Comments on: Legacies http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/ Making the World Safe for Liberalism Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:37:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GRomansky http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-315548 GRomansky Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:01:43 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-315548 moonbat wrote: "Bill Clinton had to deal with a mini-version of this in ‘92, and his secretary of the treasury Robert Rubin managed to pull the country out of the red and even create a bloom of prosperity in the 90s." Would that be another reason to vote for Hillary? Maybe she can get Rubin back and break this stupid cycle of financial/political impotence. moonbat wrote: “Bill Clinton had to deal with a mini-version of this in ‘92, and his secretary of the treasury Robert Rubin managed to pull the country out of the red and even create a bloom of prosperity in the 90s.”

Would that be another reason to vote for Hillary? Maybe she can get Rubin back and break this stupid cycle of financial/political impotence.

]]> By: LD83 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-315369 LD83 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:23:01 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-315369 "There's been a certain amount of pop sociology in America ... that the Shia can't get along with the Sunni and the Shia in Iraq just want to establish some kind of Islamic fundamentalist regime. There's almost no evidence of that at all. Iraq's always been very secular." -Bill Kristol “There’s been a certain amount of pop sociology in America … that the Shia can’t get along with the Sunni and the Shia in Iraq just want to establish some kind of Islamic fundamentalist regime. There’s almost no evidence of that at all. Iraq’s always been very secular.”

-Bill Kristol

]]> By: LD83 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-315368 LD83 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:22:50 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-315368 "There's been a certain amount of pop sociology in America ... that the Shia can't get along with the Sunni and the Shia in Iraq just want to establish some kind of Islamic fundamentalist regime. There's almost no evidence of that at all. Iraq's always been very secular." -Bill Kristol “There’s been a certain amount of pop sociology in America … that the Shia can’t get along with the Sunni and the Shia in Iraq just want to establish some kind of Islamic fundamentalist regime. There’s almost no evidence of that at all. Iraq’s always been very secular.”

-Bill Kristol

]]> By: Gus http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-315360 Gus Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:10:23 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-315360 I'll give Kristol this: at least he's consistent. I’ll give Kristol this: at least he’s consistent.

]]> By: altara http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-315231 altara Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:35:38 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-315231 How long would this Iraq war have lasted if we, instead of our grandchildren, were paying for it? A $1 per gallon on gasoline plus a progressive 5-15% surtax on incomes over $50,000. could have made a huge difference. At least many of us would have done some sacrificing instead of just the troops and their families. homer www.altara.blogspot.com How long would this Iraq war have lasted if we, instead of our grandchildren, were paying for it? A $1 per gallon on gasoline plus a progressive 5-15% surtax on incomes over $50,000. could have made a huge difference. At least many of us would have done some sacrificing instead of just the troops and their families.

homer http://www.altara.blogspot.com

]]> By: David Chadick http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-314673 David Chadick Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:55:56 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-314673 Excellent. Featured your comments with Krystal's article today on my Zen website, cuke.com, as part of an ongoing following of the Burma situation. Thanks. - DC Excellent. Featured your comments with Krystal’s article today on my Zen website, cuke.com, as part of an ongoing following of the Burma situation.
Thanks. – DC

]]> By: maha http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-314547 maha Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:50:23 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-314547 <i>I don’t think that the Ferguson man was being deliberately dishonest. </i> Oh, they rarely are. Ferguson is too oblivious to be deliberately dishonest. He is un-self-consciously dishonest. I don’t think that the Ferguson man was being deliberately dishonest.

Oh, they rarely are. Ferguson is too oblivious to be deliberately dishonest. He is un-self-consciously dishonest.

]]> By: Ahrahbeeh http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-314542 Ahrahbeeh Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:40:33 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-314542 I don't think that the Ferguson man was being deliberately dishonest. The current politician's belief that we can increase gov't spending on health care and education and decrease taxes without creating any new sources of revenue doesn't make any sense. The only way it could possibly work is if we decreased spending elsewhere (maybe we could stop getting into endless wars with 3rd world countries -- I know we had to do that to prove to the Soviets that our genitals were larger than theirs but now that the Cold War is over the invasion of Iraq is somewhat redundant.) Just a thought. I don’t think that the Ferguson man was being deliberately dishonest. The current politician’s belief that we can increase gov’t spending on health care and education and decrease taxes without creating any new sources of revenue doesn’t make any sense. The only way it could possibly work is if we decreased spending elsewhere (maybe we could stop getting into endless wars with 3rd world countries — I know we had to do that to prove to the Soviets that our genitals were larger than theirs but now that the Cold War is over the invasion of Iraq is somewhat redundant.) Just a thought.

]]> By: maha http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-314500 maha Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:28:12 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-314500 <i>1a. They actually ARE logistically capable of fighting in Burma.</i> Which makes the size of China's army relevant if we're talking about Burma, n'est-ce pas? 1a. They actually ARE logistically capable of fighting in Burma.

Which makes the size of China’s army relevant if we’re talking about Burma, n’est-ce pas?

]]> By: libarbarian http://www.mahablog.com/2007/10/08/legacies/comment-page-1/#comment-314483 libarbarian Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:19:30 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2161#comment-314483 <i>1. China has the largest standing army in the world.</i> Maha, Actually, by itself that is largely irrelevant. Chinas army is incredibly constrained by logistics and can' fight much beyond Chinas borders .... which brings me to: 1a. They actually ARE logistically capable of fighting in Burma. 1b.Burma happens to be largely covered in the kind of super-rough terrain that limits our advantage in high tech and maximizes the relative advantage of having large numbers of infantry. Like this country is going to get involved in another war in southeast asia.... Kristol is either just blowing hot air or he is losing his grip on reality. 1. China has the largest standing army in the world.

Maha,
Actually, by itself that is largely irrelevant. Chinas army is incredibly constrained by logistics and can’ fight much beyond Chinas borders …. which brings me to:

1a. They actually ARE logistically capable of fighting in Burma.

1b.Burma happens to be largely covered in the kind of super-rough terrain that limits our advantage in high tech and maximizes the relative advantage of having large numbers of infantry.

Like this country is going to get involved in another war in southeast asia….

Kristol is either just blowing hot air or he is losing his grip on reality.

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