tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post7807800104767477526..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: Obama or Romney? Same DifferenceFalling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-57949650383132916782012-06-14T13:57:29.468+01:002012-06-14T13:57:29.468+01:00What about favourite characters from 'The Wire...What about favourite characters from 'The Wire'? Does that enter into it? Apparently Obama's is Omar (hey ~ same here!). That would almost make me forgive all those lame appointments to economic advisory and similar roles (Geithner, Summers, Bernanke, Feldstein etc.)... but, more seriously, not quite.Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-4404526648452480822012-06-13T17:07:52.183+01:002012-06-13T17:07:52.183+01:00cheezy,
i prefer a president that doesn't hav...cheezy,<br /><br />i prefer a president that doesn't have any oddities, but that eliminates everyone... so as an american i settle for what remains. <br /><br />under those conditions i try to avoid someone that:<br />- gives away any advantage america has as a nation <br />- doesn't understand economics<br />- considers more government regulation to be the first solution to every problem<br />- thinks that current americans are responsible for decisions made 100+ years ago (my statue of limitations)<br />- thinks that the original 10 admendments to the u.s. constitution are, or ever will be, outdated<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-83316084521101188512012-06-13T09:57:39.056+01:002012-06-13T09:57:39.056+01:00"I've been waiting for the imperial choir...<i>"I've been waiting for the imperial choir to weigh in"</i> <br /><br />Gosh. What a fascinating little life you must lead. I bet those long winter nights just fly by...<br /><br />My feeling about Obama is that although it was inevitable that whoever was elected in 2008 would be faced with a bit of a 'hospital pass' and would struggle to turn things around in one 4 year cycle (particularly in the economic sphere), he's still been quite disappointing. <br /><br />Then again, anyone who expected a genuinely progressive administration hasn't been paying attention... not so much to Obama's rhetoric on the stump, but rather to the past several decades of US history. The machinery of the state doesn't favour reformers or radicals. <br /><br />If I was in the States I'd still probably vote for Obama rather than for someone who baptises dead atheists (and for other reasons), but that's just me. It's certainly a 'lesser of two evils' choice (as David, with his customary insight, calls it, a choice between 'Hitler or Stalin'. Brilliant).Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-53080375118882310732012-06-13T03:52:10.324+01:002012-06-13T03:52:10.324+01:00and lucy,
i think my 4, 5, and 6th sentences expl...and lucy,<br /><br />i think my 4, 5, and 6th sentences explain i better...<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-18386913222186492852012-06-13T03:50:46.259+01:002012-06-13T03:50:46.259+01:00no david it is not like hitler or stalin. you are...no david it is not like hitler or stalin. you are like hitler or stalin, only with zero power.<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-13419521742713425572012-06-12T23:36:45.632+01:002012-06-12T23:36:45.632+01:00Great post, Lucy. I've been waiting for the im...Great post, Lucy. I've been waiting for the imperial choir to weigh in and attack you but they've been strangely silent.<br /><br />Obama and Romney: what a choice! It's like choosing between Hitler and Stalin.<br /><br />But few Americans, British, Australians, Canadians, French, etc, will realize that. They are too heavily doped by relentless political indoctrination plus amused by occasional bread and circuses shown on T.V.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Cheers.david ghttp://www.dangerouscreation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-61237172257923879412012-06-12T18:03:16.851+01:002012-06-12T18:03:16.851+01:00I agree, the Middle East has always been a volatil...I agree, the Middle East has always been a volatile area and your last sentence explains it all. Without the oil and without Israel we wouldn't give the place half as much attention.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-13259522085917514932012-06-12T17:39:56.160+01:002012-06-12T17:39:56.160+01:00tough commentary lucy. not inaccurate. dont forg...tough commentary lucy. not inaccurate. dont forget that absent the usa and uk the middle east was still very war like. iran and iraq at it many times. kurds and iraq too. skirmishes on the turkey border. afghanistan already was a military dictatorship under al quieda. israel and oil just created a need for the west to be caught up in the mess...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com