Puterbac News Network and Political Discussion Thread

[AlabamAlum]

Because Norway is the epicenter of Islama-hate? They've lost their stinking minds.

[10ac]

They're just misunderstood. Someone should open a dialog with them.

[bluetick]

how about open a can of nuklar whoop-ass on 'em instead

[10ac]

Oh, I guess that would be alright.

[sardis]

Why does DSL hate the Arabs so much that he automatically assumes they are the terrorists? It could be one of Sarah Palin's children...

[10ac]

I'm sure there'll be a half-hearted condemnation by a couple of "moderate" arabs.

[TheBigMook]

Why does DSL hate the Arabs so much that he automatically assumes they are the terrorists? It could be one of Sarah Palin's children...

Probably the retarded one.

[sardis]

Why does DSL hate the Arabs so much that he automatically assumes they are the terrorists? It could be one of Sarah Palin's children...

Probably the retarded one.

I have a retarded brother, and I'm telling ya, you don't want to piss them off...

[10ac]

Most of ya are retarded...

[TheBigMook]

Why does DSL hate the Arabs so much that he automatically assumes they are the terrorists? It could be one of Sarah Palin's children...

Probably the retarded one.

I have a retarded brother, and I'm telling ya, you don't want to piss them off...

I know, they're as strong as chimps. And chimps are 10 times stronger than humans. So if you ever run into a retarded chimp, run the fuck away.

[puterbac]

Will College Bubble Burst From Public Subsidies?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printp ... -full.html

When governments want to encourage what they believe is beneficial behavior, they subsidize it. Sounds like good public policy.

But there can be problems. Behavior that is beneficial for most people may not be so for everybody. And government subsidies can go too far.

Subsidies create incentives for what economists call rent-seeking behavior. Providers of supposedly beneficial goods or services try to sop up as much of the subsidy money as they can by raising prices. After all, their customers are paying with money supplied by the government.

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Take the California State University system, the second tier in that state's public higher education. Between 1975 and 2008, the number of faculty rose by 3 percent, to 12,019 positions. During those same years, the number of administrators rose 221 percent, to 12,183. That's right: There are more administrators than teachers at Cal State now.

These people get paid to "liaise" and "facilitate" and produce reports on diversity. How that benefits Cal State students or California taxpayers is unclear.

[puterbac]

Impediment to reform

By George F. Will

Friday, July 22, 2011

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... 47817.html


The tea party, the most welcome political development since the Goldwater insurgency in 1964, lacks only the patience necessary when America lacks the consensus required to propel fundamental change through our constitutional system of checks and balances. If Washington's trajectory could be turned as quickly as tea partyers wish, their movement would not be as necessary as it is. Fortunately, not much patience is required.

[innocentbystander]

I guess this might be it....

Dear Colleague, Our economy is not creating enough jobs, and the policies coming out of Washington are a big reason why. Because of Washington, we have a tax code that is stifling job creation. Because of Washington, we have a debt crisis that is sowing uncertainty and sapping the confidence of small businesses. Because of Washington, our children are financing a government spending binge that is jeopardizing their future.
Since the moment I became Speaker, I’ve urged President Obama to lock arms with me and seize this moment to do something significant to address these challenges. I’ve urged him to partner with congressional Republicans to do something dramatic to change the fiscal trajectory of our country. . .something that will boost confidence in our economy, renew a measure of faith in our institutions of government, and help small businesses get back to creating jobs.

The House this week passed such a plan. . .the Cut, Cap & Balance Act, which passed the House with bipartisan support.

Along with Majority Leader Cantor, I have also engaged the president in a dialogue in recent days. The purpose of this dialogue was to see if we could identify a path forward that would implement the principles of Cut, Cap, & Balance in a manner that could secure bipartisan support and be signed into law.

During these discussions – as in my earlier discussions – it became evident that the White House is simply not serious about ending the spending binge that is destroying jobs and endangering our children’s future.

A deal was never reached, and was never really close.

In the end, we couldn’t connect. Not because of different personalities, but because of different visions for our country.

The president is emphatic that taxes have to be raised. As a former small businessman, I know tax increases destroy jobs.

The president is adamant that we cannot make fundamental changes to our entitlement programs. As the father of two daughters, I know these programs won’t be there for their generation unless significant action is taken now.

For these reasons, I have decided to end discussions with the White House and begin conversations with the leaders of the Senate in an effort to find a path forward.

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate have not been participants in the conversations I and Leader Cantor have had with the White House; nor have the Republican leaders of the Senate. But I believe there is a shared commitment on both sides of the aisle to producing legislation that will serve the best interests of our country in the days ahead – legislation that reflects the will of the American people, consistent with the principles of the Cut, Cap, & Balance Act that passed the House with bipartisan support this week.

I wanted to alert you to these developments as soon as possible. Further information will be coming as soon as it is available. It is an honor to serve with you. Together, we will do everything in our power to end the spending binge in Washington and help our economy get back to creating jobs.

Sincerely,

John Boehner

[innocentbystander]

Impediment to reform

By George F. Will

Friday, July 22, 2011

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... 47817.html


The tea party, the most welcome political development since the Goldwater insurgency in 1964, lacks only the patience necessary when America lacks the consensus required to propel fundamental change through our constitutional system of checks and balances. If Washington's trajectory could be turned as quickly as tea partyers wish, their movement would not be as necessary as it is. Fortunately, not much patience is required.

You didn't include the best part Puter.

Obama vaguely promises to "look at" savings from entitlements because "we need to find trillions in savings over the next decade." But when McConnell learned that negotiations chaired by Vice President Joe Biden had identified a risible $2 billion in 2012 discretionary spending cuts, McConnell concluded that Obama's frugality pantomime required a response that will define the 2012 election choice.

Richard Miniter, a Forbes columnist, is right: "Obama is not the new FDR, but the new Gorbachev." Beneath the tattered banner of reactionary liberalism, Obama struggles to sustain a doomed system. Democrats' dependency agenda is buckling under an intractable contradiction: It is incompatible with economic growth sufficient to create enough wealth to feed the multiplying tax eaters.

Events are validating the tea partyers' arguments. Time is on their side -- but not on America's, unless the impediment to reform is removed in 16 months.

Obama's frugality pantomime required a response that will define the 2012 election choice....

Strange words, those. Who might that person be? Well, this was filmed in March of last year. Fast forward to 4:20 to see someone who gets it.

[youtube]Mq-1v75JlRk[/youtube]

[Professor Tiger]

How many times has Mitt changed his views since then?

Save your Romney commercials for the uninformed, IB. Everybody here knows that Romney is a chameleon opportunist who will change his fixed positions on vital issues and say just about anything to get elected. Nobody around here is fooled by the act.

But he does have great hair and teeth. Gotta give him that.

[Professor Tiger]

Did someone in Norway draw an unflattering cartoon of Muhammad? If so, then this bombing was understandable.

We must not condemn Muslims who blow things up and murder lots of innocent people. Rather, we must blame ourselves for all the terrible things we must be doing to that forces them to behave this way.

[Hacksaw]

Home Depot is making enough money. Bluetick said so.

LOL Amazing.

Seriously, can't they trot some CEO out there who's company is in the shitter? How can somebody cry about fear and paralysis publicly when they're financials are the toast of Wall Street?

It doesn't seem honest somehow

Who is they? Oh, yeah...you've bought into the big conspiracy of evil rich capitalists who are out to eat everyones' children and pillage the earth. Those guys just aren't smart enough to figure out who would be a good representative to criticize The Chosen One.

Seriously, Home Depot is doing okay for now. The economy is undoubtedly in the shitter, but let's wait until there are no companies who are still making money before we admit that Obama is a failure.

[Professor Tiger]

If CEO's of large companies publicly complain that Obama is making it impossible for businesses to make money, yet it is proven that the same CEO's and their corporations are currently making a ton of money under Obama, then those CEO's are inviting derision.

[Hacksaw]

If CEO's of large companies publicly complain that Obama is making it impossible for businesses to make money, yet it is proven that the same CEO's and their corporations are currently making a ton of money under Obama, then those CEO's are inviting derision.

Is that what he said? That it's "impossible for businesses to make money"?

[Professor Tiger]

He said,

I can tell you that today the impediments that the government imposes are impossible to deal with. Home Depot would never have succeeded if we'd tried to start it today.

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysi ... n-Jobs.htm