Yes, and when that same type takes a top position in government, he's consistently never responsible for anything criminal or untoward or stupid or irresponsible that happens on his watch. The type would have us believe that a ship without a captain in charge of the helm is an acceptable and traditional law of the sea.

Posted at July 6, 2008 3:00 PM in response to Immigration and Employment

There has to be written somewhere that once you are appointed to, elected to, hired into a job in at least the Administrative Branch of government, you're automatically immune from the laws which apply to the rest of us.

Cases in point: Nixon, "If the president does it it's not illegal;" Clinton, "the president is immune from civil litigation."

Posted at July 6, 2008 2:30 PM in response to Karl Rove, Reporter At Large

Fool. The media are in the business of selling, not telling.

Posted at July 6, 2008 11:32 AM in response to Karl Rove, Reporter At Large

GOP raising money in a 'less public area' is a slight understatement. Meeting behind closed doors, no press allowed is the reality. That's the way the Mafia meets, isn't it? Need I say more?

Posted at July 6, 2008 11:28 AM in response to Election Central Saturday Roundup

Would someone please explain to me why it says 'hi phelicity' at the top of this page; 'hello phelicity' under Post a Comment and when I hit 'send' I have to submit my name and password? Most peculiar

Posted at July 6, 2008 11:21 AM in response to Immigration and Employment

A 'proper' capitalist, as defined by a true capitalist, would not seek government aid in order to keep his doors open for business, nor would he complain when government policy put him out of business. He would assume full responsibility for the failure of his business in the same way as he would take full credit for its success.

The socialist that I am, refers to the 'complainers' as half-ass capitalists.

Posted at July 6, 2008 11:17 AM in response to Immigration and Employment

I have read that at the beginning of Hitler's road to power, the intelligentsia and very wealthy Germans mocked him as an inconsequential little up-start with nowhere to go but out of sight. Because there were some very prominent Jews in those ranks, Hitler (whose thinking processes can easily be compared to the blob occupying the WH) declared 'war' on the 'evil' Jews of the world.

What was a personal vendetta became the reason to murder 6 million Jews.

Posted at July 5, 2008 10:22 AM in response to Time's Joe Klein versus Foxman's Anti-Defamation League on THE NEOCONS! (Plus Clifford May Weighs In)

Well, at the start of the Bush Administration someone (Cheney most likely) hired about 12 people from the AEI to fill top advisory positions in the administration. Bush likely used them as advisors. Bush attacked Iraq.

I guess the question is, was the AEI a supporter of the Iraq invasion. Kristol certainly was as he wrote a letter to Clinton in '98 advising him to attack Iraq.

What exactly does this have to do with anti-sematism?

Posted at July 4, 2008 2:56 PM in response to Time's Joe Klein versus Foxman's Anti-Defamation League on THE NEOCONS! (Plus Clifford May Weighs In)

To quote a poster on another site, Republicans prefer to live in a fact-free environment.

Posted at July 4, 2008 2:12 PM in response to Yet Another Republican Has Pushed China-Cuba Oil Myth

Speaking of "there are no gas lines" in 1973 when there were gas lines, the price of gas was, adjusted for inflation, about 80 cents/gallon. And, if I remember correctly in 1973 speculating in oil futures was not allowed.

Posted at July 4, 2008 2:07 PM in response to October Surprise: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb...Bomb Iran