Nutjobs Ranting About Politics.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by sgtclub
You realize that this is a flip flop in name only, just like Lieberman's on hollywood when he was running for VP.

If you could prepare a taxonomy and classification system for flip-flops, that would be very helpful now that they are such an important feature of the political scene.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by sgtclub
I assume he meant the congressional black caucus, or were you kidding?

How do you find the time to watch the Congressional Black Caucus? Your multi-tasking skills never cease to amaze me.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
If you could prepare a taxonomy and classification system for flip-flops, that would be very helpful now that they are such an important feature of the political scene.

Con Law lesson number 2 for the day: The VP serves at the pleasure of the president.*

*I can't believe I of all people am forced to give con law lessons.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Con Law lesson number 2 for the day: The VP serves at the pleasure of the president.*

*I can't believe I of all people am forced to give con law lessons.

So a flip-flop is bad if you do it to get an elected position, but it's OK if you do it to keep your job because your boss has a different view? Right.

On your Con Law "lesson," cite, please. The only provision I see for the removal of the Vice President is Article II, Section 4, but that doesn't say what you say. In fact, it tends to contradict you. Maybe you should hold off on the lessons until you've watched Schoolhouse Rock again.

[Diane_Keaton]

I am SO SORRY if this has already been posted. Haven't had a chance to read the board. Linky (spreesky: see subject line.)

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Capital gains tend to be for stock market profits right? I now the Dems live in a pretty world where everything is easy for people with money, but you will at least admit there is some risk to the market, won't you? There is a reward which is the profit. The more the Gov't takes of the profit, the less the incentive to take the risk. Wonk, I like you, but the next time you say mean things we combat.

You've just helped make my point for me, Hank. The reward for investment is the return. You invest in stocks and you make a return, in the form of dividends or capitaal gains. You save, or buy bonds, you get a reward in the form of interest, or, less frequently, capital gains if interest rates rise enough on the bonds.

Any way you look at it, you've made money, just like the schlub who works the loading dock at Sears. Why sould he be taxed more highly than the investor? This concept makes perfect sense to Warren Buffet and he makes more money invesgting than most people in the US.

If you really want to increase savings and investment, lower the taxes for the guy on the loading dock so that he actually has money to save or invest. Warren will continue to do so no matter what the tax is on him.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
I am SO SORRY if this has already been posted. Haven't had a chance to read the board. Linky (spreesky: see subject line.)

Cool, Hank! Looks like you can join the class!

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Cool, Hank! Looks like you can join the class!

Yeah, but we all know who's going to make out like a frickin' bandit. Oh, the humanity!

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Hmmm, this is an excellent point I had never previously considered.

This may change things.

See, now -- You know, and I know you know, that here you're just contemplating a game of "Come Convert the Mean-Ol' Republican." NTAAWWT.


But let's choose our words carefully, man. Any misinterpretations, and this could become an ugly weekend.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted on Kevin Drum's blog
UNDERCOVER OPERATION BLOWN....What kind of idiots are running our counterterrorism operations?

• The al-Qaida suspect named by U.S. officials as the source of information that led to this week’s terrorist alerts was working undercover, Pakistani intelligence sources said Friday, putting an end to the sting operation and forcing Pakistan to hide the man in a secret location.
  
  ....“After his capture [in July], he admitted being an al-Qaida member and agreed to send e-mails to his contacts,” a Pakistani intelligence source told Reuters. “He sent encoded e-mails and received encoded replies. He’s a great hacker, and even the U.S. agents said he was a computer whiz.”
  
  ....In addition to ending the Pakistani sting, the premature disclosure of Khan’s identity may have affected a major British operation in which 12 suspects were arrested in raids this week, one of whom U.S. officials said was a senior al-Qaida figure. One of the men was released Friday.

What in God's green earth is going on here? I have a whole stew of reactions swirling around in my head about this. I'm beside myself that Bush administration officials are so spineless that they'd kill an undercover operation just to remove some political heat from themselves. But: I'm also angry that the reaction to Sunday's terror warning from Bush critics was so hysterical that the Bushies got panicked into doing this. And yet: I'm furious that Bush and his cronies have so corrupted our intelligence services that deep skepticism was hardly an unfair reaction. But: why did Tom Ridge insist on politicizing Sunday's news in the first place? On the other hand: why did the New York Times print this? Did they know they were blowing an operation?

Any or all of these reactions may turn out to be ill advised. Maybe the Pakistanis are blowing smoke. Who knows. For now, I'm just pissed, but check back tomorrow after I've had more time to think.

In the meantime, let me just say that I can't wait until Washington D.C. is being run by adults again. I really can't wait.

[Gattigap]

From Wonkette:



"As John Kerry might say, "Who among us has not tried to pull off John Edwards's pants?" And while the Secret Service guy is probably just doing his job, that lady on the right looks like she's about to finish it for him. . "

[SlaveNoMore]

sgtclub
I assume he meant the congressional black caucus, or were you kidding?

I believe Josh...er, Ty is under the mistaken impression that I moved to a battleground state that actually gets canadian TV.

Like Ohio.

[SlaveNoMore]

Tyrone Slothrop
How do you find the time to watch the Congressional Black Caucus? Your multi-tasking skills never cease to amaze me.

All about the links. This guy usually keeps me up to date on Mfume's agenda

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
All about the links. This guy usually keeps me up to date on Mfume's agenda

I could drink Bud Light, but I choose not to.

[Atticus Grinch]

Meanwhile, this is the kind of candidate the GOP is fielding in the blue states.

Maybe Will Rogers was talking about the wrong party.