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He was one of a kind....I bet

jollyroger — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:48:57 +0000

He was one of a kind....I bet his last words were :"Don't Mourn...Organize."

Thanks, JR. Very kind. I

SleepinJeezus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:41:20 +0000

In reply to BTW, sleepin, always good to

Thanks, JR. Very kind. I honor studs and pay tribute to him. But I could not ever pretend to have the depth of understanding he did, nor the ability to communicate it as effectively. Dang it! ;O)

I will try making more. I am

moat — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:34:17 +0000

In reply to Moat, it's been my experience

I will try making more. I am pretty slow, though.

My comment was an attempt to

SleepinJeezus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:34:14 +0000

In reply to Maybe they didn't have the

My comment was an attempt to show the subtlety of how their messaging ("radical piece of legislation") can conveniently let them off the hook in their effort to undermine the successful realization of a campaign promise. We've witnessed a lot of that, generally engaged to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at the behest of their monied owners.

"We really wanted this unpopular piece of crap! Really we did! Foursquare behind this non-starter, we was! Honest!"

See the Public Option in the HCR effort as another prime example of how this works. Also see derivative regulation and Financial Consumer Protection in the FinReg effort. The examples of this are far too common to not see them for what they are. Palooka-Dems. Pulling punches so they can steal defeat from the jaws of victory. And these are the guys that are supposedly on OUR side!

What Sleepin' said.

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:24:02 +0000

In reply to I find that I need to take

What Sleepin' said.

BTW, sleepin, always good to

jollyroger — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:22:18 +0000

In reply to You are right, jollyroger.

BTW, sleepin, always good to see that Studs lives, obits to the contrary notwithstanding.

Focus on the SOTU to see

SleepinJeezus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:21:49 +0000

In reply to How about we maintain focus

Focus on the SOTU to see which of the two messages (outlined above) prevail. If Obama remains consistent, the "compromise" meme will be strengthened way past the point of "compromised."

I wish it were different. But that's what we got in the White House as a supposed champion of our Democratic Party and its principles and ideals. Call me decidedly unimpressed. We can - no, we MUST - do better than this!

That's such a cool image,

jollyroger — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:20:26 +0000

In reply to Maybe they didn't have the

That's such a cool image, that I will not trouble myself to parse whose asses the dogs are licking, since they famously lick their own....

Maybe they didn't have the

jollyroger — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:19:04 +0000

In reply to You are right, jollyroger.

Maybe they didn't have the votes...but who knows. They certainly had the juice to bring it to the floor and force the running dogs to lick their asses in abject servitude to their masters, so everyone could see...

You are right, jollyroger.

SleepinJeezus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:15:47 +0000

In reply to Card check betrayal: 'This

You are right, jollyroger. And how was it framed by Obama/Rahm?: Essentially "Well, we just didn't have the votes for this radical piece of legislation."

See? It wasn't their fault! LOL!