labman57's Comments (1808)

“McCarthyism is alive and well in the GOP.”

“Total B.S., but unlike Palin, you at least attempted to SOUND intelligent.”

“The current overall philosophy of the GOP is little more than political contrarianism. If Obama says "black", they say "white" (no pun intended), even if their stand reflects a policy that would be detrimental to the welfare of the populace.”

“Hmmm. More striking than anything that members of Congress have said about each other has been the unabashed vitriol that Republicans have spewed about Obama -- including questioning his birthplace, his religion, and his patriotic loyalty to the United States.”

“Palin's autobiography was her opportunity to share with the nation everything that we need to know about her -- including her character and her ability to work with others, as well as her understanding of domestic issues and foreign affairs.

On this fundamental goal, she succeeded wonderfully. We all now know that Palin is shallow, petty, and vindictive, and she has only a superficial understanding and appreciation of the complex issues affecting the populace.

Thanks, Sarah. You did your nation a great service.”

“Actually, Palin was correct ... in a twisted, inverted kind of way. She was simply pointing her accusatory finger in the wrong direction.

Death panels already exist. Every day, the HMOs refuse to fund treatments of hundreds of Americans who are paying for such coverage, and they also refuse to accept new policies due to so-called pre-existing conditions.

Palin simply needs to look in the mirror and recite over and over, "I have found the enemy, and it is me!"”

“Palin lost all credibility with the statement, "while reading that section of the bill...". Yeah, right. I'm sure she actually read the bill. I don't think so.

What really happened is that her handlers skimmed the bill looking for components that they could spin as "scary", and then they penned the key talking points for her. Palin lacks both the intellect and the self-discipline to do her own preparation or analysis of anything more complex than a grocery shopping list.”

“Lame. The "elitist" label has become tired and overused by the clowns at FOX News and the rest of the conservative movement.
They started pinning it on Obama long before he was the Democratic Party nominee for POTUS simply because he preferred protein bars over pork rinds, absurdly claiming that he dietary preferences somehow made him unqualified for the highest office of the land.”

“Actually, Palin is correct, in a twisted, inverted kind of way. She is simply pointing her accusatory finger in the wrong direction.

Death panels already exist. Every day, the HMOs refuse to fund treatments of hundreds of Americans who are paying for such coverage, and they also refuse to accept new policies due to so-called pre-existing conditions.

Palin simply needs to look in the mirror and recite over and over, "I have found the enemy, and it is me!"”

“Don't YOU have better things to do than engage in petty whining...”

“What a load of B.S. If she didn't want the visor to draw attention to her, then she would have simply NOT WORN the visor. To deface it implies a more petty, vindictive intent.

McCain is in denial about Palin's animosity about him and his support team. He may be trying to sell it, but nobody's buying it.”

“Palin was correct, in a twisted, inverted kind of way. She was simply pointing her accusatory finger in the wrong direction.

Death panels already exist. Every day, the HMOs refuse to fund treatments of hundreds of Americans who are paying for such coverage, and they also refuse to accept new policies due to so-called pre-existing conditions.

Palin simply needs to look in the mirror and recite over and over, "I have found the enemy, and it is me!"”

“O'Reilly misplaced his talking points, and Ingraham was simply trying to get him back on script.”

“Hmm. They had his birth year listed in an online article as 1979 instead of 1969. My bad.”

“Do the math.
In 1994, Sparks would have been 15 years old. The original story states that the victim was at least 10 years younger than him, i.e. 5 years old or younger.

If true, that's worthy of a felony complaint against him even after so many years have passed.”

“The climate change deniers' argument can be summarized as follows: "Sh*t happens, only it's not really happening".”

“The impact of atmospheric CO2 levels on the aquatic environment is often overlooked during discussions about the global effects of man-made carbon-based gas emissions.

One issue that is rarely considered when discussing global CO2 concentrations is the effect of the oceans as a carbon dioxide buffer. A drop in atmospheric CO2 will not have a major impact on plant life due to the availability of oceanic CO2 that can be released (analogous to a time-release capsule).

However, it is possible to overload the buffering capability of the oceans by dumping too much CO2 into the atmosphere, and this is one of the concerns that climatologists consider when looking at long-term climate change projections.

When the oceanic carbon buffer is overwhelmed, the net result is an increase in the ocean's acidity, and this can have numerous consequences, one being a devastating impact on the many invertebrate species that rely on a calcium carbonate outer covering.”

“Lieberman's obstructionist, anti-reform stance has been the equivalent of telling progressives in the Senate, "F*CK YOU!"

Franken to Lieberman: "Right back at ya, pal."”

“"Yes, we have no tomatoes, we have no tomatoes today.
Cause we had to hide our tomatoes, they might make poor Sarah run away."”

“Have you ever noticed that most right wingers are shallow, petty, and completely intolerant of anyone who doesn't share their religious beliefs or who follows a different lifestyle?
Just an observation.”

“A familiar pattern has re-emerged. The Republicans in Congress are ruthless, and the Congressional Democrats are gutless.

Our system of creating legislation is a double-edged sword. All too often, in order to accommodate enough people to support a bill, it becomes bloated with amendments and neutered by the need to compromise.

This can also impact the leaders of the cause -- the danger in trying to be all things to all people is that, more often than not, you end up being nothing to no one.

No public option? No single-payer proposal? No expanded Medicare plan? Big mistake.

Since single-payer appears to be off the table, with respect to calling this health care REFORM, without the public option there's no there there.”

“Lieberman is a Republican in every way but his official title. He shares their philosophy of political contrarianism -- if the Democrats are for "it", then he's against "it", regardless of what "it" is.”

“A familiar pattern has re-emerged. The Republicans in Congress are ruthless, and the Congressional Democrats are gutless.

Our system of creating legislation is a double-edged sword. All too often, in order to accommodate enough people to support a bill, it becomes bloated with amendments and neutered by the need to compromise.

This can also impact the leaders of the cause -- the danger in trying to be all things to all people is that, more often than not, you end up being nothing to no one.

No public option? No single-payer proposal? No expanded Medicare plan? Big mistake.

Since single-payer appears to be off the table, with respect to calling this health care REFORM, without the public option there's no there there.”

“Lieberman won't be happen until there is no REFORM left in the health care reform bill.”

“Any time someone refers to deception and subterfuge involving the Bush Administration's motivations for invading Iraq, the Cheneys' ears begin to burn.”