Comments on: The Fightin’ 110th Congress http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:33:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: GordonM http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-422091 GordonM Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:35:34 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-422091 <p>Can’t recall where I read this (probably Kevin Phillips <i>Wealth and Democracy</i>), but before the revolution, the very richest American would have been about C or D list in London society. After the revolution, there were a small handful rich enough to be A list candidates. All of them made their money through either through supplying the army, or privateering (gov’t sanctioned piracy).</p> <p>La plus ca change…</p> Can’t recall where I read this (probably Kevin Phillips Wealth and Democracy), but before the revolution, the very richest American would have been about C or D list in London society. After the revolution, there were a small handful rich enough to be A list candidates. All of them made their money through either through supplying the army, or privateering (gov’t sanctioned piracy).

La plus ca change…

]]> By: Brian Boru http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421912 Brian Boru Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:07:36 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421912 <p>The crux of the problem is that W equates leaving with losing, while staying = victory. There’s no way we’re getting out while this clown and his enablers are in office.</p> The crux of the problem is that W equates leaving with losing, while staying = victory. There’s no way we’re getting out while this clown and his enablers are in office.

]]> By: EvilDrPuma http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421867 EvilDrPuma Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:29:58 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421867 <p><a href="#comment-421718"><em>Glorfindel @ 40 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Chertoff reminds me of Ming the Merciless.</p></blockquote> <p>“What do you mean, ‘Flash Gordon approaching?’”</p> Glorfindel @ 40

Chertoff reminds me of Ming the Merciless.

“What do you mean, ‘Flash Gordon approaching?’”

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421847 egregious Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:05:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421847 <p>Test</p> <p>Angie can you still close yr code? 5 min…</p> Test

Angie can you still close yr code? 5 min…

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421846 egregious Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:03:13 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421846 <p>Close code </p> Close code

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421821 perris Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:17:34 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421821 <p>phrase of the day;</p> <p>“escalating commitment”</p> phrase of the day;

“escalating commitment”

]]> By: lina http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421782 lina Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:18:10 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421782 <p>Ken Larson @79:</p> <p>If the policy makers were smarter about the policy they made, they could tailor their war machine to fit the reality of what is actually needed.</p> <p>Sending 150,000 troops to invade and occupy a country of 27 million people in the middle of Arabia was not a very smart policy decision. </p> <p>If we didn’t do stupid shit like that, we wouldn’t have to logistically supply a conventional army that is not being used correctly in the first place.</p> Ken Larson @79:

If the policy makers were smarter about the policy they made, they could tailor their war machine to fit the reality of what is actually needed.

Sending 150,000 troops to invade and occupy a country of 27 million people in the middle of Arabia was not a very smart policy decision.

If we didn’t do stupid shit like that, we wouldn’t have to logistically supply a conventional army that is not being used correctly in the first place.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421773 Suzanne Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:10:18 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421773 <p><a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/pin-the-war-on-the-wingnut/">Pin the war on the wingnut</a> upstairs</p> Pin the war on the wingnut upstairs

]]> By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421770 angie Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:05:39 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421770 <p>Yay, Mr. Sidarth and punaise!</p> <p>GO Webb!</p> Yay, Mr. Sidarth and punaise!

GO Webb!

]]> By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421767 punaise Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:04:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/16/the-fightin-110th-congress/#comment-421767 <p>before it moves off the front page at Salon.com I’ll re-mention <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/16/sidarth/">this </a>good call:</p> <blockquote><p> Salon Person of the Year: S.R. Sidarth</p> <p>The Virginia native and son of Indian immigrants changed history with a camcorder and introduced Sen. George Allen — and the rest of us — to the real America.</p></blockquote> <p>to date he has not gone on record with an opinion about <a href="http://aniseclothing.tripod.com/ANISESTYLE7/mukluk-whiteb.jpg">mukluks</a>.</p> before it moves off the front page at Salon.com I’ll re-mention this good call:

Salon Person of the Year: S.R. Sidarth

The Virginia native and son of Indian immigrants changed history with a camcorder and introduced Sen. George Allen — and the rest of us — to the real America.

to date he has not gone on record with an opinion about mukluks.

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