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Yes, because as Ayn Rand and

AmericanDreamer — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:00:24 +0000

In reply to In other words. Government is

Yes, because as Ayn Rand and her disciples would have it, those are actually virtues, malevolently disguised as vices by government bureaucrats and other wannabe totalitarians-in-waiting.

Well I might end up getting

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:25:07 +0000

In reply to We were commenting about the

Well I might end up getting tossed into lockup with you. Like you I am doing and will be doing everything I can to avert the outcome I just let myself speculate about.

We were commenting about the

Oxy Mora — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:20:30 +0000

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We were commenting about the "narrative" a while back and I was corrected not to project a narrative that might result from an election that hasn't happened yet. Fair. But I've exceeded my budget for contributions, feel like we're in a lull and that makes me nervous. So I speculate. Its free. If Obama will use the bully pulpit and not be so agreeable I think he will be able to gain the upper hand on what looks to be a rascally Congress.

It's just that in order to

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:14:58 +0000

In reply to I think that the Chamber of

It's just that in order to keep my head from exploding I have to imagine a possible way forward through the disaster which I perceive is about to take place in our government.

Mine so far is this: after the elections, Obama makes a public statement that the voters have spoken and that it is apparent they believe he and the Democratic Congress have not been nearly aggressive enough dealing with Wall Street and on the jobs issue. Some among the early Tea Party supporters who really were motivated by financial reform will be pleasantly surprised about the financial reform part of it--"maybe Obama is educable, after all..." The Democratic party's base will be encouraged that, finally, we may see an aggressive push on green infrastructure public jobs.

There are Republicans alert enough to try to steal (what should be) Democratic issues. And there are Democrats who will (hopefully!) be looking for ways to exploit some of the many, many divisions among and within Tea Party folks and the GOP, to regain command of the narrative (establish something that looks like a narrative).

I think that the Chamber of

Oxy Mora — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:02:42 +0000

In reply to We get so soon old and so late smart

I think that the Chamber of Commerce and corporate money interests which are spinning the tea rabble into Congress know full well that infrastructure spending is necessary to keep our economy from tanking again. (I don't like this greedy bunch but it's hard to believe they are stupid enough not to see the benefits of more stimulus) But first, they had to get the rabble into Congress so that they could throw monkey wrenchs into the wheels of regulatory reform. Aside from stalling reform the tea rabble are probably a complete distraction to corporate America. Actually the only ray of hope I see in what appears will be a hijacked election putting Republicans in conrol of the House is that in order to get any rational movement forward on restructuring our economy, the Republicans will have to go around the tea rabble. Believe me, I am not capitulating to the charlatans of corporate america so please don't excoriate me. It's just that in order to keep my head from exploding I have to imagine a possible way forward through the disaster which I perceive is about to take place in our government. O.K, wishful thinking.

Bitter but ,sadly, true.

Flavius — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:29:04 +0000

In reply to "Government should be small

Bitter but ,sadly, true.

"Government should be small

NCD — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:38:03 +0000

In reply to We get so soon old and so late smart

"Government should be small enough to drown in a bathtub, but big enough to force every raped woman to carry to term".

yup

Flavius — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:53:13 +0000

In reply to In other words. Government is

yup

In other words. Government is

cmaukonen — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:48:45 +0000

In reply to We get so soon old and so late smart

In other words. Government is ONLY the problem when it prevents you from behaving like a greedy, selfish, self centered, arrogant, mean spirited slime ball.

Yup. Confidently. Thanks.

Flavius — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:29:21 +0000

In reply to Fourth word=confidently, I

Yup. Confidently. Thanks.