A man with roots would know that wild policy swings of the kind that we’ve experienced with health care, cap and trade, and education proposals cannot possibly fly with the American people — even with those who voted for President Obama in the last election. Despite cultural shifts, the United States still fashions itself as a conservative nation. Only a man apart cannot sense that condition.
My contention is not that the president is devoid of conviction. In fact, his political tilt is decidedly to the left — the hardcore left. My assertion is different. I believe this president doesn’t understand the rhythms, the pulse of the American people. He is not merely outside the mainstream. He doesn’t even recognize it. He is a basketball player who has been asked to step up to the plate and bat.
The legislative process can also be a learning process, and as Congress considers health care legislation -- the latest act being the Senate Finance Committee's vote in favor of Chairman Max Baucus' bill, or "conceptual language" -- we have been learning something useful. It's that legislators would like to provide generous, even gold-plated health insurance coverage to almost all Americans, but that no one wants to pay for it.
WOW, I didn't know that! Is that near "Huntspatch"*?
/*my baby brother calls Huntsville "Huntspatch". He's in aerospace and has had to travel there for work. //did I also mention he's an elitist snob? ;-)
Thanks to the federal tax credit to buy high-mileage cars that was part of President Obama's stimulus plan, Uncle Sam is now paying Americans to buy that great necessity of modern life, the golf cart.
Help yourselves!
HAPPY SUNDAY, Y'ALL!
ReplyDeleteYummy!
ReplyDeleteOne fruitcup and one custom avatar please!
Thank you!
Only the first 5, Pi Guy!
ReplyDelete/wanna use them up before anyone else gets here? ;-)
You guys are FAST for old folks!
ReplyDeletemade it!
ReplyDeleteI like last night's music so much I'm listening to it again.
ReplyDeletePINK! :-)
ReplyDeletePink Freud said...
ReplyDeleteYou guys are FAST for old folks!
I must be officially old.
I mentioned to a 15-year-old recently that I remembered watching the fall of the Berlin Wall on TV. He replied, "NO WAY!!!!!"
WAY!
ReplyDelete/she said, remembering the Kennedy assassination...
:-(
You need to check your email, Ms. lol. : )
ReplyDeletelittleoldlady said...
ReplyDeleteWAY!
/she said, remembering the Kennedy assassination...
:-(
OK, that beats Roseanne singing the national anthem.
Responded. Your turn! :-)
ReplyDeletePi Guy,
ReplyDeleteYou'll NEVER catch up.
/please don't rub it in... :-/
OK, that beats Roseanne singing the national anthem.
ReplyDeleteOh, you HAD to go there, didn't ya!? ; )
I suppose I should be thankful you didn't post a vid of that, Pi. ; )
ReplyDelete(And if you're digging for it now, I still have a chance to run!)
ReplyDeletelittleoldlady said...
ReplyDeletePi Guy,
You'll NEVER catch up.
/please don't rub it in... :-/
Well, there is the old theory that goes like this:
A 30-year-old is 75% of a 40-year-old's age.
10 years later, the younger is 40 and 80% of the older's age (50).
Another 10 , and the 50 is more than 85% of the age of the 60.
See the pattern? 75% to 80% to 85% and so on.
It won't be too long before the younger one passes the older one up!
;)
Maybe THIS will distract him...
ReplyDeleteCorre∫pondence Committee said...
ReplyDeleteI suppose I should be thankful you didn't post a vid of that, Pi. ; )
Don't worry - I'm not brave enough to look that up.
Here's something to clean your palate...
ReplyDeletelittleoldlady said...
ReplyDeleteHere's something to clean your palate...
Thinking of Whitney makes me think of "I Will Always Love You".
However, I prefer this version, and the heart this lady puts into it.
One of the most amazing songs ever....her rendition gives me the chills!
ReplyDeleteFirst we take manhatten...
ReplyDeleteI'm just sayin.
Wow! I leave for a few minutes and ya'll all talk at once!
ReplyDeleteHere's something to clean your palate...
ReplyDeleteOctober 18, 2009 2:33 AM
Absolutely. She kicked ass on that.
So did Jennifer Hudson, last year. Smokin'.
It's time for me to hit the hay!
ReplyDeleteThat's about it for me ...Goodnight to all you wonderful people! See you tomorrow! :)
ReplyDeleteGoodnight, ladies!
ReplyDeleteIs that the same Leonard Cohen I remember from my youth?
ReplyDeleteI bought the album and played it non-stop, whereupon my mother asked me to stop because we couldn't afford a shrink.
THAT Leonard Cohen? ;-)
ABANDONMENT! :-(
ReplyDeleteIt's the same story every night...!
I love me some Leonard Cohen. His voice is an aquired taste, but the guy is a poet, not a singer, so, well, see? :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r24_T-HOcyg
As a follow up to a conversation on the last thread...
ReplyDeleteInteresting article.
A man with roots would know that wild policy swings of the kind that we’ve experienced with health care, cap and trade, and education proposals cannot possibly fly with the American people — even with those who voted for President Obama in the last election. Despite cultural shifts, the United States still fashions itself as a conservative nation. Only a man apart cannot sense that condition.
My contention is not that the president is devoid of conviction. In fact, his political tilt is decidedly to the left — the hardcore left. My assertion is different. I believe this president doesn’t understand the rhythms, the pulse of the American people. He is not merely outside the mainstream. He doesn’t even recognize it. He is a basketball player who has been asked to step up to the plate and bat.
Okay...WAKEY! WAKEY!
ReplyDeleteI love Michael Barone. He is quite wonderful at cutting to the chase!
ReplyDeleteThe legislative process can also be a learning process, and as Congress considers health care legislation -- the latest act being the Senate Finance Committee's vote in favor of Chairman Max Baucus' bill, or "conceptual language" -- we have been learning something useful. It's that legislators would like to provide generous, even gold-plated health insurance coverage to almost all Americans, but that no one wants to pay for it.
DUH¹
Trying to light a fire under you folks!
ReplyDeleteFor Littleoldlady.
ReplyDelete*yawn*
Ah...lovely!
ReplyDeletescotti! :-)
...somebody in Europe is awake! YAY!
Actually Rocket City, AL...and it's much too early to be awake on a Sunday morn...
ReplyDelete*pours another cup of coffee*
Waking up the eyes.
WOW, I didn't know that! Is that near "Huntspatch"*?
ReplyDelete/*my baby brother calls Huntsville "Huntspatch". He's in aerospace and has had to travel there for work.
//did I also mention he's an elitist snob? ;-)
Yes indeedy. Beloved Ubergeek is in aerospace, too. All roads lead to Huntspatch in that industry.
ReplyDelete/more PhDs than any other area of the country, but driving well is beyond them. ;>)
Baby Brudder lives in New Jersey (for the moment). "Driving" and "good" is not often used in the same sentence there.
ReplyDeleteAre you in that area, too? Folks originally from NH like me have lots of nasty things to say about NJ...should I hold my tongue?
ReplyDeletePennsylvania, here.
ReplyDelete/slander away!
//bet I have better stories than you. ;-)
Related to the last time I drove through NJ, I'll just ask...For goodness sakes, what IS that smell?!?
ReplyDeleteI know EXACTLY where you were! LOL! ROTFL!
ReplyDelete/there should be a sign on the sign of the road explaining it to the millions who no doubt ask that question!
side. SIDE of the road.
ReplyDelete/and I've had my quota of coffee, too.
//sheesh!
Swamp gas?
ReplyDeleteSure. Blame Manhattan! LOL!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, America! How are ya?"
"Scientists have finally determined the origin of the smell that permeates
ReplyDeletethe air along the northern stretch of the NJ Turnpike.
It's the Giants. They stink.
[Heard on NJ radio station WMGQ]
HA!
ReplyDeleteJust remembered....I'm supposed to be doing at least SOME NEWS!
ReplyDeleteWHOA!
17 hours at the poker table?
ReplyDelete/WOW. I hope he was at least WINNING!
Need more coffee, hon...brb.
ReplyDeleteTeenager sets sail in her pink yacht.
ReplyDeleteOy. I remember what happened when that little girl (was she 8? 9?) tried to fly a small plane... :-(
(Just had to take the dog out...) Four days straight of cold, icky rain.
ReplyDelete/FLORIDA!!!
She collided with a cargo ship last month? Oh dear.
ReplyDelete(what happened to the little girl pilot? Or do I not want to know?)
You don't want to know... :-(
ReplyDeleteDidja ever get the feeling you were living in an alternative universe?
ReplyDeleteThanks to the federal tax credit to buy high-mileage cars that was part of President Obama's stimulus plan, Uncle Sam is now paying Americans to buy that great necessity of modern life, the golf cart.
Didja ever get the feeling you were living in an alternative universe?
ReplyDeleteYes. It's happening much more frequently, too.
It's bad. :-(
ReplyDeleteBack to the beautiful...view from the Cog Railway.
ReplyDeleteHow's main Street doing?
ReplyDeleteI can tell you on THIS particular Main Street it's never been worse! :-(
I'm Awake!
ReplyDeleteOh, good one, scotti! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not awake...obviously.
New thread ↑
"...what’s good for Wall Street is good for America."
ReplyDeleteNot so much this time around...
Same, same for the old General Motors quote.
ReplyDelete/which is a direct result of changing it to "Government Motors"
Brb. Need to feed people and animals..."
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