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“Why Dimon? Because Blankfein wasn't available???!

For Pete's sake! How about someone who actually has a doctorate in economics and not another refugee from our failing banking system. I'd laugh if it weren't so tragic.”

“It's still the best bargain in higher education.

Fellow Californians, it's time to stop whining about what you're not getting and start thinking about what you're not paying for. Until California scraps Prop 13 and has a Constitutional convention to get rid of the 2/3 majority rule to raise taxes, there will be more of the same and education--both K thru 12 and the UC/CSU system--will continue to suffer.

Face it. There...Is­...No...Mo­ney. And there won't be until there are more ways to bring in revenue.

And the Republican candidates for Governor in 2010 want to cut taxes more. Are they insane?”

“That's a bit of a stretch to compare Spitzer to Einstein, but OK, let's go with that.

I am not making this assertion based on what he did or didn't do to his family. I'm making it based on his illegal actions. I could care less who he sleeps with.

What you call realism I call cynicism. It's a sorry state we're all in if we all shrug our shoulders and say "no one's perfect". Not asking for perfection. Just a little integrity.”

“Aren't you tired of rationalizing the bad behavior of our supposed leaders? I know I am. We all deserve better and need to stop enabling these narcissistic jerks with our votes, no matter how smart they are.”

“That may all be true. But even if it is, the man was an attorney general who's job it was to uphold the law. He knew better and did it anyway because he thought he was above it all or worse, thought his bevy of sycophants would protect him.

You can't just sweep that under the rug because you like his politics.”

“Apology, or crocodile tears because he got caught? Sorry, regardless of what your personal attitudes are about his private behavior, it's an integrity issue. Not because of infidelity, but because he was engaging in an illegal activity as an elected official. And not just any elected official, I might add--someone who had held the office of Attorney General. You can't put johns in jail on the one hand and then expect us all to look the other way when he's trolling for hookers himself.”

“I don't disagree with him. I'm just frustrated that someone with such clear talent and politcal ambition could be so oblivious to the potential consequences of his actions. Felt the same way about John Edwards, too. These guys need handlers (no pun intended) to make sure they're thinking with their big heads.”

“You nailed it. It's not that Christmas isn't being celebrated, it's that it is being put on a level playing field with alternate religious holidays. What is it with these AFA guys? They forget that the minority religions really have no interest in evangelism, so why so insecure?”

“I'd vote for him, but only if his wife grows a spine and does a Jenny Sanford.”

“Anyone else have the feeling that Mr. Spitzer has determined enough time has passed since "escort-gate" and that he's back in the politics game? He's been awfully visible lately for someone so recently caught with his pants down. I'm just saying...”

“Who'd a thunk that the Republicans would be first in line to ask Geithner to step down? Not that I disagree...”

“File this under "things we already knew but are glad someone in the government is finally acknowledging."”

“I'd say that becoming CEO of a major global corporation at a time when so few women held that title (and so few do today), is pretty damn accomplished. HP was in trouble before she got there.”

“How cool is this??!”

“As much as I'd like to completely buy into this argument as a progressive, it's simply not true. There are plenty of accomplished women who are Republicans; they just don't make the news as often as the bubble-headed Barbies.

Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Christine Todd Whitman, Jan Brewer, Olympia Snowe are just several I can come up with off the top of my head.”

“It's unfortunate Spitzer will be remembered more for his abysmal lack of judgement than the passion he clearly has for taking on white collar crime. Eliot, for a smart guy, you're really dumb.”

“Exactly. Say what you will about Microsoft, Gates built that company from nothing over the course of 30 years. And now it employs tens of thousands of people around the world. And let's not forget that Gates puts his money where his mouth is in terms of charitable giving. The Gates Foundation gave out over $2 billion in donations to various global causes and the endowment is worth nearly $35 billion. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/foundation-fact-sheet.aspx

At least there are some wealthy people out there who understand it's their duty to give back to the community that helped them succeed. I wish more of them would follow suit.”

“PUH-leez!

There's no doubt these guys are smarter than the average bears; they spend all their time figuring out how to game the system to their considerable profit. But more productive? I guess it depends on how you define the term. Do the services they provide put more people to work? No. Do the services they provide infuse more money into the economy? No.

From where I sit, GS is the opposite of productive. They keep sucking taxpayer billions OUT of the economy and increasing our deficit. Am I missing something here?”

“The only shocker here is that nearly 40 years after the feminist movement, we're still subjected to the same old sexist crap. You can have sexual harrassment policies until the cows come home, but unless management enforces them, it puts the onus on the female worker to decide whether or not the behavior is egregious enough to risk her job.

It's been my experience that bullies in the workplace are rarely dealt with swiftly or justly. More often than not, the complaining party is the one who gets sacked as a trouble-maker, and HR is only there to sweep it under the rug, protecting the company from lawsuits and not the victim.”

“Hate to say it, but Schultz is right. This is a clear case of Congress closing the door after the horses have already escaped the barn.”

“Wow. A new all-time low for Wall Street. Who knew it was possible?”

“This is the same BS argument Wall St. gives for paying more in bonuses than they make in profit.

I really do believe there needs to be a federal audit of higher education institutions and why annual increases in tuition consistently outpace the consumer price index. Further, why are those tuition prices at all of the top private colleges and universities within $5000 of each other? Are you telling me that Harvard, with $29 BILLION in its endowment coffers needs to charge the same amount in tuition as a small private college like Lafayette who is likely to have far less? That Yale's total fixed costs are EXACTLY the same as Princeton's? Or that NYU's total fixed costs within the most expensive city in America is the same as, say Cornell's in rural upstate New York? Absurd.

No, they hide behind the excuse that big variations in tuition costs would mean they wouldn't get applications from the best and the brightest. Hmmm. I think the capitalists would call that "competition".”

“Wasn't his 15 minutes of fame over a year ago? Why does this kid deserve so much press????”

“You go, Congressman Weiner!”

“Truly pathetic.”