tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post7659446929615137764..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-21173251736264161822013-10-12T14:11:12.400-04:002013-10-12T14:11:12.400-04:00". It seems as if it's not even theoretic...". It seems as if it's not even theoretically possible for that moment to arrive, unless and until Republicans literally start a war with real bullets. And yes, that could happen someday. "<br /><br />Probably within the next couple of years, if I were to guess wildly. Remember, the modern "Republicans" ARE the Confederacy. All we need is a genuine, elected government with a little bit of spine and the "Republicans" will use it as an excuse to fire on Ft. Sumter.neroden@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475686367097445497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-60155489757451475612013-10-10T20:33:51.308-04:002013-10-10T20:33:51.308-04:00A lesson from history
Disraeli at least once said...A lesson from history<br />Disraeli at least once said <br />" A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy" and <br />"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative" <br /><br />Proof that nothing is really new certainly Conservative reasoning .<br />Same poop same smell, different colorExaminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990595916031900662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-28765418667152986302013-10-10T13:31:14.006-04:002013-10-10T13:31:14.006-04:00I've enjoyed the "relief pitchers" h...I've enjoyed the "relief pitchers" here, while also looking much forward to the great Steve's return. <br /><br />Been saying for years that collectively the broadcast MSM is an enemy of the state. (Print/digital also enables the bad guys, although not at this point in nearly the way the broadcasters do.) The political & market forces that drag the goalposts to the right mostly don't effect broadcasters in their insular elitist playgrounds. Whether the false equivalences come more from market strategy -- helping keep the horserace alive draws more viewers -- or from, as I think is not given enough focus, a New Age-y philosophical commitment to centrism-for-centrism's sake, the MSM powers that be seem locked in, not to budge unless perhaps forced from the outside.<br /><br />That said, I think the Republican crazy is so bad that it may well still damage the GOP brand for '14 and '16, even with the built-in MSM blindspot. But Steve reminds us correctly that whatever punishment the GOP receives won't be nearly as much as it deserves, as long as the fucking media is the way it is.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944458838509326421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-6567987568823922572013-10-10T13:07:32.819-04:002013-10-10T13:07:32.819-04:00Also, love the EC reference. You and DougJ always ...Also, love the EC reference. You and DougJ always seem to be on that tip...Knight of Nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258071389769083850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-30055458858016244562013-10-10T12:12:49.244-04:002013-10-10T12:12:49.244-04:00Well, you hit it out of the park. Thanks....Well, you hit it out of the park. Thanks....Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-53341057009328162442013-10-10T11:57:12.853-04:002013-10-10T11:57:12.853-04:00Welcome back, SteveM! I can only speak for myself ...Welcome back, SteveM! I can only speak for myself in saying this but man, keeping this site moving as fast as you do, effortlessly, was not easy! How do you do it? I hope you are tanned, rested, and ready because the crazy has not let up.aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-25970631816731947202013-10-10T11:56:59.096-04:002013-10-10T11:56:59.096-04:00I still feel that in an attempt to appear "re...<i>I still feel that in an attempt to appear "reasonable" to the likes of Andrea Mitchell and other msm folks, the president will trade away critical chunks of Medicare and Social Security. <br /><br />Chained CPI, anybody?</i><br /><br />Yes, Obama is very willing to let us down on this. On the other hand, he seems serious about getting tax increases in return. That has the effect of being a 100% guarantee that we won't get chained CPI or other Medicare and Social Security cuts, because Republicans won't give an inch on taxes to get cuts. Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-57721952582062047712013-10-10T11:48:31.461-04:002013-10-10T11:48:31.461-04:00I'd also like to add my thanks to aimai, NY Cr...I'd also like to add my thanks to aimai, NY Crank, and Tom Hilton! Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-62135648840882671112013-10-10T11:33:29.164-04:002013-10-10T11:33:29.164-04:00Welcome back.
No surrender. No deals. And Abolish...Welcome back.<br /><br />No surrender. No deals. And Abolish the debt limit. It's just a stupid tool for more hostage taking.Philo Vaihingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150326435392881297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-79539115729880521112013-10-10T11:17:59.810-04:002013-10-10T11:17:59.810-04:00Welcome back, SteveM. Thank you for giving Aimai, ...Welcome back, SteveM. Thank you for giving Aimai, NY Crank, and Tom Hilton the chance to fill in. I'm continuously amazed & astonished to discover how deep the writer's bench is - the interwebs are so full of talented writers with thoughtful things to say - a seemingly endless supply. I should know this by now, but it remains a source of pleasure. <br /><br />I wonder what a public opinion "tipping point" would look like - it seems like we've approached and passed dozens by now with no measurable effect. I want to believe that it is theoretically possible that Republican insanity become generally acknowledged, and not just in the instance of actual war with bullets. But it's hard to imagine what that tipping point might be. Knight of Nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258071389769083850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-14771518026800041152013-10-10T11:12:19.659-04:002013-10-10T11:12:19.659-04:00Who's back? This isn't the Bachmann, and C...Who's back? This isn't the Bachmann, and Cruz "We Love 'Em" page? ok, kidding aside, couldn't get enough punishment while on vacation?<br />Your timing IS impeccable, tho...We are coming to "Peak Crazy" soon...almost like a pimple coming to a head...an ass boil ready to burst...welcome back to the Monkey House...Bufordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562503298407472200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-12640849504990938882013-10-10T10:59:49.148-04:002013-10-10T10:59:49.148-04:00Welcome back Steve. You're just in time to wit...Welcome back Steve. You're just in time to witness our once-proud Republic turn from Bananastan into Italy in 1948, although a widely varied assortment of fools will undoubtedly push ahead on both fronts.<br /><br />I still feel that in an attempt to appear "reasonable" to the likes of Andrea Mitchell and other msm folks, the president will trade away critical chunks of Medicare and Social Security. <br /><br />Chained CPI, anybody?<br /><br />Very crankily yours,<br />Well, you know<br />The New York Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-4823945115388641572013-10-10T10:48:56.762-04:002013-10-10T10:48:56.762-04:00Saw some of the Andrea Mitchell piece, and it made...Saw some of the Andrea Mitchell piece, and it made me furious. Worse still was Maddow highlighting it, letting her vet-activist buddy say both parties are responsible without challenging it at all. And nobody having the guts to pipe up and say "you know, privileging one set of shutdown victims over all the others is a <i>really shitty</i> way to govern."Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-40970349145168720562013-10-10T10:14:40.717-04:002013-10-10T10:14:40.717-04:00If the Republicans started a war with real bullets...If the Republicans started a war with real bullets our glorious media would find a way to say the Democrats brought it on themselves.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-76983926708839800062013-10-10T10:04:40.068-04:002013-10-10T10:04:40.068-04:00Oh a serious note, Steve, WELCOME BACK!
And yeah,...Oh a serious note, Steve, WELCOME BACK!<br /><br />And yeah, I don't see any meme movement in the MSM, either.<br /><br />And with the help of the MSM, while their meme's seem to be eternal, the memories of the American public makes May Flies seem like Jeopardy contestants.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-92012102698796250442013-10-10T10:02:30.195-04:002013-10-10T10:02:30.195-04:00Let's all welcome, uhm... what's-his-name ...Let's all welcome, uhm... what's-his-name back from the Witless Relocation Program!!!Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com