Hey, Ted, how about a comic targeting the billions in agricultural subsidies that Republican-dominated farm states are happy to accept in spite of voting for “small government” touting morons? Maybe that money would be better spent creating green jobs everywhere.
What an epiphany: actually investing in the people whose money the government takes in taxes instead of giving it away to undeserving, monolithic corporations!
Bravo, Ted. Is this what B.O. meant when he talked about “shovel ready” work?
@ zeesham, The Democrats are in control of both houses of congress, if ag subsidies are so bad, why don’t they do something about it?!?
It IS the house that Bush built - he wasn’t even bright enough to see that Reagan and his own dad DID change course from their failing policies- he just plunged over the edge. BTW, Republicans routinely GREW government, especially when it came to political appointees, who were converted to Civil Service so it was harder to get rid of them.
edmondd responding to scott’s posts is not piling on. You may note that he is a prolific commenter with bold and sweeping proclamations. The choice is to ignore (as you suggest?) or respond. There are times, too, when he can be offensive, and that too deserves to be called out.
scott wrote: “paying people more money for NOT working…” which sounds a lot like the farm subsidies of the past. My farmer grandfather didn’t get them but BIG agra-business farms did.
Scott, in reply to your assertion that the oil-gas pipeline from the Caspian sea is “Russian.” It does not mean anything.
Do you know who is a big investor in the project? Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch big oil company. That is also the main reason why we have a token force of Dutch soldiers in Afghanistan.
Anyway, the Russian Revolution was financed by Wall Street, which also financed the German war industry under Hitler.
Scott,
It’s fine to be a ignorant, fanatical wing nut but can’t you at least draw the line somewhere before always making the embarrassingly racist Osama/Obama reference? You are already marginalizing yourself with you backwards ill informed opinions. Do you really think you you’ll win any arguments when you decide to compare the first black president to the worlds most notorious terrorist?
zeeshan71 over 14 years ago
Hey, Ted, how about a comic targeting the billions in agricultural subsidies that Republican-dominated farm states are happy to accept in spite of voting for “small government” touting morons? Maybe that money would be better spent creating green jobs everywhere.
kreole over 14 years ago
Ted, that is “on-target” — well done!
Lavocat over 14 years ago
What an epiphany: actually investing in the people whose money the government takes in taxes instead of giving it away to undeserving, monolithic corporations!
What an amazing idea!!!!!
S_T_F_U over 14 years ago
Bravo, Ted. Is this what B.O. meant when he talked about “shovel ready” work? @ zeesham, The Democrats are in control of both houses of congress, if ag subsidies are so bad, why don’t they do something about it?!?
cdward over 14 years ago
^I don’t care which side of the aisle you’re on, once something is given or done, it’s very hard to take away or undo it.
Lavocat over 14 years ago
How many of those Goldman-Sachs’ year-end bonuses can be “clawed-back” into a fund to extend the unemployment benefits of those who ain’t so lucky?
So much for Christian charity.
Dtroutma over 14 years ago
It IS the house that Bush built - he wasn’t even bright enough to see that Reagan and his own dad DID change course from their failing policies- he just plunged over the edge. BTW, Republicans routinely GREW government, especially when it came to political appointees, who were converted to Civil Service so it was harder to get rid of them.
edmondd over 14 years ago
Folks, stop piling on Scott like that won’t ya? I think progressives should have better manners.
HoosierX over 14 years ago
And we all know how World War II was won by the efforts of private industry fighting against big government.
cdward over 14 years ago
edmondd responding to scott’s posts is not piling on. You may note that he is a prolific commenter with bold and sweeping proclamations. The choice is to ignore (as you suggest?) or respond. There are times, too, when he can be offensive, and that too deserves to be called out.
scott wrote: “paying people more money for NOT working…” which sounds a lot like the farm subsidies of the past. My farmer grandfather didn’t get them but BIG agra-business farms did.
audieholland over 14 years ago
Scott, in reply to your assertion that the oil-gas pipeline from the Caspian sea is “Russian.” It does not mean anything.
Do you know who is a big investor in the project? Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch big oil company. That is also the main reason why we have a token force of Dutch soldiers in Afghanistan.
Anyway, the Russian Revolution was financed by Wall Street, which also financed the German war industry under Hitler.
Oberon111 over 14 years ago
Scott, It’s fine to be a ignorant, fanatical wing nut but can’t you at least draw the line somewhere before always making the embarrassingly racist Osama/Obama reference? You are already marginalizing yourself with you backwards ill informed opinions. Do you really think you you’ll win any arguments when you decide to compare the first black president to the worlds most notorious terrorist?
How stupid and/or racist are you?
eft over 14 years ago
scott,
i love how during your laughing off of charges of racism, you are being massively sexist. you go girl!
Oberon111 over 14 years ago
Sure Scott, Comparing Obama to Osama isn’t racist. Yeah, ok. Weak minded little girl? No. Ignorant, racist and stupid little boy more like.
Keep the comments coming Scott. We all get a good laugh out of you.
comYics over 14 years ago
The Stimulus will perhaps be due when the next president arrives in that oval office.