Comments on: What have the Kagans been Wrong about Now? http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:44:54 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243083 Raven Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:25:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243083 <p>It’s a funny thing, we battled so hard with Raven and knew when the time was right for him. Lil bit was so obviously cared for by someone, there is no way she could be this affectionate any other way. So we figure, all these problems must have overwhelmed someone and it’s not for us to try to judge. That’s the door that opened for us. Then there is the bohdisattva, he’s still pretty jealous but when she had her episode he went over and snuggled her too!</p> It’s a funny thing, we battled so hard with Raven and knew when the time was right for him. Lil bit was so obviously cared for by someone, there is no way she could be this affectionate any other way. So we figure, all these problems must have overwhelmed someone and it’s not for us to try to judge. That’s the door that opened for us. Then there is the bohdisattva, he’s still pretty jealous but when she had her episode he went over and snuggled her too!

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243078 egregious Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:21:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243078 <p>Your love for this little creature brought a tear to my eye.</p> Your love for this little creature brought a tear to my eye.

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243076 twolf1 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:19:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243076 <p>AP news alert:<br /> </p><blockquote>HOUSTON (AP) - Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. posts the biggest annual and quarterly profits by a U.S. company, breaking records it held for both periods.</blockquote> <p>Anyone surprised?</p> AP news alert:

HOUSTON (AP) – Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. posts the biggest annual and quarterly profits by a U.S. company, breaking records it held for both periods.

Anyone surprised?

]]> By: nomolos http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243073 nomolos Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:15:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243073 <blockquote><p>The givers who endow charities and so forth seems to assauge some guilt, but it never goes far enough. The wealthy are really a sick lot.</p></blockquote> <p>Charitable donations, as a percent of income, is higher among low income people than among the greedy</p>

The givers who endow charities and so forth seems to assauge some guilt, but it never goes far enough. The wealthy are really a sick lot.

Charitable donations, as a percent of income, is higher among low income people than among the greedy

]]> By: tjbs http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243072 tjbs Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:15:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243072 <p>Did I hear you mention Bloomburg?<br /> Great let the lost center of the country reject A woman, A Black or A Jew .God my head hurts that we’re considering someone who was tortured who has no problem with water boarding.</p> Did I hear you mention Bloomburg?
Great let the lost center of the country reject A woman, A Black or A Jew .God my head hurts that we’re considering someone who was tortured who has no problem with water boarding.

]]> By: sangemon http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243071 sangemon Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:14:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243071 <p>I’m breaking for Obama, BTW, <a href="http://blog.amahchewahwah.com/2008/01/31/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow/" rel="nofollow">I’m almost there</a>.</p> I’m breaking for Obama, BTW, I’m almost there.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243070 SanderO Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:13:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243070 <p>What is surprising is the disconnect and the denial that takes place among these uber wealthy. While I find conspicuous consumption vulgar, I find the accumulation of unused wealth repugnant. It is “invested” in financial instruments of all sorts to make more wealth or shelter it from being taxed.</p> <p>When you have people like Mitt of Bloomie or even Kerry with these huge fortunes under their control how can you take their interest in the people, in the body politic, in the entire nation seriously when they have horded wealth which could serve others without making these people lose their upper class lifestyle. I find these people repugnant.</p> <p>The givers who endow charities and so forth seems to assauge some guilt, but it never goes far enough. The wealthy are really a sick lot.</p> What is surprising is the disconnect and the denial that takes place among these uber wealthy. While I find conspicuous consumption vulgar, I find the accumulation of unused wealth repugnant. It is “invested” in financial instruments of all sorts to make more wealth or shelter it from being taxed.

When you have people like Mitt of Bloomie or even Kerry with these huge fortunes under their control how can you take their interest in the people, in the body politic, in the entire nation seriously when they have horded wealth which could serve others without making these people lose their upper class lifestyle. I find these people repugnant.

The givers who endow charities and so forth seems to assauge some guilt, but it never goes far enough. The wealthy are really a sick lot.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243069 Raven Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:13:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243069 <p>Ah, it’s nuttin, she’s a sweetie.</p> Ah, it’s nuttin, she’s a sweetie.

]]> By: sangemon http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243068 sangemon Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:12:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243068 <p>I wonder why #63 is a response to #1. I didn’t do that.</p> I wonder why #63 is a response to #1. I didn’t do that.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243067 egregious Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:11:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/01/what-have-the-kagans-been-wrong-about-now/#comment-1243067 <blockquote> <p>the bottom line is that she had no hope and now she has some hope.</p></blockquote> <p>Can there be any better work in this world? Bless you for bringing more hope into her little life.</p>

the bottom line is that she had no hope and now she has some hope.

Can there be any better work in this world? Bless you for bringing more hope into her little life.

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