Bush legacy BS January 14, 2009

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I like how people trying to defend Bush’s record, including W himself, like to emphasize how no 9/11 size attack has happened since 9/11 and that was his administration’s priority, and since none has occurred therefore he was successfull at his main objective. The one thing that he did not royally fuckup was something that didn’t happen. He was also incredibly effective at protecting America from an meteor collision, since that also didn’t happen. And Mt. St. Helens has not blown up in the last eight years. Way to go! A 9/11 size attack most certainly DID happen while he was the president. One just hasn’t happened *lately*, so his record was a success. Bush’s record was a success because it hasn’t killed me yet. Wonderful!

Whatever dude. I’m done with you.

Hummer December 5, 2008

Posted by admin in : End Of The World, Environment, Lies, Political/Editorial , 1 comment so far

If we’re gonna bailout GM, we should use some of the money to buy back every Hummer and replace them with something more economical in GM’s line, say Aveos. The Hummers could then be ritually beaten into ploughshares. For us to bailout a company which sold Hummers during the Iraq war is hard to justify, and only if it means leverage for us to force them to go fully and truly green should we consider it.

Green Dilemma November 23, 2008

Posted by admin in : Economics, End Of The World, Environment, Irrelevant, Lies , 1 comment so far

So let’s say I have about 10 good years left on my Honda Accord, which gets like 32 hwy/23 city. I’d like to trade it in for a Prius. So I drive my gas-guzzling Accord to the Toyota dealership and trade it in for a nice green Prius. The dealer then sells the Accord to Joe the Plumber who continues to drive it for the remaining ten years of its life.

Why is it better for the planet and all that for him to drive it for the next ten years than for me to be driving it?

One small political comment October 10, 2008

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As ever, I have little to contribute to the current political discussion since other people who care more and are better skilled have already got it covered.

But this is one observation I’d like to make:

McCain/Palin attacks on Obama just make them look worse. Not because it’s so obviously desperate mean-spirited and cynical. Even if you believe every word they say about Obama, it makes McCain/Palin look worse. They are running against a liberal, secret Muslim opponent named Barack Hussein Obama who pals around with terrorists and would gladly give a platform to our worst enemies.

And they still can’t beat him.

People must really not want you to be the president if they’d rather have a Muslim terrorist president instead.

Bitterness April 16, 2008

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OK, at the risk of participating in the echo chamber of non-issues, I’ll enter the guns/religion/bitter/elitist fray to make one small remark.

The second amendment provides the right of the people to bear arms. People who own and use guns do so thanks to this amendment. People who feel very strongly about often argue that this right is to protect them against the government among other threats. People who make such arguments generally do not think well of the government if they feel the need to defend themselves against it with weapons.

So to suggest such people are bitter about the failure of government and as a response cling to weapons is not elitist, but is perfectly in line with this very same line of reasoning that some gun owners themselves make, none of whom are ever accused of being “elitist”.

MPR: Select a Candidate 2008: President November 27, 2007

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MPR: Select a Candidate 2008: President

This *would* be a cool way to vote for a candidate. Turns out I’m a Kucinich man. Guess thats no surprise.

That Sure Was Horrible, but It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Genocide November 25, 2007

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What a phrase: “rise to the level of genocide“.

I know there’s a definition or many definitions, and because of this, some things are and other things are not genocide. But still, it strikes me as weasly, bureaucratic, dismissive. It’s almost always used in the negative. You hardly ever hear anyone say: “Well, how about that? This one *does* rise to the level of genocide. Yep. Sure does. It was just under that level, there’s the level, then it rose above that level.”

No — it’s usually, “that thing is horrible, but does it rise to the level of genocide?” (posed as a question but is really being answered in the negative). Or: “One thing is clear: it doesn’t rise to the level of genocide.” And then the argument hinges on a technicality or selective choosing of an operative definition of genocide. It’s like saying, “I’m indignant, but according to Webster’s dictionary, my indignation does not rise to the level of outrage. I’ll write one letter to my congressman, but I won’t write two, because this atrocity does not meet the two-letter criteria. I’ll send $100 to the relief of the victims, but I won’t send $200, because their suffering just does not quite rise to that level.” One’s suffering must rise to a certain level, after all.

“Ooo, so close! But it just doesn’t rise to the level of genocide. Try again next time!”