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Unfortunately, the parrot

acanuck — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:19:04 +0000

Unfortunately, the parrot error undermines the logic of your entire post. I'm forced to conclude the Democrats are the irrational, obstructionist ideologues and the Republicans (Tea Partiers in particular) are the adults in the room. If only the president would accede to all the TP demands, the country would have true bipartisanship. Except for raising the debt limit and avoiding a new recession -- that's asking them to compromise their principles!

Perfect. Thanks.

Barth — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:51:05 +0000

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Perfect. Thanks.

I am of the opinion that Rev.

lamont — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:43:16 +0000

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I am of the opinion that Rev. Al has become a superb interlocutor through experience, both good and bad and have become a fan. He was once a practitioner of spin, rants, passionate polemic and debate, and sermons, of course; studied with and of the best. And through numerous trials, tribulations, and run-ins with official government types and other power brokers (as well as running for the highest office in the land and watching his competitors in the process,) he learned other tricks of various trades. Now in the wisdom of his old age, it is fun to watch him seemingly look back on all of that and switch to: thoughtful--he watches others do what he once did at one time or another, whatever that might be, and thoughtfully asks them the questions that should have once been asked of him.

Thanks for spotting that.

coatesd — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:40:54 +0000

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Thanks for spotting that. Teach me to rely on my memory, and not check. Apologies all round!

I agree with CVille Dem. One

Elusive Trope — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:34:09 +0000

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I agree with CVille Dem. One factual error, however: it is Cleese's character who buys the parrot pushing up the daises and Palin's character who sold it to him

Good Post. The media is

Oxy Mora — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:22:39 +0000

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Good Post. The media is useless as Republicans, Rush and Fox News set the new cycle agenda which is pathologically followed by the rest of the media.

I think CNN is the worse, because you expect an even break once in a while. But, no, Wolf, Anderson and all the regulars bought into the Republicans' script--Why hasn't Obama put out a PLAN. PLAN, PLAN, BLAH, BLAH.

Actually the most succinct rebuttal of the no-plan charge I heard was from the Rev. Al. Say what you want about this guy, his baggage etc., he can get across a point better than most.

He challenged a guest:"Boehner said the President moved the goal post, right? How can you move a goal post if there's no plan?

That is exactly what his post

CVille Dem — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:47:25 +0000

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That is exactly what his post said, from my reading of it. He is lamenting the fact that the media is passively accepting the "politics as usual" meme rather than scrutinizing the situation and asking appropriate and challenging questions when someone like Boehner just outright lies.

But the problem is not

Beetlejuice — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:46:22 +0000

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But the problem is not politics as usual in Washington. What wrong is one party has gone rabid on us while the other is afraid of speaking up and going toe-to-toe for fear they might anger the opposition and face a nasty re-election process. Something needs to be done, but the one's whom are most vocal are the one's in need of adult supervision while the others aren't up to the task of being the adult in the room.

You may not get very many

CVille Dem — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:18:53 +0000

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You may not get very many comments to this. Why? Because you covered every millimeter so well that there is absolutely nothing to add. Could you maybe send this to a few of the media powers-that-be?

Thanks for such a thoughtful and fact-filled blog.

(and even the President

Flavius — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:41:00 +0000

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(and even the President himself, in his Friday public address from the White House[3]) continues to characterize the impasse as the product of the way “politics is done in this town,” as the result of “politics as usual.” “Holding our economy captive to Washington politics

And the sun rises in the East.

If he says the Teapartiers are all either stupid or evil,he'll become an Ex-President. So he doesn't.