tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8220750442674242948..comments2024-03-18T22:15:24.770-05:00Comments on Althouse: What should Obama say about last night's election?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79424655242227257282010-01-21T12:09:11.476-06:002010-01-21T12:09:11.476-06:00I no longer care what Obama has to say. I simply ...I no longer care what Obama has to say. I simply look forward to him being a lame-duck, one-term president, and a footnote in history.RebeccaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113907852048577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80364110220600736592010-01-21T11:18:37.151-06:002010-01-21T11:18:37.151-06:00I thought he said all of that during his campaign ...I thought he said all of that during his campaign - and we see how much he really, really, really meant it then. What makes you think he would mean it now - its all about the power.Thor's Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669518488805205591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71350544366820811972010-01-21T10:17:03.473-06:002010-01-21T10:17:03.473-06:00I am however Dust Bunny Queen.I am however Dust Bunny Queen.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55867373079971709962010-01-21T10:16:44.691-06:002010-01-21T10:16:44.691-06:00We are not the same person but we are pretty frien...We are not the same person but we are pretty friendly because we post on each others blogs all the time.<br /><br />Although he is a hard core left wing guy he talks about other stuff and you can have an interesting conversation with him if you give he half a chance. <br /><br />Plus he does have a sense of humor and believe it or not you can joke with him and bust his balls in a friendly way, unlike many of the people who post here.<br /><br />Nobody is all of a piece.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50809567119695777192010-01-21T07:17:40.989-06:002010-01-21T07:17:40.989-06:00But Obama doesn't love America. Althouse voted...But Obama doesn't love America. Althouse voted for an anti American to be our President. I love this country and I think Althouse loves this country. Obama and his wife hate America.dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758740197698814061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-868552554209017602010-01-21T07:07:57.976-06:002010-01-21T07:07:57.976-06:00@Ritmo: "Nor is emotional consistency yours.&...@Ritmo: <i>"Nor is emotional consistency yours.</i>"<br />Emotional consistency?<br />Does that have any meaning at all?<br />Do emotions have a chunky consistency, or are they soupy? Or mebbe more like spackle perhaps? <br /><br /><i>"I deride your hypocrisy, and nothing else.</i>"<br />So a lawyer or architect or podiatrist or doctor or CPA or -in some states- a hairdresser who follows the US laws (which create a monopoly for the profession) and profits by it is a hypocrite unless they are a leftist?<br />That is, one is a hypocrite for following the rules, enforced by the state, which make impossible any other effort?<br />You're either a very strange man, Ritmo, or you need a better definition of "hypocrisy".<br /><br /><i>"I take note of complexities that your purity ...can't handle.<br />Complexity is not the same as inconsistency. </i>"<br />Bullshit is not the same as complexity.<br /><br /><i>"when you take an objective view of life and history and don't politicize every development starting with the Stone Age onward.</i>"<br />Yes, Ritmo's leftism is widely known for its apolitical approach to history.<br />Ha ha ha. Now I know you're just messin' around.<br /><br />P.S. Walt Kelly was a Truman-Kennedy Democrat. His wife, Selby, who survived him and modified his work, was a leftist. Currently, Walt would be a RINO or a blue dog at best.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13720356576902176522010-01-21T06:51:26.371-06:002010-01-21T06:51:26.371-06:00Lately, I've have some suspicions that Trooper...<i>Lately, I've have some suspicions that Trooper York and Ritmo are the same person.</i><br /><br />I hope not. I can't believe Trooper could possibly have that much of an asshole gene in his DNA.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30779709107072204242010-01-21T06:01:49.473-06:002010-01-21T06:01:49.473-06:00Lately, I've have some suspicions that Trooper...Lately, I've have some suspicions that Trooper York and Ritmo are the same person.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10929909880114643782010-01-21T00:48:58.505-06:002010-01-21T00:48:58.505-06:00Blogger Julius Ray Hoffman said...Dear Republican ...Blogger Julius Ray Hoffman said...<i>Dear Republican Leaders:<br /><br /> Congrats. You broke my super-majority and bought yourself some responsibility...I look forward to your response. Keep in mind that I'm going to share your responses with the country. Try not to look like idiots.<br /><br /> Love + kisses,<br /> B.O.</i> <br /><br />Dear Mr. President: as that right-wing nutjob Jon Stewart pointed out, Bush got more done than you have, and he didn't even have a super-majority. The ball's still in your court, bro.<br /><br />And as Glenn Reynolds pointed out, you "promised transparency and pragmatic good government, but delivered closed-door meetings and outrageous special-interest payoffs."<br /><br />You've now directed the IRS to get tough with "tax cheats", but you've attempted to get a couple appointed to your administration.<br /><br />Your lies and hypocrisy disqualify you from any kind of judgement of others. So as far as I'm concerned, just shut the f up and play some golf. You'll do less harm.dementofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165085427316476049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69452447872914959262010-01-20T23:33:27.074-06:002010-01-20T23:33:27.074-06:00But logical consistency was never your strong suit...<i>But logical consistency was never your strong suit.</i><br /><br />Nor is emotional consistency yours.<br /><br />I deride your hypocrisy, and nothing else. I take note of complexities that your purity (when it comes to everything but lying to the voter) can't handle, and I am not bothered by them. <br /><br />Complexity is not the same as inconsistency. At least, it isn't when you take an objective view of life and history and don't politicize every development starting with the Stone Age onward.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64828178758047951242010-01-20T23:19:40.092-06:002010-01-20T23:19:40.092-06:00I find it interesting that the same person (Ritmo)...I find it interesting that the same person (Ritmo) who derided making an income from a state-controlled monopoly simultaneously derides criticizing that very mechanism.<br /><br />But logical consistency was never your strong suit.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32026389027103534922010-01-20T23:11:27.872-06:002010-01-20T23:11:27.872-06:00There are other answers.
What are they?
There ar...<i>There are other answers.</i><br /><br />What are they?<br /><br /><i>There are other ways of ensuring quality than via a monopoly guild.</i><br /><br />I'm guessing they involve bypassing the concept of a "state board" and other civic measures of regulating businesses that purport to improve public and private health while abiding by quality standards. Because a state board, like any agency of government, is (in Pogo's mind) a form of "communism". <br /><br /><i>I could go into detail, but your usual MULishness is rearing its ugly head, limiting my interest considerably.</i><br /><br />I could say I'm intrigued by your cryptic promise of illumination, but I'm really not. <br /><br />More likely is the possibility that this is another one of your typical cop-outs. It sure sounds like one.<br /><br />I really wonder what sort of utopian mechanism you envision, Pogo. Surely it will be free of any taint of government. And next, you will argue that the military should be privatized (or maybe you think people are already convinced of that) or that there should be no health inspectors making sure that rats aren't crawling through a restaurant's kitchen. <br /><br />Because that would be, you know, communist and stuff. <br /><br />These are the ideas of a man who apparently identifies with Walt Kelly - while turning his most famous stances completely upside-down. <br /><br />I wonder when Pogo will declare the issuing of drivers' licenses by a state to be an exercise in "communism".<br /><br />Fuck it. I bet he'll soon be arguing against Socrates for poisoning the young minds of ancient Greece. There never, ever was any such thing as civic virtue - let alone any form of decent government short of anarchy. Just communism.<br /><br />He learned from his father well. Rebelled against his ideology but became just as fatuous an ideologue - regardless of what that ideology was. Extremism is the common thread here, and neither ideology nor rational thought have anything to do with it. I am merely taking the rhetorical and psychological place of the object of his rebellion.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76556938105418187242010-01-20T22:53:39.253-06:002010-01-20T22:53:39.253-06:00"If you disagree, then ..that the knowledge a...<i>"If you disagree, then ..that the knowledge and experience taught in medical schools and residencies are over-rated.</i>"<br />That would be a limited and stupid conclusion. There are other answers.<br /><br /><br /><i>"That you could put in an eighth of that time spent in class and in clinics and wards and everything would be hunky dory.</i>"<br />Whatever 'hunky dory' means.<br />There are other ways of ensuring quality than via a monopoly guild. <br /><br /><i>"Now I'm not sure how medical knowledge would advance</i>"<br />That's not a terribly difficult hurdle.<br /><br />I could go into detail, but your usual MULishness is rearing its ugly head, limiting my interest considerably.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13019640496517844612010-01-20T22:45:19.371-06:002010-01-20T22:45:19.371-06:00It has some truth, of course, but it's only a ...<i>It has some truth, of course, but it's only a partial explanation for the barrier to entry it ensures.</i><br /><br />Ahhhh.... finally Pogo stumbles upon the essential reality of life and human knowledge. Absolute truth is an illusion.<br /><br />Let's see if he can keep it up:<br /><br /><i>The 'quality' issue is the useful lie guilds tell themselves so they can sleep better at night, and to convince the gullible.</i><br /><br />Guess not, Ladies and Gents! His knee-jerking impulse to label with insults like "lie" betrays his better nature. For anything to which there is "some truth" - a relative thing, reverting to the absolutist thinking behind a word like "lie" makes the previous realization, as proper as it was, an exercise in pointlessness.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22971638366508072992010-01-20T22:43:11.939-06:002010-01-20T22:43:11.939-06:00The doctor next door to me is not an MD. But all t...The doctor next door to me is not an MD. But all the guineas in the neighborhood go to him because he speaks Italian. Someone told me he is not an MD because he was never an intern here in America. Is that possible?Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24115106851582394572010-01-20T22:39:49.760-06:002010-01-20T22:39:49.760-06:00The circle gets a little wider as the evening prog...The circle gets a little wider as the evening progresses...!<br /><br />So riddle me this, then.<br /><br />Interns and residents argue that high salaries justify the length of time put into medical school and post-graduate training. <br /><br />If you disagree, then you would have to convince yourself (and me) that the knowledge and experience taught in medical schools and residencies are over-rated. That you could put in an eighth of that time spent in class and in clinics and wards and everything would be hunky dory. And not just for PAs and nurse practitioners,... but for every one of them in the field - physicians included. The whole lot. <br /><br />Now I'm not sure how medical knowledge would advance, and how well a structure you would have for promoting practitioners who excel to such a degree that they advance the state of the field. But I'm sure you have an answer for that.<br /><br />When would you like to make that argument, Pogo? Your purity holds the answer to all social problems and the American people are waiting!!!Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16602484177547360632010-01-20T22:29:52.609-06:002010-01-20T22:29:52.609-06:00"Flexner limited the number of medical school...<i>"Flexner limited the number of medical schools due to a concern for quality, not socialism.</i>"<br /><br />Ha ha ha.<br />You bought that bullshit, did you?<br />It's a guild mechanism for maintaining a monopoly, as you had already acknowledged. <br /><br />The 'quality' issue is the useful lie guilds tell themselves so they can sleep better at night, and to convince the gullible.<br /><br />It has some truth, of course, but it's only a partial explanation for the barrier to entry it ensures.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4444816296710444762010-01-20T22:26:03.449-06:002010-01-20T22:26:03.449-06:00Ann, I don't know where you got that quote fro...Ann, I don't know where you got that quote from or if you made it up yourself, but if you juxtapose what President Incompetent said during the campaign against Brown in all of its meandering, rambling idiocy and overlay what is being said in this quote you've put up, then the two attitudes simply convey the utter shallowness of this man. It reinforces that he is far to stupid to even understand what he just said. It harnesses the idea that he is nothing more than an empty suit that is ill-suited to even organize a beer summit.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43550153768030886242010-01-20T22:20:10.424-06:002010-01-20T22:20:10.424-06:00Ever hear of a Venn diagram, Pogo?
Did you have t...Ever hear of a Venn diagram, Pogo?<br /><br />Did you have to pass Euclidean geometry before you made it into medical school, or did they waive that (high school) requirement for you?<br /><br />Flexner limited the number of medical schools due to a concern for quality, not socialism. If you can't tell the difference, or if history doesn't matter to you, then a disdain for reality is your sin. But I hear that fantasy is more important to the right wing. <br /><br />I can keep you going in circles endlessly this way.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46511513162048927612010-01-20T22:12:30.432-06:002010-01-20T22:12:30.432-06:00Why should anyone respond to your tangential queri...Why should anyone respond to your tangential queries when you decline to tend to the topic at hand? <br /><br />You misread, in any case (intentionally, no doubt). Guilds are no different than unions, which socialism worships. So your complaint is hypocrisy, although I know that is no sin for the left, if indeed it has any.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3445376353347892372010-01-20T22:08:29.618-06:002010-01-20T22:08:29.618-06:00"But not your wife . . . "
If you think..."But not your wife . . . "<br /><br />If you think she was a typical Obama voter, you haven't been reading her very carefully.<br /><br />She was not favorably impressed by Obama. She simply saw greater deficiencies in McCain. <br /><br />And she was probably right.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90238110703430939522010-01-20T22:03:01.402-06:002010-01-20T22:03:01.402-06:00"We love America equally"?
I doubt it. ..."We love America equally"?<br /><br />I doubt it. O wants to turn it into some other America. That other America he (and of course the wife) can love. <br /><br />This American doesn't think that's good enough.tom swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418218837811379488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34397142780234043782010-01-20T22:02:09.430-06:002010-01-20T22:02:09.430-06:00As for labor monopolies, that's socialism for ...<i>As for labor monopolies, that's socialism for you. Your party, as I recall, favors unions. Have a problem with it? Call Obama.</i><br /><br />Wait... so a physician in America blames the barrier to entry and labor monopoly that he holds on socialism? That's rich! Call Flexner!<br /><br />It's great to know that your remark re: Brown and Democrats didn't get in the way of the typical, muddled incoherence. Nor was it responsive of anything <i>I said</i>. Not sure how you came up with that straw man, but if that's what you want to imagine me saying, go for it. Fight that ghost. And tell me when you come up with another imagined bugbear to beat up.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88992623065771182562010-01-20T22:01:00.500-06:002010-01-20T22:01:00.500-06:00many of your recent posts seem to prove that you m...many of your recent posts seem to prove that you made a very big mistake voting for obama.<br /><br />if you're so smart, then why were you duped?<br /><br />and why was krugman?<br /><br />and why were all the moderate/independents in messagechusetts duped - the ones who voted for obama in 2008 and brown in 2010?Reliapundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942299527008194753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28987912397151618312010-01-20T21:55:11.400-06:002010-01-20T21:55:11.400-06:00"... But we do agree that we love America equ..."... But we do agree that we love America equally, that we're concerned about the future of this country..."<br /><br />Except that he doesn't love America at all, in fact he hates everything about this country.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043718338741329275noreply@blogger.com