edayres's Comments (41)

“I don't think accusing a politician of being "shameful" is going to work. They don't understand the concept.”

“How can you say she does not represent most Coloradans when polls show her beating the Democratic incumbent and lesser-known Republicans? You have a freshman Senator principled enough to lose his job over a vote of conscience yet the people of Colorado don't want him. Most people are full of crap when they say they want principled politician. Politicians, too often, are just a reflection of ourselves. We get the government we deserve.”

“I'm sure House Minority Leader, John Boehner is furious about the tax on tanning salons.”

“Senator Lieberman is becoming one of the more hated figures in American politics. He rejects anything except a complete give away to the private health insurance industry, the latest being his opposition to opening up Medicare to those 55 and older. All he wants to do is deliver 30 million more customers to the insurance companies and keep everything else the way it is. Until he comes up with a workable solution how having him give up his health insurance? He is an embarrassment to the State of Connecticut.”

“I understand she is terrified of Chinese Food.”

“can't imagine a person more I'll suited to be a Senator than Giuliani. I don't think the Senate has a squeegie guy problem he can fix.”

“I hate listening to drunks slurring words even when it's in a language I understand, but I watched it again. I can't tell if he was just removing the foil, or loosening the cork. Even if removing the cork was all he was doing it's obviously something that is not difficult to do or he wouldn't be able to do it. The French have more wine experience than us and probably know this party trick well. Most of the air in a wine bottle is displaced when corked and there is a lot pressure; that's why a cork makes that popping sound when opened. Placing the bottle in his shoe to cushion the impact from hitting it on the wall allows him to generate sufficient action/reaction force to push out the cork. A cork, after is not like a bottle cap. It is flexible, expands to adhere the slippery glass surface on the inside of the bottle neck. I'm not surprised it can be forced out in this way. I know I sound like a high school science teacher, which I am not, but that what makes the most sense to me. If there is a genuine science teacher out there who can correct me please do.”

“What's the big deal? All he did was loosen the cork with teeth, place in partially back in the bottle. Of course, it will fly out if you hit it on the bottom of the bottle. Did I miss something?”

“Too many people don't understand the difference between the plural and the possessive, that's "the problem."”

“How dare these politicians, held prisoners of campaign cash or rigid ideology, tell the American people what we can or cannot have. Americans want this option and these so-called representatives should remember they are supposed to be the lobbyists for us.
This arrogance is the result of polticians too comfortable in their seats. Voters in every State must hold them accountable and not be bought off with pet project funding from a Senator or Congressman before the next election. If they do then they are no different than the politician who takes campaign cash and votes to protect their benefactor.”

“I think these wimpy legislators have to be led by a massive public uprising that is more than just angry letters to newspapers and social networking sites. It has to be a coordinated, national response that threatens legislators in their local districts nationwide or nothing will change. Having individual legislators with the power to stop things by procedural tricks is the downside of our representative system of government. Why is no one organizing a massive demonstrations in Washington? Where is the progressive tea party movement? They have to be so big the mainstream media outlets cannot ignore covering them. None of these legislators will develop a set of balls until they fear losing their jobs more than the campaign cash.”

“I attended a meeting on healthcare at my local high school in Connecticut this past Thursday and experienced much the same thing. What depressed me most was the complete breakdown of civility, and how dumb and crude we have become as a population. The hate I saw in people's eyes was chilling. We have devolved into a nation of self-interested groups that demonizes the other, egged on and exploited by the media and Washington political class, becoming dupes in their struggles for power.

Death panels are starting to sound like a pretty good idea. Can we make nominations?”

“What a crock! Look at older photos and movies and look now. You will see the difference. She going to need a rhinoplasty from all the lies she's telling.”

“Isn't it creepy how much Rush Limbaugh and Roger Ailes are starting look alike?”

“There is no ice in the world thick enough to hold this load. Nothing but a pie-faced kier.”

“Wow, that must have been an enjoyable European vacation.”

“Another psuedo-ironic, male, Gen Y comedian with big hair who thinks, "Sharks sleep with their eyes open. What the (Bleep) is up with that?" Yes, sir, that's brilliant.”

“In about ten years we will be begging for a single-payer system. Things are going to have to get worse, a crisis where in spite of paying higher premiums, and higher co-pays, health care is severely rationed through an economic argument. We have become a population completely focused on self-interest and until it happens to you it isn't real.”

“You know what I found most interesting about his entire piece? He had no solution of his own offer. He had plenty of criticism for the government, economists, made an obvious attempt to show fairness by mentioning how he remembered when Bush was tinkering around with the economy, but really had nothing specifically to offer as a solution. Perhaps, by default, his position is to do nothing. Mr. Beck, I'm sure can afford to ride out whatever calamity that would ensue. Most Americans could not.

Beck completely ignored the culpability of the business community in causing this disaster, particularly the greedy people on Wall Street. The fact is our economic system needs a few alterations if it is ever going to serve the interests of the average American. Much more transparency, more regulation, and discipline to avoid creating more of the "creative" financing schemes such as derivatives, and zero down mortgages must be shown. While we're at it, let's reign in this hedge funds that give the high stakes gamblers an adrenaline surge, and allow many of them to avoid paying taxes to the U.S. Treasury.”

“So what? She is one his most avid supporters. How come it's OK to "white" but not colored?" I recognize it is an outdated term but sometimes when people speaking without thinking, something, or some term from their childhood can pop up. It's not meant to be offensive.”

“Leiberman is a Senator from my State and I want to see him go over to the Republicans where he belongs. He will undercut the Democrats again when they least expect it if they don't send him packing. Just what do you think Old Joe will do when Supreme Court nominations come up?”

“Dispatching a lawyer to pick up her clothes? There's a dignified job for an "Office of the Court." You can probably tell that I don't like lawyers. When has a lawyer ever become involved in something and made it easier instead of more complicated? On top of that, they get to keep billing you while they do it.

Having unloaded my disdain, I must say that I think the GOP is being really petty. Why don't they just let her keep the clothes? She looks good in them and she will present a good image for the party. A Hockey Mom in $1000.00 shoes? Field dressing a moose in Armani? I just love the disconnect. When the Republican National Committee said they would donate the clothes to charity I thought I would fall off my chair laughing. Exactly what charity did they have in mind, the Women's Aid for Homeless Debutantes? Some have suggested putting the clothing on ebay. I wonder if Mike Huckabee will bid on the panties?”

“Oh yeah. Read the article in the New Yorker about how Pailin wooed and entertained Kristol and and bunch of other right-wing pundits at the governor's mansion and you will see that he has a major woody for her. Dick Morris too.”

“It is really fun watching the Obama supporters squirm and continue to criticize Hillary. It's appalling what Obama has done and you must feel like you've been had. Hillary Clinton, it turns out, was actually more honest than Obama. She moved to general election positions long before the primary. At least you knew where she stood before the primary contests. Obama, on the the hand, well.... you know....no use rubbing salt in your wounds.”

“You can't be serious. I'm a Hillary supporter but this attempt to make selective edits and string them together to prove a point about Obama's character is ridiculous. It's not even professionally done or well thought out. Whatever Barack Obama's failings, good character is not one them. I've been really impressed with him these past few days and will now feel better about supporting him in the general election should he be the nominee. Enjoy watching Obama and Hillary go at it now but after the convention we can turn our attention to the Republicans and proving what dismal failures they have been will be almost too easy.”