Posts Made By: Mel Maki

Lee Spain said:

So, is Johnny Cash right or wrong?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMMp_llzBT4

Mike Strieber said:

Reassuring news: Obama never talked to half a dozen members of his cabinet

http://www.ihatethemedia.com/obama-never-talked-to-half-a-dozen-members-of-his-cabinet

Obama didn't speak to six of his cabinet members for the fist two years of his presidency. Tell me he isn't in way over his head with this job. The SOTU last night proved just how out of touch he is with the rest of America.

Rod Kaufman said:

Colin Powell wants answers to questions like how someone called "curveball" could concoct a story that helped spur the US to war without questioning the veracity of the man behind it.
Well, he won't be getting any help from former president Bush who declined to comment via a spokesman. Cheney and Rumsfeld won't return calls, either. Did you really expect otherwise?
But good for Powell. I hope he keeps pushing until he uncovers the truth...
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/17/powell.curveball.iraq/index.html?hpt=T2

Rod Kaufman said:

The GOP budget cuts would cut the growth of the US economy in half this year, according the investment form Goldman Sachs. The Republicans reject the independent report.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gop-cuts-20110224,0,2687045.story
Ok, we all know the Goldman Sachs crowd are a bunch of commie, socialist, mothers who need to be run by members of the Tea Party in order to get things right. BUT, if the report IS accurate, and the cuts go in effect as planned, we're really screwed...

Rod Kaufman said:

I wondered the same thing as I watched a Democratic congressman ask the same question on CNN last week: who are the rebels in Libya and what do they want?
Here's one clue:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html
Here's another:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/25/libya.islamists/index.html
And it seems people don't want us there:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Muslim-Brotherhood-Spokesman-Libya-Requires-Arab-Solution--117112448.html

Rod Kaufman said:

In general, decision making prowess resides with liberals whereas emotional reactions and fear resides with conservatives:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/08/liberal-vs-conservative-does-the-difference-lie-in-the-brain/?hpt=T2
That's pretty much consistent with what I've seen thus far in the literature...

Lee Spain said:

Nothing to see here--move along!

What are we gonna do when gas is $6.50 a gallon?
How are we gonna lower those prices?
Is it time for a teeny-tiny automobile?
Who's buying a moped?

Rod Kaufman said:

Solid gains, again!
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/06/news/economy/jobs_report_unemployment/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1