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Questions Obama Has To Answer Tonight
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 18:05:44 in Politics
“That's it.
Obama has lost me. We need to get out of Afghanistan, not send in more troops.
I'm voting 3d party next time.”
Obama has lost me. We need to get out of Afghanistan, not send in more troops.
I'm voting 3d party next time.”
ghf replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 12:54:38
“Sarah Palin?”
WilliamL replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 18:39:38
“ok”
Pilots on Food Stamps
Commented Oct 14, 2009 at 14:35:47 in Politics
“The 2005 LA Metrolink derailment killed 11 people and was settled today for $30 million. A year ago another Metrolink accident killed 25 people - betcha that will settle for over $200 million.
The second accident was caused by a single engineer who was texting instead of paying attention to the signals. One guy to drive a train full of 100 people because "it costs too much to have a second pair of eyes".
How much are airlines saving for paying sub-living wages? What is the risk to the flying public? We already had a crash in Buffalo where the pilot was not very experienced and had to go long hours just to get to the airplane which she was flying.
Instead of an airline declaring bankruptcy when a crash happens, hold the CEO responsible with jail.
Let's see what happens to pilot's wages then.”
The second accident was caused by a single engineer who was texting instead of paying attention to the signals. One guy to drive a train full of 100 people because "it costs too much to have a second pair of eyes".
How much are airlines saving for paying sub-living wages? What is the risk to the flying public? We already had a crash in Buffalo where the pilot was not very experienced and had to go long hours just to get to the airplane which she was flying.
Instead of an airline declaring bankruptcy when a crash happens, hold the CEO responsible with jail.
Let's see what happens to pilot's wages then.”
Who Owns Congress?
Commented Sep 26, 2009 at 02:33:13 in Politics
“"How does it happen that Wall Street was able to convince Congress to deregulate their industry, to be in a position to bring the economy down? "
That's easy Senator- because Congress no longer represents the people, but are captive to monied interests.”
That's easy Senator- because Congress no longer represents the people, but are captive to monied interests.”
A Transportation Vision
Commented Sep 22, 2009 at 19:37:13 in Politics
“Forget about high speed inter-city rail
Give us 5 rail lines that connect the Valley to West LA.
I'm a believer - I use Metrolink every day. Best thing for commuting ever.”
Give us 5 rail lines that connect the Valley to West LA.
I'm a believer - I use Metrolink every day. Best thing for commuting ever.”
Economic Crisis: One Year Later
Commented Sep 12, 2009 at 20:28:19 in Politics
“Why isn't Congress investigating Wall Street?
Simple.
Because Congress is in the pocket of banks who are too big to fail.”
Simple.
Because Congress is in the pocket of banks who are too big to fail.”
Dating While Married
Commented Sep 10, 2009 at 18:52:23 in Style
“Republicans must be conflicted about this. On the one hand, you have the entrepreneurial spirit. On the other, not so good for family values. Tie-breaker: Republicans are expert spouse-cheaters.”
ydrittmann replied on Sep 11, 2009 at 00:28:38
“Maybe their spouse wouldn't diaper them, Vitter's excuse.”
Obama's Speech: Trapped In the Gap Between Action and Rhetoric
Commented Sep 10, 2009 at 15:51:48 in Politics
“That's what gonna happen once insurance companies have to sell an affordable plan to everyone, and everyone is obliged to buy it.”
Barack Obama: President of Policy Ends, Not Ideological Means
Commented Sep 10, 2009 at 11:25:36 in Politics
“Apparently health care in America is not a right - it is a way to subsidize insurance companies.
Why can't we have a system based on the European model? Its cheaper and more effective.
It used to be that in America the government and the Congress worked for the people. Now they are all about corporate welfare.”
Why can't we have a system based on the European model? Its cheaper and more effective.
It used to be that in America the government and the Congress worked for the people. Now they are all about corporate welfare.”
afram1 replied on Sep 10, 2009 at 12:08:26
“I meant to say "but you cannot" rather than "because cannot"...
afram1 replied on Sep 10, 2009 at 12:07:31
“"Why can't we have a system based on the European model? Its cheaper and more effective.
Because single-payer cannot get a majority of House votes and 50 Senate votes after a 60-person cloture vote.
It would be cheaper, because cannot dissolve a multibillion dollar industry overnight and not expect all hell to break loose. You would guarantee that Blue Dog dems in conservative districts would lose their seats.”
Because single-payer cannot get a majority of House votes and 50 Senate votes after a 60-person cloture vote.
It would be cheaper, because cannot dissolve a multibillion dollar industry overnight and not expect all hell to break loose. You would guarantee that Blue Dog dems in conservative districts would lose their seats.”
"We're Number 37!"
Commented Sep 10, 2009 at 11:21:17 in Comedy
“Problem is, what I heard of the speech last nite is now every American is gonna be charged to support the world's least efficient health care system.
No public option is necessary - it's just the means to an end.
And what would that end be?
Access to healthcare in America isn't a right - its a way to subsidize insurance companies.
We need a socialist party to roll back the corporate welfare state created by the Democrats and Republicans.”
No public option is necessary - it's just the means to an end.
And what would that end be?
Access to healthcare in America isn't a right - its a way to subsidize insurance companies.
We need a socialist party to roll back the corporate welfare state created by the Democrats and Republicans.”
Building A New Economy: What Obama's Next Big Speech Should Be
Commented Sep 09, 2009 at 14:16:13 in Politics
“Exactly.
The price of energy independence is for Americans to get out of their cars.
Mass transit is the way forward. Think of the boost to the economy when we spend billions to build a 21st century mass transit infrastructure that is so efficient you don't even need to own a car. No more car payments, insurance premiums, repair bills or gasoline costs. And the system will be working for us in the future, just as the dams and bridges built in the 1930s.”
The price of energy independence is for Americans to get out of their cars.
Mass transit is the way forward. Think of the boost to the economy when we spend billions to build a 21st century mass transit infrastructure that is so efficient you don't even need to own a car. No more car payments, insurance premiums, repair bills or gasoline costs. And the system will be working for us in the future, just as the dams and bridges built in the 1930s.”
Building A New Economy: What Obama's Next Big Speech Should Be
Commented Sep 09, 2009 at 13:23:01 in Politics
“"You are forgetting that 9/11 was an attack on US soil and that we were obliged, along with NATO, to go into Afghanistan to get Bin Laden."
Obliged? That plays right into the hands of the terrorists.
Arguably our best course of action on 9/12/01 was to forgive the terrorists.
No Afghan/Iraq war - spending blood and treasure for.... nothing.
No Patriot Act, no unlimited wiretapping by the US govt on Americans, no holding Americans without charges and access to council in violation of Habius Corpus.
No Gitmo - no torture of detainees, no violation of the Geneva Convention
In short, our economy, our military, our civil liberties and most importantly our honor would all be in a much better place today if we had simply forgiven the attackers.”
Obliged? That plays right into the hands of the terrorists.
Arguably our best course of action on 9/12/01 was to forgive the terrorists.
No Afghan/Iraq war - spending blood and treasure for.... nothing.
No Patriot Act, no unlimited wiretapping by the US govt on Americans, no holding Americans without charges and access to council in violation of Habius Corpus.
No Gitmo - no torture of detainees, no violation of the Geneva Convention
In short, our economy, our military, our civil liberties and most importantly our honor would all be in a much better place today if we had simply forgiven the attackers.”
What do You Want Obama to Say Wednesday Night?
Commented Sep 04, 2009 at 21:42:32 in Politics
“It's really very simple:
"I will only sign a bill sent to me by Congress if it extends Medicare to every American who wants it."”
"I will only sign a bill sent to me by Congress if it extends Medicare to every American who wants it."”
RepugsOut08 replied on Sep 04, 2009 at 22:34:15
“I agree but it's too simple, and doesn't keep the CEOs wallowing in million dollar bonuses.
Who could have imagined average middle class and poor people fighting FOR insurance companies who are denying them care and bankrupting them?
I need Rod Serling to explain this Twilight Zone episode to me.”
Who could have imagined average middle class and poor people fighting FOR insurance companies who are denying them care and bankrupting them?
I need Rod Serling to explain this Twilight Zone episode to me.”
Enough is Enough
Commented Aug 29, 2009 at 15:20:18 in Politics
“And what comparison would be appropriate for the segrigation of Palestinians living inside Israel and the Occupied West Bank?”
TheLonelyGod replied on Aug 29, 2009 at 15:38:23
“Compare them with other populations living under occupation, such as Japan and Germany after being defeated by the Allies or Iraq after being conquered by America.”
Command Decision
Commented Aug 26, 2009 at 15:51:38 in World
“I don't believe it. I agree with Tony Blankley.
We need to get out of Afghanistan.
If we are still in Afghanistan on July 1, 2012 and healthcare reform doesn't happen and the economy hasn't come back then Obama will be a single-term President.”
We need to get out of Afghanistan.
If we are still in Afghanistan on July 1, 2012 and healthcare reform doesn't happen and the economy hasn't come back then Obama will be a single-term President.”
Winning09 replied on Aug 26, 2009 at 16:14:25
“If the sun has fallen into the moon, if all my fears come true, if...”
We Cannot Afford This
Commented Aug 26, 2009 at 15:45:45 in Politics
“"What we need to be doing is undertaking serious reform of this critical organizati
Nope.
We need to start over. The CIA is a relic from the Cold War and should be shut down.
Time to move on.”
Nope.
We need to start over. The CIA is a relic from the Cold War and should be shut down.
Time to move on.”
porsche996 replied on Aug 26, 2009 at 15:57:35
“"Splintered into a thousand pieces and cast into the wind"”
Top Ten Things the Health Care Bill Won't Do
Commented Aug 21, 2009 at 14:46:47 in Politics
“Perhaps Rep. Israel will introduce a bill to extend Medicare to any American who wants it.
If not, and we do not get meaningful healthcare reform from Congress, perhaps he will find a job writing for Letterman - after he loses his bid for re-election.”
If not, and we do not get meaningful healthcare reform from Congress, perhaps he will find a job writing for Letterman - after he loses his bid for re-election.”
TRAILER: My New Movie Capitalism: A Love Story
Commented Aug 21, 2009 at 12:18:53 in Business
“You might want to have a look at the way things get done in W. Europe.
They have:
Universal healthcare.
Dependable public transportation
Better schools
Better environment
Six weeks vacation.
In short, a better quality of life.
Oh yeah, they have higher taxes and fewer rich guys.
When can we start?”
They have:
Universal healthcare.
Dependable public transportation
Better schools
Better environment
Six weeks vacation.
In short, a better quality of life.
Oh yeah, they have higher taxes and fewer rich guys.
When can we start?”
TeddySalad replied on Aug 22, 2009 at 14:29:06
“Get going. I am sure you would help with their 16% unemployment.
They do not have better healthcare than the US.
We have the highest cancer survival rates of any nation on earth.
Reread you facts and look cloesly at the data.
The only reason our overall life expectancy number is 3 months lesas is because of the viloent deaths of teens on us streets.”
They do not have better healthcare than the US.
We have the highest cancer survival rates of any nation on earth.
Reread you facts and look cloesly at the data.
The only reason our overall life expectancy number is 3 months lesas is because of the viloent deaths of teens on us streets.”
I'm for the Obama Health Plan, Are Anonymous White House Staffers?
Commented Aug 19, 2009 at 18:40:15 in Politics
“I keep waiting for the Chicago moment.
At some point Obama says: "I see that members of Congress cannot agree on meaningful health care reform for our present system. Therefore I withdraw all previous administration proposals and will work for any bill that does just one thing: extends Medicare to any American who wants it."
So the Republicans and Democrats can fall in line, or down to a well-deserved electoral defeat in the next election for botching healthcare reform.”
At some point Obama says: "I see that members of Congress cannot agree on meaningful health care reform for our present system. Therefore I withdraw all previous administration proposals and will work for any bill that does just one thing: extends Medicare to any American who wants it."
So the Republicans and Democrats can fall in line, or down to a well-deserved electoral defeat in the next election for botching healthcare reform.”
Co-op, Co-opt, Cop-Out: Conjugating Health Reform
Commented Aug 19, 2009 at 13:09:30 in Politics
“If the Dems can't get this done - public option - it's time for a 3d party.
Is there still a socialist party?”
Is there still a socialist party?”
live by the golden rule replied on Aug 19, 2009 at 16:15:08
“No, not a third party. What we need is for the Senate will be better representative of the population as a whole. Three ways to do this:
1) Secret ballots rather than seniority for committee chairs [no chance Baucus from a state with a population of”
1) Secret ballots rather than seniority for committee chairs [no chance Baucus from a state with a population of”
evekendall replied on Aug 19, 2009 at 13:45:58
Steel: Important To Us But Not Important To Us
Commented Aug 15, 2009 at 19:19:31 in Business
“Great post.”
Help Us Pick the HuffPost Game Changers: 100 People Who Are Using New Media to Change the World
Commented Aug 14, 2009 at 19:30:42 in Media
“Sam Zell.
Buy buying up dying newspapers with borrowed money, then firing reporters to save on payroll, he has insured that printed news wll be irrelevent in the future.”
Buy buying up dying newspapers with borrowed money, then firing reporters to save on payroll, he has insured that printed news wll be irrelevent in the future.”
Holbrooke's Projects Long Occupation of Afghanistan, Pakistan
Commented Aug 14, 2009 at 16:07:47 in World
“Expanding the war in Afghanistan is Obama's first certifiable mistake as President.
I have yet to hear a convincing explanation as to why we are there.”
I have yet to hear a convincing explanation as to why we are there.”
New Economic Data Shows that Right Wing Economic Theory Is Simply Wrong.
Commented Aug 14, 2009 at 14:55:05 in Politics
“Exactly.
Tax them until they leave for the Bahamas.”
Tax them until they leave for the Bahamas.”
DI-1957 replied on Aug 14, 2009 at 15:51:57
“Ditto”
Hollywood, the Internet and the Poor: No Disconnect Necessary
Commented Aug 13, 2009 at 17:24:50 in Entertainment
“"Likewise, more than 60 percent of ER viewers reported watching the show to obtain medical information -- perhaps a testament to the fact that more people have access to television than to health care."
So it would seem the entertainment business is nothing more than a corporate shill to lower expectations for medical care.”
So it would seem the entertainment business is nothing more than a corporate shill to lower expectations for medical care.”
The Health Care Reform Debacle: Obama's Coming-Out
Commented Aug 13, 2009 at 15:20:01 in Politics
“An optimist might hope that, upon the return of Congress in the fall Obama announces that he expects a bill extending Medicare to all American citizens - and that he will sign nothing else.
Simutaneously, recall campaigns are started against all incumbant congressmen.
One can only hope...”
Simutaneously, recall campaigns are started against all incumbant congressmen.
One can only hope...”
EpicureanNutrients replied on Aug 13, 2009 at 17:38:15
“That optimist would have to be heII-bent”
silk olive replied on Aug 13, 2009 at 15:53:18
“If that happens I'll eat my words and throw a huge party for all my friends and neighbors.”
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