tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post7931033068081584421..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Sequestration, Shame and Children with Disabilities with a P.S.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-8694676241924408822013-02-26T09:41:43.248-08:002013-02-26T09:41:43.248-08:00Yes our priorities are completely messed up. And w...Yes our priorities are completely messed up. And while I am certainly disgusted about the drones (and happy to live in a city that is currently working to get rid of the ones they were granted and write laws against using them), I think that your way of laying out the issue is a very compelling one. We are always taking the short view in this country, aren't we? Putting off spending that will help us in the long run in favor of settling a pissing match right now. Ugh.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-90665694676415050252013-02-24T07:51:08.669-08:002013-02-24T07:51:08.669-08:00Mea culpa on the argumentative part -- I do love a...Mea culpa on the argumentative part -- I do love a good one! And I do agree with you about Obama and the drones -- my original post just lay out the differences between the price of a drone and the price of an education. I'll stick to my conviction that our countries' priiorities are messed up.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-60272853584866398972013-02-23T23:13:27.742-08:002013-02-23T23:13:27.742-08:00Actually, I agree with Ain't for City Gals to ...Actually, I agree with Ain't for City Gals to a large extent and I'm a card carrying hope to die liberal radical.<br />The drones presently out there killing are there because Obama has been instrumental in their use and deployment. <br />I would love to see the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but at what price? The tactics Obama's using are rather like cut off your nose to spite your face.<br />Most of all though, I like to think of liberals as people who can listen to the opinions of others without being defensive and argumentive.<br />Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-64162755564392550892013-02-22T20:12:05.750-08:002013-02-22T20:12:05.750-08:00Boehner is a joke of a politician and a human bein...Boehner is a joke of a politician and a human being; if you disagree, I'd love to hear why.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-71541687688493950422013-02-22T20:10:00.228-08:002013-02-22T20:10:00.228-08:00Nope -- I wasn't looking for you to change my ...Nope -- I wasn't looking for you to change my mind, nor would I only want those who agree with me to comment here. I was basically responding to you plea of being "tired" of Republican-bashing. I am grateful that you actually disagreed and weren't anonymous, as I've found after five years of blogging that those who disagree are always anonymous! I disagree with you that "it's both sides" -- while there is corruption on both sides, I think it's become sort of a ploy of the cynical to claim that there is no good in government. I disagree with nearly everything the official Republican party stands for, and since Boehner is the head of his party in the legislature, I'm taking it for granted that he supports his party's ideology. I blame him for wanting to insure that the extremely wealthy are not taxed more; I blame him and his party for spinning the idea that all government programs and workers are shirkers and lazy; I blame him and his party for the mixing of state and religion and for dismantling much of what constitutes reproductive freedom for women. That being said, the Obama administration has disappointed me on several fronts: drones, the cowing to Big Pharm and insurance companies, the early reluctance to take a stand on gay rights, etc. I've always made that clear. Most of all I completely disagree with you and others who claim that the entire government is a joke. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-42804652645431269222013-02-22T19:22:25.984-08:002013-02-22T19:22:25.984-08:00Elizabeth..I don't want to change your mind. I...Elizabeth..I don't want to change your mind. I realize this is your blog and if you only want people to comment that totally agree with everything you say that is certainly your option. I respect that. I do think though that both parties are just about equal in the blame game about now though..if that is what is important to you. Best wishes..ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-59111887785896758912013-02-22T16:59:28.655-08:002013-02-22T16:59:28.655-08:00Last time I checked, Boehner was the Speaker of th...Last time I checked, Boehner was the Speaker of the House. And I agree that politics is politics -- and that politics are dirty. And with all due respect, this is my blog, and the Repubs deserve every bit of bashing they can get. If you're tired of that, tell me something persuasive to change my mind.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-12464042563388768962013-02-22T16:46:57.066-08:002013-02-22T16:46:57.066-08:00Not exactly sure but don't think it is Boehner...Not exactly sure but don't think it is Boehner who is exactly approving the drones...just saying. You might want to check that. And I do belive the obama and the Dem party were in favor of sequester at the beginning...you might want to check that. Just saying our ENTIRE government has become a joke...but just a little tired of the Republican bashing when in reality it is both...if you really check the facts.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-85447836375512017072013-02-21T23:45:41.716-08:002013-02-21T23:45:41.716-08:00I loved Rachel Maddow's recent show, when she ...I loved Rachel Maddow's recent show, when she pointed out that Congress could simply choose NOT to proceed with sequestration -- if they could stop bickering long enough. It would be funny if it weren't so scary.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-81275936021140737062013-02-21T23:33:34.174-08:002013-02-21T23:33:34.174-08:00I, too, have just watched House of Cards on Netfli...I, too, have just watched House of Cards on Netflix...confirms all my suspicions about why this congress does not work for THE PEOPLE. A curse on both their houses.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74404696334987154532013-02-21T18:09:50.648-08:002013-02-21T18:09:50.648-08:00He's always been Boner to me. No question. A r...He's always been Boner to me. No question. A real dick.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-73596690996067277552013-02-21T14:01:28.153-08:002013-02-21T14:01:28.153-08:00It's unbelievable.It's unbelievable. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-10571000444011711442013-02-21T13:15:04.321-08:002013-02-21T13:15:04.321-08:00it just boggles my mind - and having watched house...it just boggles my mind - and having watched house of cards on netflix I can only imagine what goes on behind the scenes. yuck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818795902981871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-77592924931876596302013-02-21T12:06:21.560-08:002013-02-21T12:06:21.560-08:00Yeah, I know. It is INFURIATING, if you are paying...Yeah, I know. It is INFURIATING, if you are paying attention. Way too many people in our shameful/shameless country are not. Hang in there Love. <br />x0 N2N2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508740809219902631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-21051680110163849442013-02-21T11:53:21.511-08:002013-02-21T11:53:21.511-08:00I hate the way they do things ...AND I HATE THOSE ...I hate the way they do things ...AND I HATE THOSE BAD POOPYHEAD DRONES :( Being old enough to vote has frightened me a bit because if I mess up somebody may die of suffer. But I do not want to be silent because the lack of a vote could do the same.I could not wait to be grown up because I thought grown ups were nicer than kids than I find out they can be much MUCH worse.Helmet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657270712206097668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-30126821036320938512013-02-21T11:30:34.668-08:002013-02-21T11:30:34.668-08:00I never watch TV news, and at the time Boehner cam...I never watch TV news, and at the time Boehner came into prominence, I guess I wasn't listening to NPR either--just reading the papers. My daughter C was in a similarly reclusive mode. We stopped in a coffee shop for lunch on a road trip. The TV there was on, and we heard Boehner's name pronounced aloud for the first time. "Thank God! she said. "I thought his name was Boner." I inhaled a substantial portion of my iced tea.<br />And yeah, I'm wondering more and more about Canada. Would they take me?<br />Shame on our Congress.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttp://leavingdivorceville.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-14826837513546027942013-02-21T11:26:41.713-08:002013-02-21T11:26:41.713-08:00Rest easy that, in all this, the top earners won&#...Rest easy that, in all this, the top earners won't lose anything!<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-34349401298498321142013-02-21T10:47:46.054-08:002013-02-21T10:47:46.054-08:00This whole scenario has been manufactured to cause...This whole scenario has been manufactured to cause turmoil and panic. It's unnecessary and manipulative. I wish there was a way to shame Congress into working together, since logic, common decency and a sense of duty has been pushed to the side. And yes, I agree that spending almost 13 million for one killing machine at the expense of our children is insane.The Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130189682029266517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-18760866512859282752013-02-21T09:46:19.658-08:002013-02-21T09:46:19.658-08:00Boehner and company are playing cruel hate politic...Boehner and company are playing cruel hate politics with the lives of the disadvantaged and the disabled and counting on people blaming Obama and not the Republican house that refuses to come to the table. It sickens me. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com