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Comment on SUPER COMMITTEE IS A SUPER FAILURE by CARMEN

CARMEN — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:52:53 +0000

Lew Cramer’s Insights on China Trade Mission – Part 1 Features a 6 Minute Video interview. I ctaually know this guy from the WTCA (World Trade Centers Associations) member conferences I used to attend. He’s smart AND has a good sense of humor rare to find.

Comment on HOORAY FOR HIGH GAS PRICES by Memey

Memey — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:42:36 +0000

Legislators go to Washington expecting to make new laws but I’d like to see at least a few of them un-making laws. And they can start with this spiutd idea that they can spend future money now. Have you checked your grocery bill lately? Guess what’s happening!

Comment on Ronald Reagan’s Vision and Policies DVD by FurKan

FurKan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:27:09 +0000

Heh, funny things took a sharp dip in the period bfoere the change candidate was elected. When, presumably, the change candidate was campaigning. [..] Look how high things were in 1991, and then blam.Hmm I think the sharp drop in Bush Sr’s ratings took place, or largely took place, bfoere the Clinton and Perot campaigns took off. I remember it or at least think I do how drastic a phenomenon it was. One of the biggest roller coasters in a president’s fate in recent history I think. First Bush’s popularity was pumped up to record high levels during and directly after the first Gulf war. Then the economic crisis kicked in and the mood of the country just turned on a dime (if that’s the right expression), and crashed. I think it was very much the crisis-fuelled mood turn that made Clinton (and Perot especially!) possible, rather than the other way round.In general, but that may be my background, I’m firmly on the side that believes the systemic changes and long-term undercurrents produce the candidates, or at least the opportunities the candidates get to take advantage of, rather than that individual candidates, no matter how charismatic, shape or create these big turn-arounds.So that’s also very much the way I would have taken your post, and chart like, hmm, well: we tend to view everything through the person- and event-focused prism of political journalism etc. Explain changes in general public opinion by referring to this or that political event or the power of this or that candidate. And obviously those play a role. But to a large extent it’s also us looking at all the exciting glittery reflections on the water’s surface, when those only appear because of the currents far underneath. As in: at a time when there was no sense of impending economic doom, when there was no massively impopular President and little more confidence in Congress, when there was no such near-anonymous view of the country being off-track, a candidate like Obama would either not have gotten the chance to break through (and storm past Hillary, for example) in the first place, or not have had the chance to come out winning as he is now doing. No matter how admittedly brilliant or skilled or charismatic he is.Like, this year the Republicans’ culture war attacks are floundering. And part of that of course is that Obama is simply very skilled in deflecting them. But a larger part, I think, is the sheer predominance of economic anxiety and the yearning for change. Those now some of them are leaning to voting for Obama in spite of their racism. Or planning on staying home. But if the economy had been middling rather than bad, and if Bush and co had not thoroughly destroyed the Republican brand the way they did, things would have been different. No matter how good Obama is (and I agree he is something of a once-in-a-generation political talent), I dont think he would have survived the Wright and Ayers stuff, the militant-black-stranger-in-our-midst attacks, eight years ago. Or four years ago, even. Hell, he barely squeaked through the primaries now, and much of the closeness was rooted in that identity stuff. This year, the yearning for change and the existential concern about the economy are overriding the Rove-type politics of identity. And Obama’s justly getting kudos for his own mad skillz in deflecting those as well. But I think we shouldnt kid ourselves that this kind of politics is suddenly impotent, and might not well have proven sufficiently successful to block Obama in another, less perfect storm’ type year.

Comment on Stop the Increase to US Citizen Debt by Michal

Michal — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:26:02 +0000

Obama was born in Hawaii. Doesn’t really etatmr if his Kenyan father was around for the birth or not. By current law he is a US citizen. People who question this make themselves look foolish or worse.Likewise, it is wrong to blame Obama for the meltdown of the US economy and for our soaring national debt. George W Bush and his party drove the US economy over a cliff before Obama was ever elected. Ronald Reagan very nearly bankrupted the country during the 1980s. Republicans are to blame for this mess. They love to spend trillions of dollars on unnecessary wars and a bloated imperial military. They all believe in Republican Big Government, but unlike Democrats, they want to put it all on the government’s credit card. Republicans spend like crazy but then cut taxes to corporations and the wealthy. They cut off government revenue and thus create these huge budget deficits. And they refuse any talk about restoring taxes to a responsible level that would end the deficits so they are not serious about cutting deficits or paying off the national debt. They want to use the debt as an excuse to end Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid needs to be reformed and greatly trimmed back. But Social Security and Medicare are vital programs that are supported by payroll taxes. There is no reason to end them. So if the choice is to have a black president and keep Social Security and Medicare, or to have a white Republican president and end these programs, I will vote for Obama just like I did in 2008. I don’t want to have to go off and die under a bridge when I get old.

Comment on JERRY’S LEGACY? by Bart

Bart — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:53:47 +0000

With the hiring of Jurado, I feel that SBC has the last piece of the zuzple. I understand that they have the guys who really know how to sell beer, and now they have one of the best who can brew the beer. Passion is the main ingredient of success, and it seems that SBC has it. As for missing you for the press release, I’m sure it won’t happen again. If they are smart, they will take care of it ASAP and listen to you next time!

Comment on PLF BRIEF TO SUPREME COURT TARGETS FEDERAL HEALTH-INSURANCE MANDATE by Arnulfo Amirian

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Comment on NTLC PRESIDENT LEW UHLER COMMENTS ON GOP 2013 BUDGET by Victor

Victor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:16:22 +0000

Obama did not have two parents American Citizens at the time of birth. But his methor (?) question mark was American, which made him an American but not a Natural Born American. He could only be a citizen of America do to his Mother or he became a naturalized citizen. But read below. He can not hold office of the President, and he can’t change that. So what do we do about it? Its all true in black and white!A naturalized citizen is a foreign national who is granted citizenship in the United States after fulfilling certain requirements. In addition to the United States, many other nations offer naturalization to people who wish to apply for citizenship. The naturalization laws for various countries are typically available through their departments of immigration.There are two basic categories of United States citizens. A natural citizen is someone born in the United States or born to American parents on foreign soil. A naturalized citizen is someone who was born in a foreign country, but took a series of steps with the end goal of being granted citizenship.In the United States, you can become a naturalized citizen if you have been a legal resident of the United States for at least five years and you are over the age of 18. In addition, applicants for naturalization must demonstrate “good moral character,” as well as a knowledge of the English language and the history of the United States. The citizenship application process can take anywhere from six months to two years, and once approved, a naturalized citizen has all of the rights and responsibilities of a United States citizen, although he or she is barred from serving in the offices of President and Vice President.

Comment on NTLC Is a Party to the End of Obamacare by Sakshi

Sakshi — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:18:04 +0000

DocSome have suggested that the ngaguale in the bill/act that provides for marketing and purchase of healthcare insurance across state lines is there to establish a federal foothold through the commerce clause. As you know, health/medical insurance plans are licensed and regulated on a state-by-state basis. Having seen how poorly the SEC has functioned is its capacity as regulator, and having watched testimony by one of our state securities regulators about how the feds have jumped in and stopped important state investigations, I don’t see that easily captured federal regulators can be expected to protect the interests of any but a select few stakeholders.I live in Texas. Several years ago, my daughter fell and broke her neck while on vacation out of state and out of network. After several months of regularly interacting with employees including a supervisor at the insurance company, I filed a complaint with the Texas Dept of Insurance. As if by magic, the folks at the insurance company found it in their hearts suddenly to settle the claims according to the clearly stated provisions of the policy (except for the prompt payment guidelines that had already been breached). Now compare that to the reception Harry Markopolos received after he turned in a detailed complaint about Bernard Madoff.I have wanted a decent single payor system for this country for years. The bill passed on a simple majority but can only be altered legislatively with a super-majority vote. There was a refusal to allow debate to possibly include Obama’s Stupak statement as a part of the bill. Since that statement was not passed legislatively, it can be withdrawn without a legislative action.The Constitution very clearly lays out the legislative process by which our laws are to come into being.This is not the answer.

Comment on PLF BRIEF TO SUPREME COURT TARGETS FEDERAL HEALTH-INSURANCE MANDATE by Eren

Eren — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:16:45 +0000

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He magically eippluss us with all our needs without the onerous burden of taxation. Voting the same way, no, doesn’t mean anything. She voted against Katrina relief. She should be thrown out of any Christian assembly for that. And then there is her evil vote on the Matthew Shepard Act. May you burn in hell (G-d forbid) for your callousness.What a thoroughly ugly woman.

Comment on HOORAY FOR HIGH GAS PRICES by Locis

Locis — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:53:46 +0000

This isn’t a national plobrem because there won’t be a nation. Without blinking, the political class will liquidate the nation’s assets and cede our sovereignty to a centralized western power. “If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” President Thomas JeffersonCould it be more obvious?