Comments on: The Other Enemies of “The Good” http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:05:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SomeGuy http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969530 SomeGuy Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:07:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969530 <p>“The good is the enemy of the best.”</p> “The good is the enemy of the best.”

]]> By: OldFatGuy http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969523 OldFatGuy Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:56:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969523 <p>LOL, I remember the Republicans calling Obama “the most liberal democrat in the senate.”</p> <p>Wonder what they would’ve said if it had been Russ Feingold. You know, probably the actual most liberal democrat in the senate.</p> <p>Oh nevermind, I know I know. Had the democrats nominated Max Baucus, the Republicans would’ve said he too was the most liberal democrat in the senate.</p> <p>They still think the word Liberal is a bad word, don’t they???</p> <p>I think that’s changing.</p> <p>Quickly. </p> <p>God I love the young. They’re making a difference.</p> LOL, I remember the Republicans calling Obama “the most liberal democrat in the senate.”

Wonder what they would’ve said if it had been Russ Feingold. You know, probably the actual most liberal democrat in the senate.

Oh nevermind, I know I know. Had the democrats nominated Max Baucus, the Republicans would’ve said he too was the most liberal democrat in the senate.

They still think the word Liberal is a bad word, don’t they???

I think that’s changing.

Quickly.

God I love the young. They’re making a difference.

]]> By: solerso http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969522 solerso Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:48:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969522 <p>right. imagine how much worse it would be if the insurance cartel had 11 trillion dollars more money to abuse us with, and WE were forced, by law, to hand it over to them. my gods what a nightmare. good thing we elected ”the most liberal democrat in the senate”….</p> right. imagine how much worse it would be if the insurance cartel had 11 trillion dollars more money to abuse us with, and WE were forced, by law, to hand it over to them. my gods what a nightmare. good thing we elected ”the most liberal democrat in the senate”….

]]> By: solerso http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969521 solerso Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:45:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969521 <p>my god yes. “the enemy blah blah blah” is all i hear. Its one of those obnoxious slogans that the media pick up on, of course failing to mention, that the <strong>worst</strong> “enemy of the good” is the bad. in fact the perfect is not the enemy of the good, “the perfect” is the mother of the good. without a concept of the perfect there can be no concept of the good, as evidenced by our political “leadership”</p> my god yes. “the enemy blah blah blah” is all i hear. Its one of those obnoxious slogans that the media pick up on, of course failing to mention, that the worst “enemy of the good” is the bad. in fact the perfect is not the enemy of the good, “the perfect” is the mother of the good. without a concept of the perfect there can be no concept of the good, as evidenced by our political “leadership”

]]> By: Gitcheegumee http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969520 Gitcheegumee Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:43:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969520 <p>@21</p> <p>O/T but related to Bain Capital,Mitt Romney’s firm-Dated today:</p> <p>KKR, Bain Capital, Others Bidding on Bellsystem24, Nikkei Says‎ - 20 hours ago<br /> 2 (Bloomberg) — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Blackstone Group LP, Texas Pacific Group and Bain Capital LLC are among ten investment funds from the US, …Bloomberg - 35 related articles »</p> @21

O/T but related to Bain Capital,Mitt Romney’s firm-Dated today:

KKR, Bain Capital, Others Bidding on Bellsystem24, Nikkei Says‎ – 20 hours ago
2 (Bloomberg) — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Blackstone Group LP, Texas Pacific Group and Bain Capital LLC are among ten investment funds from the US, …Bloomberg – 35 related articles »

]]> By: Gitcheegumee http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969519 Gitcheegumee Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969519 <p>plu-naise? *G*</p> plu-naise? *G*

]]> By: Gitcheegumee http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969518 Gitcheegumee Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:32:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969518 <p>Intersting you should bring up Romney.</p> <p>Since he and the Carlyle group joined forces a while back,they have purchased the chain of Manor resthomes,and there is also a Carlyle nursing home in Framingham Massachusetts,btw.</p> <p>The Carlyle connection is seldom mentioned it seems.</p> <p> Michigan Messenger » Michigan House approves bills to soften …Sep 19, 2008 … Michigan House approves bills to soften Carlyle Group takeover of Michigan nursing homes By Todd Spencer. Sep 19, 2008 … close () …<br /> michiganmessenger.com/…/michigan-house-moves-bills-to-soften-carlyle-group-takeover-of-michigan-nursing-homes - Cached - Similar</p> Intersting you should bring up Romney.

Since he and the Carlyle group joined forces a while back,they have purchased the chain of Manor resthomes,and there is also a Carlyle nursing home in Framingham Massachusetts,btw.

The Carlyle connection is seldom mentioned it seems.

Michigan Messenger » Michigan House approves bills to soften …Sep 19, 2008 … Michigan House approves bills to soften Carlyle Group takeover of Michigan nursing homes By Todd Spencer. Sep 19, 2008 … close () …
michiganmessenger.com/…/michigan-house-moves-bills-to-soften-carlyle-group-takeover-of-michigan-nursing-homes – Cached – Similar

]]> By: OldFatGuy http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969470 OldFatGuy Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:22:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969470 <p>That is discouraging indeed. </p> <p>I swear with enough money you can make enough people stoopid enough to vote directly for facism. I believe it. </p> <p>Maybe the “great experiment” is failing? </p> <p>Discouraging man, very discouraging. I always thought the people of Canada wouldn’t so easily by the lies the way Americans do.</p> That is discouraging indeed.

I swear with enough money you can make enough people stoopid enough to vote directly for facism. I believe it.

Maybe the “great experiment” is failing?

Discouraging man, very discouraging. I always thought the people of Canada wouldn’t so easily by the lies the way Americans do.

]]> By: bgrothus http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969458 bgrothus Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:23:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969458 <p>Under The BAD, please enter, EXPENSIVE.</p> <p>Sorry for shouting, we must have a robust public option. Now.</p> Under The BAD, please enter, EXPENSIVE.

Sorry for shouting, we must have a robust public option. Now.

]]> By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969457 punaise Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:26:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/02/the-other-enemies-of-the-good/#comment-1969457 <p>don’t let the pluperfect be the enemy of the plu-good.</p> don’t let the pluperfect be the enemy of the plu-good.

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