tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post9008128820135138616..comments2024-03-28T11:05:13.404-05:00Comments on Althouse: Senator Durbin says the debt agreement is "the final interment of John Maynard Keynes."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80688600239046786072011-12-07T22:53:35.452-06:002011-12-07T22:53:35.452-06:00Cellulite is not restricted to fat people. Even le...Cellulite is not restricted to fat people. Even lean people can suffer from it. Losing cellulite is more difficult than losing fat. <br /><a href="http://www.bottleopener1.com/" rel="nofollow">Bottle Opener</a><a href="http://messagesonholdbrisbane.com.au/" rel="nofollow">advertising on hold</a>Halshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056192153454253218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6373502909908969862011-08-01T22:47:55.237-05:002011-08-01T22:47:55.237-05:00Depending on what happens next he may rise again.Depending on what happens next he may rise again.Luke Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290760894780619646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31939083974220051602011-08-01T18:40:16.786-05:002011-08-01T18:40:16.786-05:00Actually... I goofed way way up top there. I conf...Actually... I goofed way way up top there. I confused Durbin with Dorgan with only a little "Huh, he's still a Senator?" thrown in there. I realize these things half a day later with a Homer Simpson-esque "Duh!"Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4955225374321834102011-08-01T14:20:41.147-05:002011-08-01T14:20:41.147-05:00@JSpice said: I'd have preferred a stimulus ab...@JSpice said: <i>I'd have preferred a stimulus about twice the size with a much more favorable spending vs. tax cut slant, particularly on infrastructure.</i><br /><br />Even Obama learned what a <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20019468-503544.html" rel="nofollow">crock of shit</a> that strategy is.<br /><br />And his original CEA Chair, Cristina Romer, already <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/07/romer-obama-stimulus-oped-cx_dh_0107henderson.html" rel="nofollow">knew better</a>. She just chose the path of pure partisan hackery.Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77798388762231999902011-08-01T14:08:06.506-05:002011-08-01T14:08:06.506-05:00Since Conservative principles limit instant gratif...<i>Since Conservative principles limit instant gratification, we will continue to fail on tactics, which is why we must have a winning strategy.</i><br /><br />Elegantly said.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46247440708941865762011-08-01T14:05:40.176-05:002011-08-01T14:05:40.176-05:00Synova:
That's an excellent point. The purpo...Synova:<br /><br />That's an excellent point. The purpose of redistributive change through involuntary exploitation is to purchase support. When it is pursued by individuals and groups with "good intentions", it is because they don't know how to help people who momentarily falter, or worse, when they choose to fail; and they are incapable or disinterested in recovering funds through voluntary exploitation (i.e., charitable donations and works).<br /><br />The redistribution of wealth through involuntary exploitation is a principal contributor to progressive corruption. Any programs and policies that depend on involuntary exploitation (e.g., taxes) should be pursued in service to the people (not individuals or groups) and must be accountable.<br /><br />As for the economy, and the market in general, it is the people's. We constitute it and it serves us.<br /><br />Since Conservative principles limit instant gratification, we will continue to fail on tactics, which is why we must have a winning strategy.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21445001832794496232011-08-01T14:04:58.907-05:002011-08-01T14:04:58.907-05:00In my dreams. In reality not so much.In my dreams. In reality not so much.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81700855058712149452011-08-01T14:02:42.222-05:002011-08-01T14:02:42.222-05:00I think I have it. In hard times, government has ...I think I have it. In hard times, government has to spend to sustain the economy [blamed on John Maynard Keynes]. In flush-with-funds times, we can initiate new, immortal programs.<br />So there is no case for reduced spending, ever.<br /><br />wv:numar = gimmie a numar for dem out years...Widely Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904887992533199104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83166178752030577802011-08-01T12:42:53.314-05:002011-08-01T12:42:53.314-05:00And yes, I'd have preferred a stimulus about t...And yes, I'd have preferred a stimulus about twice the size with a much more favorable spending vs. tax cut slant, particularly on infrastructure.jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72290224376169122972011-08-01T12:40:37.431-05:002011-08-01T12:40:37.431-05:00The only thing that Friedman via Laffer has done i...The only thing that Friedman via Laffer has done is make sure the rich get richer, and the rest of us get scraps: http://bit.ly/RichGetRicherjimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66697994350891628692011-08-01T11:30:05.589-05:002011-08-01T11:30:05.589-05:00I also believe this debacle proves that Obama real...I also believe this debacle proves that Obama really believes in his "Keynesian" economics, although he expresses it as constant, runaway spending and expansion of the money supply.<br /><br />Otherwise, there is no explanation for the situation he is in now: a worsening economy despite all his spending, and an angrier citizenry. What did he think would happen??PatCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920623662477828662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21327096166554987852011-08-01T10:38:25.117-05:002011-08-01T10:38:25.117-05:00I'll bet the spending Keynes envisioned did no...I'll bet the spending Keynes envisioned did not entail giving away money to states so that states could paper over their own structural problems, and giving away money to special interests such as unions and their ilk.<br /><br />He probably envisioned spending the money on programs that had more than a snowball's chance in hell of doing some good.<br /><br />Dems still don't realize that the rest of us watched them waste nearly a trillion dollars of our money. We're not about to repeat that. 2010 wasn't about racism. It was about a nationwide disgust with what we watched them do with our money.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702272106490713448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53283671684218840072011-08-01T09:33:19.019-05:002011-08-01T09:33:19.019-05:00Lordy, Washington was projected to spend close to ...Lordy, Washington was projected to spend close to $60 trillion over the next decade (depends on whose budget you use).<br /><br />This agreement reduces that to about $59 trillion or so. Perhaps $58 if the second part kicks in. <br /><br />We're talking about a 1.5% reduction in projected expenditures.<br /><br />In any case, what can be done today can be undone tomorrow.<br /><br />This is a long long battle that won't be won - or lost - in one skirmish.Steve M. Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728237625873443198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55100435844925512672011-08-01T09:17:48.169-05:002011-08-01T09:17:48.169-05:00$3.85 here in WI.$3.85 here in WI.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74561235541053634362011-08-01T08:59:34.745-05:002011-08-01T08:59:34.745-05:00Just returned from the hardware store, and noticed...<i>Just returned from the hardware store, and noticed that gas went up more than 10 cents from last week.</i><br /><br />That's odd. Just getting back from a small vaca-weekend, I noticed it had dropped about 10 cents. When we left on Friday it was near $3.70 (high for MO) and today is around $3.52.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49966747431303478052011-08-01T08:58:00.286-05:002011-08-01T08:58:00.286-05:00Keynesianism says you trade off a tiny bit of over...Keynesianism says you trade off a tiny bit of overall growth to flatten out fluctuations in the business cycle. I don't think any economist thinks government spending is a long term growth driver. In any case, our budget problems have little to do with Keynes and a lot to do with LBJ.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57544622390489841662011-08-01T08:57:57.619-05:002011-08-01T08:57:57.619-05:00Just returned from the hardware store, and noticed...Just returned from the hardware store, and noticed that gas went up about 10 cents from last week.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71241096022211876892011-08-01T08:54:52.788-05:002011-08-01T08:54:52.788-05:00Why would anyone call themselves Dick Durbin??
It...Why would anyone call themselves Dick Durbin??<br /><br />It sounds like a condom for a very small penis.madAsHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149940549262340795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61303385637830708692011-08-01T08:22:21.913-05:002011-08-01T08:22:21.913-05:00ScottM,
I got the distinct feeling that the GOP c...ScottM,<br /><br /><i>I got the distinct feeling that the GOP calculus concluded that POTUS had been sufficiently damaged enough that fighting this again before the election was no longer necessary.</i><br /><br />Exactly. I'd go so far as to say <a href="http://www.themachoresponse.com/crackMC/wordpress/?p=4146" rel="nofollow">he's toast.</a>The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73674243801143210572011-08-01T08:16:10.656-05:002011-08-01T08:16:10.656-05:00That is, it will happen again if we get another pr...That is, it will happen again if we get another president with the intestinal fortitude of Reagan and Paul Volcker to restrain the inflation when it catches fire again.<br /><br />If not, we could aslo go the way of the Weimar republic.Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4008826844944424522011-08-01T08:07:59.117-05:002011-08-01T08:07:59.117-05:00But he is toast. Everybody hates him now: The cons...<i>But he is toast. Everybody hates him now: The conservatives because he lies about literally everything, and the Progressives because he lies about literally everything.</i><br /><br />One of the sticking points on the GOP side was the term before this fight was taken up again, i.e. before or after the next presidential election. I got the distinct feeling that the GOP calculus concluded that POTUS had been sufficiently damaged enough that fighting this again before the election was no longer necessary.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23420032893565589582011-08-01T08:04:43.401-05:002011-08-01T08:04:43.401-05:00@Sixty Grit
Yes, unfortunately, almost 50% of us ...@Sixty Grit<br /><br />Yes, unfortunately, almost 50% of us are what I refer to as 'shake-weight' buyers.<br /><br />They are the gullible class, perfect for dems/rinos alike. Those that look TO government, for guidance.<br /><br />I too have a very jaundiced eye and have little respect for those that look to pols for their daily bread.<br /><br />God help us.Toad Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113877205525601966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8626815338835710362011-08-01T08:03:40.715-05:002011-08-01T08:03:40.715-05:00The deal appears done.
The nasty little man who t...The deal appears done.<br /><br />The nasty little man who tried to crash everything has backed off to await his 2012 re-election bid.<br /><br />But he is toast. Everybody hates him now: The conservatives because he lies about literally everything, and the Progressives because he lies about literally everything.<br /><br />The independents will vote for the anti-Obama candidate. No RINOs need apply.<br /><br />Palin is the only vetted anti-Obama out there. And independents are sick of lies from the money changers of both sides which leaves slippery Mr Perry out.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83717513766918266792011-08-01T07:55:59.755-05:002011-08-01T07:55:59.755-05:00Allen S, that's my point. We had huge commodi...Allen S, that's my point. We had huge commodity and real estate increases, and the CPI barely budged. The last 3 years, everything has risen except real estate, and the CPI still barely budges.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59601724088879572352011-08-01T07:54:47.525-05:002011-08-01T07:54:47.525-05:00I bought my house when a 30 year mortgage stood at...I bought my house when a 30 year mortgage stood at 14% (refinanced 3-4 times since) and businesses were paying 20% and more for business loans.<br /><br />And it will happen again.Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.com