecking the economy and charging exorbitant fees to do it. Now, they are stealing taxpayer money and charging fees to do that.”

“HuffPost, you guys are on it today. Great articles. I always wondered what happened to the folks who were screaming "terrorist" and "kill him" (Obama) at the McCain/Palin rallies. I guess this teabag thing gave them a new vehicle for their hate.”

“To me, it's not so much the sucessionist crackpots that are so much the issue, it's the silence that we hear on the right in response to the Govs's sucessionist comments as the author states. Is this what remains of the Republican Party? I mean have ALL the adults left? If you read between the lines, guys like Sen. Arlen Specter are ready to bolt and join the Democrats. That's why John Cornyn is kissing his ass trying to keep that inevitable 60th seat out of Dem hands. These fools are just digging themselves in deeper. The worse things get, the further they move to the right. There is nothing left but the hardcore zealots whose only purpose is to get manipulated by guys like Dick Armey. And yes, I am in stone cold fear that some rightwing zealot in planning RIGHT NOW to turn another federal buliding into rubble. Hell yes the Obama administration should be watching these folks. To not do so would be pure folly.”

“The author forgets to mention that the Bushies also used the so-called "War on Terror" to mask their gross incompetence and theivery. Does anyone think that this fool would have been re-elected if not for the perversion of the 9/11 event? It was also used to divert attention from Cheney and his shadow government. It will take years to clean all of his filth that has been buried in numerous government jobs before he left. President Obama does not need to use excuses to divert attention from what is really going on, hence no "War on Terror".”

“Good job Cenk. Especially since you are in the hunt for the 10 pm MSNBC slot. Do you think it will hurt that you called out their sister network? If they are true journalsts, it should not, but with the way corporations control the news these days, I fear for you bro.”

“There are a LOT of good people who "used" to work for Wall Street, but have been fired by the pirates. Many of these good people KNOW where the bodies are buried. They KNOW where the money went. They KNOW who is competent and who is a money grubbing boob. I read in the Times today that Mr. Geitner needs help. Well, there is plenty of help among those folks to both do things right AND to show the people how this all happened. Hopefully, the he'll be smart enough to see this.”

“Man, while these rethuglican fools jujitsu themselves, Obama and the dems are busy getting on with the country's business and doing so while oozing competence. Putting healthcare reform in the budget so you only need 51 Senate votes to pass it, that's competence. This is what you get when you have people who know what they are doing running things instead of political hacks. 2010 is not that far off and I just don't see these fool Rethuglicans doing ANYTHING to hurt the Democrats then. Unless Obama's program comletely tanks, and based on his performance so far, and the smart folks he has running things, I see NO reason to believe that will happen, there is a very good chance that the rethugs could get bitch slapped in next election too.”

“Especially since the WHOLE plan is published on the internet for ALL to see. Something Bush and the rethugs would NEVER do.”

“What you are saying is EXACTLY how Bill Clinton had much of his success. Take the other side's ideas, put a little makeup on them and make them yours. These repubs however are too stupid and are reacting in the only way they know how. Do you know that these idiots are saying that they need to go even FURTHER to the right??! Also, the one thing that you did not mention is that they do know that things might even be worse for them if Obama's plans actually work. In that case, they will for sure be irrelevant and in truth the minority party for even more years to come.”

“This is what real Democracy looks like. This is what happens when most of us get off our duffs and vote. This is what the rightwing feared and why they will NEVER be the same. My belief in the fact that America always gets it correct, eventually. has been renewed.”

“If a country stops making things, moves its manufacturing overseas, and even outsources IT jobs for God's sake, while continuing to spend and consume like insane hedonists, what do we expect to happen. And now look where it has brought us. This is not just something that happened over the last 8 years either. Deals like NAFTA and allowing companies to not just move jobs, but whole entire factories overseas are directly responsible for much of our dilema. The only way out of this situation is jobs. No more trickedown bullshyt, jobs. No more trade deals that are detrimental to America, jobs. No more H1B visas, no more tax breaks for moving jobs overseas. It will take jobs and more jobs to get through this.”

“Problem with that strategy this time is that the Repugs are weak in the Senate and have NO pull in the House at all. They have no room for error with filibusters and that is the only weapon they have. It will be impossible for them to hold 40 votes on everything. Especially with the economy the way that it is. They will be killed in public opinion and lose even more seats in the next election. They just don't get that they are not the same party anymore. They are a weak sauce opposition, at best.”

“If they adopt those 4 strategies, they'd be Democrats. Until they figure out what to do with the religous right, who actually run the party by the way, they are doomed to minority status.”

“This article speaks to a foolish subject being peddled in the MSM about the country being center-right in its political views, while we all see the complete repudiation of the rightwing paradigm right before our eyes. They will use this as a talking point to try and keep Obama and the Dems from re-making this country and implementing the change that we will hopefully elect them for. This center-right drivel should also be ignored. The right wing has had more than enough chances and look where we are. To try and convice us that we should continue to follow failed and repudiated policies insults our intelegence.”

“Man, we are all in the same boat, but as Obama likes to say, "We are the change we have been waiting for". Don't just sit there and let this election be stolen, go to barackobama.com and see what you can do to help, go volunteer to be a poll worker, preferrably in one of those states where we know the cheating will occur. Take someone to the polls, make sure all of your relatives and friends are registered and voting. Do something, ANYTHING to contribute to an Obama victory. The way the cheating happens is when we assume all is well and do nothing. All is NOT well and if we as individuals are not vigilant, this election will be stolen once again. All of that being said, if we do win, lets ALL get behind making voting so transparent and easy that this cheating will become a thing of the past once and for all.”

“The Eisenhower/Rockefeller wing of the republican party is not extinct, they now vote Democratic. They left the party a while ago, for the most part. This devisive and hateful campaign McCain is running should do the trick to drive the rest out, leaving the blackhearted, vitriolic, radical right driving what remains of the party right over the cliff and into the trashpile of history. Good riddance.”

“I would be willing to agree with you on this if the reporter had not repeatedly stressed that he was talking about Spain, not Latin America. This leaves 2 choices, either he really did not know(bad) or he is intentionally dissing Spain (worse). If he is dissing Spain, for no other reason than pulling thier troops out of Iraq, this is yet another sign of us being in store for more of the same thumb your nose at the rest of the world diplomacy. I do NOT want to sign up for more of that.”

“I certainly hope Obama (or someone) speaks up for us, the American taxpayer, who is being handed a TRILLION DOLLAR invoice for the last 8 years of shady dirty dealing by these companies. They pay congress off to get rid on regulations just so they can steal when they KNOW that the government will bail them out when it all goes bad so they make money on both ends. It is unbelievable that all of these companies will take the profit from their bad behavior and hand us the bill. Oh, the conservatives are such haters of socilaism, except when it's time to bail their asses out. Then, all of a sudden, Bush is channeling Hugo Chavez, buying companies left and right. At least Chavez makes a profit from the companies his government takes over. We the American taxpayer are stuck with billions and billions of red ink. My God, what are we doing? I guess we'll just print more money, making things even worse. I am a HUGE Obama supporter, but if him and the other democrats don't speak up about this ripoff, I will be sorely disappointed in them.”

“You think this is bad? If HRC was the nomimee we would have new highs in mudslinging. As bad as the reichwing is behaving, they would REALLY show their asses if they were running against Hillary. I also notice, Obama seems to be left alone to fight these guys and is getting little or no help from so-called surrogates. You'd think that they want him to lose.”

“Unfortunately, we are stupid enough to actually elect these people. And we got a nice gift for you outside of America guys too. A nice shiny new cold war with Russia. Threat of nukes, missile sheilds, Star Wars, massed troops in Europe, and the rest of the blast from the past. Think you'll like that? If that's not enough, how about a nice Armegeddon in the Middle East? You know Palin and the rest of the theocracy crowd are working to make that happen.”