tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post4336702281603739134..comments2023-07-07T04:02:25.375-04:00Comments on Sane Political Discourse: An AOTW Long OverduePatrick Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377933168305160179noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-38098583651588418422009-02-24T22:46:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:46:00.000-05:00Shaw: I think you probably should have put an L i...Shaw: I think you probably should have put an L instead of a K on the word "kicked."<BR/><BR/>It obviously couldn't have been captivating enough to keep you from reading other blog comments. :)Patrick Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377933168305160179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-30791996495153132012009-02-24T21:45:00.000-05:002009-02-24T21:45:00.000-05:00Gordon, please.You use conservative blogs and such...Gordon, please.<BR/><BR/>You use conservative blogs and such to back up your conservative take on things.<BR/><BR/>Progressive Eruptions is my blog and it has a liberal slant.<BR/><BR/>You are NOT ideologically pure, m'dear. Don't throw stones from your glass house.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-80172297757388026072009-02-24T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:38:00.000-05:00"Patrick, your non-stop pessimism and over-the-top..."Patrick, your non-stop pessimism and over-the-top ragging on the president, while mildly droll, is more a symptom of a child being left behind. LOL!"<BR/><BR/>Shaw, for a gal whose blog is non-stop worshipful of the president's style and ThinkProgress' interpretation of polls, contrasted with "Republicans are really mean and ugly!" posts...well, I'd say you don't have a whole lot of room to criticize.Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-32585992947288783532009-02-24T11:11:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:11:00.000-05:00Arthur: I'm not personally scared. I'll survive....Arthur: I'm not personally scared. I'll survive. Maybe even thrive. <BR/><BR/>As for peaking, you should probably give that advice to the president.<BR/><BR/>Shaw: That first time was for joining the company of the other Presidents. This time was for naivete. <BR/><BR/><I>...your non-stop pessimism...</I><BR/><BR/>Non-stop? Since when have you seen me go a whole week with pessimism run amok? I think you confuse pessimism with analysis.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not the one spending more blog time ripping Republicans who are effectively irrelevant rather than extolling the virtues of the president's actual substance (as opposed to the worship).<BR/><BR/>And if you notice, I did give him credit for Pakistan.<BR/><BR/>Tao: No, I'm popping one out every Saturday or Sunday.<BR/><BR/><I>Realistically we are going to lose about 3 trillion of our GDP over the next two years and maybe our government will try to replace that....</I><BR/><BR/>And therein lies the problem at the heart of Washington.<BR/><BR/>101: If he was cutting the budget, I'd be happy. And if he does it, I've got my eye on a <A HREF="http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/8ace/" REL="nofollow">titanium spork</A> with which to spoon my ass. I might even post that vid if you keep it up.<BR/><BR/>Dee: You have to give props for <I>Wall-E</I> and Heath Ledger though.Patrick Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377933168305160179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-90979150170857619572009-02-24T09:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:17:00.000-05:00Dee, did you see ANY of the films up for Oscar thi...Dee, did you see ANY of the films up for Oscar this year?<BR/><BR/>PS. Patrick, your non-stop pessimism and over-the-top ragging on the president, while mildly droll, is more a symptom of a child being left behind. LOL!Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-47571379796799911232009-02-24T02:35:00.000-05:002009-02-24T02:35:00.000-05:00On some of these articles you just have to shake y...On some of these articles you just have to shake your head and laugh, its sad. Like I said, the Mayors thing just cracked me up.<BR/><BR/>As for the Oscars, I didn't waste my time, and as you heard, I didn't even waste time looking for who won and lost. The movies that were up for awards were so stupid this year it wasn't even worth my time.Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-36159162774240459972009-02-23T16:15:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:15:00.000-05:00Republicans love deficits. President Obama plans t...Republicans love deficits. President Obama plans to reduce the federal deficit by half by the end of his first term so I most certainly understand why Patrick would call him an "asshat." Your choir is getting smaller Patrick.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-64287320841478726442009-02-22T13:21:00.000-05:002009-02-22T13:21:00.000-05:00Patrick, I believe you are issuing more AOTW than ...Patrick, I believe you are issuing more AOTW than there have been weeks....you can only issue 52 ATOW a year otherwise your ATOW will look like the federal deficit which you are coming to conclude is a real sham of a number. <BR/><BR/>Need to focus on deficit, underfunded liabilities, and guarantees.<BR/><BR/>That puts us more up in the 60 trillion range....<BR/><BR/>Realistically we are going to lose about 3 trillion of our GDP over the next two years and maybe our government will try to replace that....TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-91432803435299744792009-02-22T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-22T13:10:00.000-05:00One month in office and Patrick's named Pres. Obam...One month in office and Patrick's named Pres. Obama "asshat" twice.<BR/><BR/>LOL!<BR/><BR/>At this rate, Patrick and his conservative buds will all be in straightjackets by 2012!<BR/><BR/>PS. Calling the president an asshat is really, really hurting his popularity.<BR/><BR/><BR/>NOT!<BR/><BR/><BR/>LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-83319519692711760362009-02-22T12:37:00.000-05:002009-02-22T12:37:00.000-05:00Arthur: It's a benchmark to measure the later mont...Arthur: It's a benchmark to measure the later months by.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-24813609242436166772009-02-22T11:36:00.000-05:002009-02-22T11:36:00.000-05:00Heh. Heh. Seven years eleven months to go fellas. ...Heh. Heh. <BR/><BR/>Seven years eleven months to go fellas. Don't peak too soon.<BR/><BR/>'At this rate'...'If'... 'On track'...<BR/><BR/>Fun scaring yourselves isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Enjoy.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250195226200160668.post-77623920486790309312009-02-22T10:28:00.000-05:002009-02-22T10:28:00.000-05:00Looking at the national debt clockhttp://www.treas...Looking at the national debt clock<BR/><BR/>http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway<BR/><BR/>According to the clock, the total outstanding public (national) debt figures are as follows:<BR/><BR/>01/21/2009 (President Obama's first full day in office):<BR/>$10,625 trillion<BR/><BR/>02/19/2009 (most recent reporting date):<BR/>$10,802 trillion<BR/><BR/>The difference between these numbers means $177 billion in more national debt racked up so far on President Obama's watch. Based on this, he is on track for increasing the debt more than $2 trillion during his first year. <BR/><BR/>This matches the prediction in Patrick's post of an Obama first year deficit of $1.2 trillion plus $787 billion. I don't know how the Congressional Budget Office calculated their figures, however.<BR/><BR/>At this rate, it would be more than $8 trillion in added debt over four years of the Barack Obama administration. This is much larger than the $4.3 trillion Bush racked up during 8 years.<BR/><BR/>Watch the debt clock in future months to see if and how President Obama makes a difference in this.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com