tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post1116039996882791335..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Krugman says itBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-45522466211081378072010-11-23T07:34:01.959-08:002010-11-23T07:34:01.959-08:00It is a question of spineless incompetence versus ...<i>It is a question of spineless incompetence versus attempting to appease the people that sign your soft money checks.</i><br /><br />Oh, that's easy. Go with the money.<br /><br /><i> . . . your acronyms confuse me.</i><br /><br />The only non-standard one I see here is WASF - and I believe I can take credit (or blame - your choice) for it. <b>We are SO fucked!</b><br /><br />WASF,<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-43425596809816602592010-11-23T07:31:20.072-08:002010-11-23T07:31:20.072-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-62712628338440247542010-11-22T18:26:46.579-08:002010-11-22T18:26:46.579-08:00One potentially awesome result of the insane attac...One potentially awesome result of the insane attacks on Obama is that no matter how crazy left some future president could be, they could never make anyone believe he's more left than the Nazi Communist Socialist Fascist Muslim-Christian Kenyan usurper.<br /><br />Of course, someone would actually have to come along that's actually liberal for the boy-who-cried-wolf effect to work.Nangleatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908938252272172718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-35772895730300767732010-11-22T10:45:07.046-08:002010-11-22T10:45:07.046-08:00Neurovore -- the answer to your question is that R...Neurovore -- the answer to your question is that Republicans & Democrats do not differ on their preferred policy outcomes. They only differ on the best way to get there. This is what passes as "strong political disagreement" these days.<br /><br />Badtux -- your acronyms confuse me. Probably because I'm old-ish, I have to look them up every time. I've just about memorized LMAO & WTF, though, so I'm making progress.dah_sabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600893678085625549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-75826530961928215282010-11-22T10:41:47.490-08:002010-11-22T10:41:47.490-08:00Don't worry, guy. Preznit Obama's got our ...Don't worry, guy. Preznit Obama's got our back. I'm sure that <i>any minute now</i> Preznit Obama is gonna crack down on the Republicans and... err... flog them with the limp noodle that substitutes for his spine? <br /><br />WASF....<br /><br />-- Badtux the Snarky PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-44969864054522563272010-11-22T10:31:45.967-08:002010-11-22T10:31:45.967-08:00I fail to see why the Democrats think that being &...I fail to see why the Democrats think that being "Republican Lite" will be a winning strategy for them. It already cost them the House of Representatives in the 2010 congressional elections, yet it looks like Obama is all set to cave in on tax cuts for the wealthy as well as backing down on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Either the Democrats are spineless and incompetent or they are not actually trying very hard to oppose the conservatives because they truly agree with most of their policies because they get donations from the same corporate interests who oppose progressive legislation. It is a question of spineless incompetence versus attempting to appease the people that sign your soft money checks. <br /><br />I am not sure what the main reason is yet for the current strategy of Obama and the Democrats, but it is probably a mixture of both. It does not help things that every time people like you and I point out the massive shortcomings of the Democratic party, we are accused of being called "firebaggers" by the people who have stockholm syndrome with the current Democratic party.<br /><br />Yes, the Republicans are so much worse, but it does not matter much anymore whether the Democrats have a minority or a super majority that controls two out of the three branches of government. They will still let the Republicans walk all over them.<br /><br />The Republican party is the party of zombie ideas that keep rising from the dead no matter how many times they are shown wrong or defeated, and the Democratic party is the party of appeasement and capitulation to ensure that these zombie memes are enacted successfully by their political opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com