Comments on: The Power Of Negative Thinking http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:00:46 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Gasman http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997806 Gasman Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:30:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997806 You were right to put the word "win" in quotation marks. They didn't win either election. To the extent that they did, they did so by scaring the living shit out of enough people into believing that Bin Laden would eat their children and rape their women if the big swingin' dicks of the GOP didn't win. Fortunately, enough people now seem to realize that they were indeed, just dicks. You were right to put the word “win” in quotation marks. They didn’t win either election. To the extent that they did, they did so by scaring the living shit out of enough people into believing that Bin Laden would eat their children and rape their women if the big swingin’ dicks of the GOP didn’t win. Fortunately, enough people now seem to realize that they were indeed, just dicks.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997765 SouthernDragon Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:40:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997765 Chump change. Chump change.

]]> By: james http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997752 james Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:31:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997752 What the Democrats have to start doing when the GOP hits them with budget deficits is respond that at least this president put most of the war funding as on budget items. Bush carried on his imperial romps while funding everything off budget and then when he made projections on the budget the numbers were always exaggerated so that when the real budget came out the White House could say things aren't as bad as we thought they would be. Obama had to have a deficit if he was going to operate honestly and the Bush cabal knew that. As far as taxing and spending goes, well when you don't tax and spend that's like writing a check your ass can't cover, right? Who goes through life just writing checks for everything under the sun with no funds there to back up the checks? And as far as growing government goes, Saint Ronnie Raygun expanded the federal government and raised taxes in almost every year of his presidency but he raised them stealthily like increasing the payroll tax, doing away with some income tax deductions (credit card interest, sales tax) that specifically helped middle and working class Americans. Dubya didn't bother hiding behind a populist line for his tax cuts, he just offered people $400 for each kid and the people were only too happy to roll over on their backs and bat their eyes. And Obama? Two hundred and fifty dollars for Social Security recipients.... $20.83 a month which doesn't even cover the increase in health insurance premiums. Thanks Obama, great change. Pocket change. What the Democrats have to start doing when the GOP hits them with budget deficits is respond that at least this president put most of the war funding as on budget items. Bush carried on his imperial romps while funding everything off budget and then when he made projections on the budget the numbers were always exaggerated so that when the real budget came out the White House could say things aren’t as bad as we thought they would be.

Obama had to have a deficit if he was going to operate honestly and the Bush cabal knew that. As far as taxing and spending goes, well when you don’t tax and spend that’s like writing a check your ass can’t cover, right? Who goes through life just writing checks for everything under the sun with no funds there to back up the checks?

And as far as growing government goes, Saint Ronnie Raygun expanded the federal government and raised taxes in almost every year of his presidency but he raised them stealthily like increasing the payroll tax, doing away with some income tax deductions (credit card interest, sales tax) that specifically helped middle and working class Americans. Dubya didn’t bother hiding behind a populist line for his tax cuts, he just offered people $400 for each kid and the people were only too happy to roll over on their backs and bat their eyes.

And Obama? Two hundred and fifty dollars for Social Security recipients…. $20.83 a month which doesn’t even cover the increase in health insurance premiums.

Thanks Obama, great change. Pocket change.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997749 ratfood Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:28:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997749 That sucks. I have seen reports about how the mortality rate in hospitals rises as nurses are forced to assume responsibility for higher numbers of patients. That sucks. I have seen reports about how the mortality rate in hospitals rises as nurses are forced to assume responsibility for higher numbers of patients.

]]> By: marymccurnin http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997747 marymccurnin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:25:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997747 Both. A year ago all of the graduates in her school had jobs before they were finished. A year later only three out of thirty have work. It is a statement about the lack of general well being in country both in health care and jobs. FUCKED. They have fucked us. We all know who they are. Both. A year ago all of the graduates in her school had jobs before they were finished. A year later only three out of thirty have work. It is a statement about the lack of general well being in country both in health care and jobs. FUCKED. They have fucked us. We all know who they are.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997746 ratfood Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:21:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997746 NOW tonight had a story about the severe shortage of nurses. I was working at the time and didn't catch the reason, whether it is due to a lack of applicants or they are cutting cost by not hiring as many. Wouldn't surprise me if it is the latter. NOW tonight had a story about the severe shortage of nurses. I was working at the time and didn’t catch the reason, whether it is due to a lack of applicants or they are cutting cost by not hiring as many. Wouldn’t surprise me if it is the latter.

]]> By: marymccurnin http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997743 marymccurnin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:17:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997743 She is a tough woman and gentle at the same time. She is a tough woman and gentle at the same time.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997739 ratfood Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:10:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997739 Wow (about San Quentin). Guess they take care of the staff. Hope she finds something good. Wow (about San Quentin). Guess they take care of the staff. Hope she finds something good.

]]> By: marymccurnin http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997735 marymccurnin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:07:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997735 She passed her boards about two weeks ago. She has been working at the Buckeye in Marin county as a server while she looks for a nursing gig. The Buckeye is a big fat 1% restaurant in Marin. Both of my daughters put themselves thru school working there. She is coming over on Tuesday so I can help her put a resume up online. She is considering a job in at San Quentin in nursing. (Scary) She passed her boards about two weeks ago. She has been working at the Buckeye in Marin county as a server while she looks for a nursing gig. The
Buckeye is a big fat 1% restaurant in Marin. Both of my daughters put themselves thru school working there. She is coming over on Tuesday so I can help her put a resume up online. She is considering a job in at San Quentin in nursing. (Scary)

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/the-power-of-negative-thinking/#comment-1997732 TheLurkingMod Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:01:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45528#comment-1997732 Gregg Levine is upstairs! <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/16/late-night-developments-on-parade/" rel="nofollow">Late Night: Developments on Parade</a> Gregg Levine is upstairs!
Late Night: Developments on Parade

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