MysticInd's Comments (94)

“Many great comments from Readers!
Michael It's a well written peace and the concepts are solid.

I do think there are additional points not mentioned so far
Balance of Power in the region; or the need to increase that area for Israel. Piss off the Russians;
Oil; has everyone forgotten a main reason for Iraq and the reason that Bhutto died;
And let's not forget that Osama has been dead since 2007.

This is just the powers that be, running politics in the US until we die which is just around the corner. They made Obama and they will kill (not literally) Obama if he steps out of line. He's just doing the best balancing act he can muster and that is a profile in Courage.”

“"When we hear about members of Congress holding up a vote (and we've heard it a lot lately), most of the time, it's a ploy to secure some kind of pork for their home district. This was an instance of the brakes being put on not for pork -- but for principle.­" Hope finally! did Congress get the message instead of BO's major campaign slogan?

They forget that people have been using up their savings and 401K's ; once that is gone; mortgages will be 2 out of 4. Then you couple that with the banks still doing predatory lending and Wall Street still packaging CMO's and it has all started all over again.

I say it's time to let Tim and Larry go and the WH to get on the ball. (Let's not forget that NO still hasn't recovered! And it's one heck of a mess.

Great Article Arianna!”

“OMG I'm almost afraid to watch. Who documented it again?
Is it the truth?
Or is it to feed into the stereotype that the man behind the curtain wants?
I will wait and see...
HBO does so many terrific shows.”

“Great Comment and oh so true!”

“You're going after obesity and addiction. Surgeon General Koop in 1993 determined that quiting smoking is as hard if not harder than to quit cocaine. And if one's mother smoked during pregnacy, you might as well shot yourself as the ability to quit is nearly impossible. That is really too much!

Once the insurers pay for psychological treatment, I'm game but not before. Those people are not being greedy and you have a very misunderstood view of those people.

And while I'm at it; are you aware of the increase of obesity due to anti-depressant drugs? They increase the cortisol in one's system which in turns increases the mid section of one's body; couple that with the increase in sales of these drugs, ( now for dogs with depression) , that gives you have a pretty big picture of the true greed feeding your frenzy from pharma to insurance companies.

To become better informed read Dr. Ann Blake Tracy's book "Prozac Panacea or Pandora?"”

“Some commenters are forgetting that $$ rule everyone. So if the public option is less, more people will switch to it. The HC industry will have plenty of wiggle room as their CEO's are paid 550x of their average worker; insurance will go down for everyone.A­nd tlets not forget their expensive get aways for their middle managers..­.poof!

And if public option keeps it bargaining power, then more and more charades with come down.

Someone's health is not for profit.”

“Thanks for the heads up; I won't be visiting Prague.”

“Well said as always, Arianna!”

“Great to see you on Maher last night. Thank you so much for your well thought out comments on everything. As they say, "You've come a long way, Baby"

Please see to it that Dr. Ann Blake Tracy gets to blog on your site for Anti-depressants; you just touched the tip of the iceberg.

I'm glad to see Maher has had three good shows in the running; so even though Emmy's are given for the current year, I will add and change my vote to Yes he deserves one!

Blessings”

“I said nothing about being entertained or that it affected my attention span. The content was poor especially the episode where he googled over Drew Barrymore or was it....
He was fired a long time ago and you can be sure he didn't make the same mistake twice.
Interesting, you'd thank God for the bounce back. I think his numbers showed and hence return to political issues and worthy guests.”

“Over the past years, I'd say "Sure he deserves one". But if they are counting this last run, I'd say," No." The first 8 shows were dull, uninformative and ridiculous. The last two shows, he has gotten his mojo back. But I believe it is for the body of the work within the season; so sadly, it's a no.”

“time for a revolution.”

“Ditto From Me too! Great comment Old timer 37!”

“My, my what a problem to behold. And this is how you educate, ASU? Snafu, or Snub, you are nothing but a shrub!
Will Rethugs ever get over losing???”

“"Now Israel has gone one better and is issuing instructions to the United States on what America's red lines with Iran should be. The implication of course is that Israel will take matters into its own hands if these lines are crossed -- whether America does or not"

Be very afraid the evil is Israel, not Iran.

How long has this propaganda been going on...'79 and recently upgraded in the last 3 years; It's time to realize that it is big oil pushing this agenda and to not heed MSM sounding nuclear bombs versus nuclear energy.

And as a side note, why is all pages of Huffington Post, at least on the World part, coming up Operation aborted! that what censorship looks like as demonstrated during the Olympic games in Beijing last summer.”

“Funny that Barack would think the Congress would care and want to work together. Just not ready for Aquarian Prime-time.
Hopefully he'll correct it for the next stimulus package... why do they call it package? where's the bow?
great piece, Arianna!”

“True; Love your Creativiity!”

“I miswrote it's the name of a database when we were paying them to beat Russia from invading Afghanistan . There isn't an Al-Qaeda, just a drummed up name so you have someone to hate.”

“Totally agree.... Great to see your comment!”

“And the killing goes on... where's the diplomacy.­.. where is the respect...

Did he really order this done.... if so there is another hawk in the WH

Someone needs to tell him Al-Qaeda doesn't exist except in a database at CIA HQ.

Let's be a country of peace.....­. Please....­..........­..........­..........­..........­..........”

“Jeffery, I agree that this is a big mistake not only for the Tax Evasion question but more so because he was the head of the New York Federal Reserve, a private company that controls the world's wealth;

We don't need a banking cartel person in this position..­.

With selection like this, who needs enemies... the enemy is within....

And his first official business, was to sign the Continuity of Government, which allows a shadow government ... those that think Bush is gone... are sadly mistaken. The same blackmail that Bush used is still in place....

I do still want to be hopeful and will continue my life helping others But.... Me Thinks...”

“"A Car Czar who knows how it can be done, and a government in control of the automakers while they stabilize will be key to demanding all autos made in the USA have a minimum mileage rating of 50MPG."

Anyone notice a problem?

"Automotive X prize contenders need to share their knowledge with the Car Czar. How will they get their cars to the magic 100mpg? There are some good ways to do it. Now is the time to share."

The world would be such a better place for all if we all shared.... But as long as we subscribe to the Capitalistic Society, it won't happen. They are profit, competition; The race to be number 1.

And they have left out an important ingredient, sustainability i.e. longevity.­..

So back to the drawing boards boys... no one will be able to afford these cars if they were made;
You forget everyone is poor now. You need to think outside of the box. And that it is being sponsored by an auto insurance company... don't get me started.

The best innovative idea I have seen yet is a car maker buying back their cars from people in dire straights.”

“"Could Israel realistically expect the cease-fire to hold while Gaza remained under siege, rife with hunger, illness, and joblessness? And freezing cold. (Even during the cease-fire, Israel was turning on Gaza's heat and electricity only a few hours a day). "

This is the current problem in a nutshell..­. I'm glad to see so many posters understand this.... Make people desperate and they desperate things... End of Story.

"But that was then, this is now. I agree with Morris who seems to believe that, at this rate, Israel's days may be numbered. "

If this could only be true.... yippee Skippy!”

“Thank you Kate for your article; very thorough! and a good reminder to be on the look out for these pesty little rules disbanded by the Bush Administration.”

“Occurred in Feb of 2007; look it up; however, mr. dear bush must fulfill residency requirements in Texas before moving so he can get all his dough moved when he goes. MSM does not publish what they don't want you to know, wise up.”