January 30, 2009 at 12:18 pm
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Note: This post is probably wildly uninformed. Welcome to weblogs, everybody!
Then: Bush was reviled and derided for telling people to “Go shopping” after 9/11/2001.
Now: Americans are ruining the economy by saving their money!
Then: Americans don’t save enough.
Now: Americans are ruining the economy by saving their money! (OK, that was mostly a dupe, but still…)
Then: John McCain called for the TARP money to be used to buy up the bad mortgages. He was called an idiot, that was a stupid thing to do.
Now: Let’s make a Bad Bank to buy up all the bad assets!
Anyone? I’m not saying that the “thens” or the people who said them were right, I’m just saying that there’s a bunch of idiots running the country.
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January 20, 2009 at 7:46 am
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I just want to wish incoming President Obama all the best. He has made a lot of noise about changing the way things are done, and I hope he can stick to that.
Along those lines, he has made a lot of announcements that, frankly, haven stolen the thunder of my 2012 campaign, like a bipartisan cabinet and lobbyist restrictions. And I will be truly grateful when he brings me my internet.
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October 10, 2008 at 12:53 pm
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This post is sparked by the recent SlashDot article: How Close Were US Presidential Elections?. And the recent presidential and vice-presidential debates. And listening to folks in general. Just some observations regarding political beliefs and behavior: people don’t listen to one another, people talk past one another, people ignore that which doesn’t fit their world-view.
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