tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post191777444442694334..comments2024-03-25T04:46:46.000-04:00Comments on Casting Pearls Before Swine: A Fungus Amung UsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-84333936697785200432007-04-10T00:42:00.000-04:002007-04-10T00:42:00.000-04:00"...therefor you are.""...therefor you are."Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-28143406921147623192007-04-09T22:21:00.000-04:002007-04-09T22:21:00.000-04:00"I assume...""I assume..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-17089361563889786292007-04-09T20:24:00.000-04:002007-04-09T20:24:00.000-04:00You have such evidence, Dan? What makes you think...You have such evidence, Dan? What makes you think Bush hasn't the type of advice I describe besides the fact that you don't like his moves? I think you suffer from BDS like most libs.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-46032175667214245702007-04-09T14:33:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:33:00.000-04:00mudkitty said... Bush said it "could" be a long wa...<I>mudkitty said... <BR/>Bush said it "could" be a long war, while his bosses were saying it would be a cakewalk. No one expected it would go on longer than WW2. <BR/><BR/>Don't pretend. These matters are serious. <BR/></I><BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/>NO!!! Mudcat Bush said it "Will" be a long war, possibly longer than THIS generation, there will be no signing of a Treaty, there will be no enemy in Uniform.<BR/><BR/>Dont pretend you know a damn thing about anything. You cant even put a coherent sentence together.Marie's Two Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024589000490517815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-29394053866618844442007-04-09T07:56:00.000-04:002007-04-09T07:56:00.000-04:00"I assume Bush has qualified advisors that give hi..."I assume Bush has qualified advisors that give him as many angles as possible for him to consider. That is, until there's credible evidence to the contrary."<BR/><BR/>Funny.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-18338979980986751392007-04-08T18:21:00.000-04:002007-04-08T18:21:00.000-04:00We are supposed to have a transparent sunshine gov...We are supposed to have a transparent sunshine government. No secrets, outside of military/CIA stuff. <BR/><BR/>Fairy Tales are true - as in Foxes Guarding Hen Houses. <BR/><BR/>Dig it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-2043310725622872242007-04-08T00:04:00.000-04:002007-04-08T00:04:00.000-04:00Here's what I don't get: that someone who relishe...Here's what I don't get: that someone who relishes the opportunity to get all holy in defending their arguments would dare to judge people they don't know. How can you assume that those who populate Bush's cabinet are less than concerned for their country? What evidence do you have that they are not, or that they accept their appointments for the sole reason of enriching themselves?<BR/><BR/>More questions for you: Who better to oversee an industry than someone who knows the industry? What evidence do you have that would prove they have no concerns about how their decisions affect the nation? Isn't the fox guarding the chicken coop a stupid analogy considering the first two examples have the chickens overseeing and writing policy?<BR/><BR/>Muddy,<BR/><BR/>My point is that neither of us knows for certain without actually being there, but your assumptions are based on bias, while mine are based on logic and probability until real facts are available. You assume nothing but yes men, I assume Bush has qualified advisors that give him as many angles as possible for him to consider. That is, until there's credible evidence to the contrary.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-89011375272477497842007-04-07T19:23:00.000-04:002007-04-07T19:23:00.000-04:00Let me ask this question: Do you think it wise to ...Let me ask this question: Do you think it wise to have people from the Coal companies overseeing coal safety and cleanliness?<BR/><BR/>Do you think it wise to have people from the Oil companies write our energy policies?<BR/><BR/>Do you think it wise to have the fox guarding the chickencoop?<BR/><BR/>I'm no fan of Clinton, he may well have had a bunch of Yes men and women talking to him, too. It wouldn't make it right.<BR/><BR/>I'm saying we ought to demand that our leaders not merely pad their cabinets with a bunch of good ol' boys who helped get them elected, who have deep pockets, who have industry connections that will help us get rich later on when they rotate out of gov't and into private corporations.<BR/><BR/>It would be wrong for Clinton to do it if he did and it IS wrong for Bush to have done so. At least from the perspective of We, the People. We ought not put up with such foolishness. <BR/><BR/>I find it interesting that those on the Right who say they distrust Big Gov't (all the while growing it larger with each Republican administration) apparently have no problems with Big Industry. <BR/><BR/>I just don't get it.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-84797915662947765962007-04-07T15:32:00.000-04:002007-04-07T15:32:00.000-04:00Marshall...you are the insiders insider (LOL)...wh...Marshall...you are the insiders insider (LOL)...what's your point? <BR/><BR/>And as for big pharma, etc... you have it ass backwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-83140879745909501872007-04-07T00:37:00.000-04:002007-04-07T00:37:00.000-04:00So let me get this straight: Clinton had people f...So let me get this straight: Clinton had people from "Big Oil", "big Pharma" and all those other categories mentioned, as well as those of the more liberal persuasion, but Bush has only "yes men". Is that what Dan and Mudkitty are trying to say? What a couple of yahoos. Every prez pads his cabinet with those HE feels will counsel and advise him best. <BR/><BR/>Amd Mudkitty. I'm an "insider" of the Bush admin like YOU were a insider sailing with John Kerry in Cambodia during Christmas vacation. This is in reference to your "knowledgable" remarks about the Swift Boat vets on the next post.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-7394347711463004712007-04-06T16:32:00.000-04:002007-04-06T16:32:00.000-04:00Marshall stated:"And for your info, the prez has "...Marshall stated:<BR/><BR/>"And for your info, the prez has "experts" on both sides of an issue advising him."<BR/><BR/>Mudkitty responded:<BR/><BR/>"they're called the Democratic Congress. Both Houses."<BR/><BR/>Actually mudkitty, I think Marshall is talking about something different. When he says the president has peopole from both sides of an issue, he means BOTH from the traditional conservative point of view as well as the neo-conservative point of view...<BR/><BR/>That way, he gets to hear BOTH what Big Oil is thinking and also what the Military Establishment is thinking, throwing in a bit of what the Pharmaceutical and Agribusiness industries has to say.<BR/><BR/>Marshall, have you seen the Bush cabinet? It reads like a Who's Who of the Oil and Military Machine industries. They come to the Bush Whitehouse from these industries and, when they're done (or about to be indicted?), they leave and return back to those industries.<BR/><BR/>Some sources, if you're interested can be found<A HREF="http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11458" REL="nofollow"> here</A> and<A HREF="http://www.opensecrets.org/bush/cabinet.asp" REL="nofollow"> here</A>, for starters.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00019224997786558005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-57563174922008637812007-04-06T10:26:00.000-04:002007-04-06T10:26:00.000-04:00Oh really? Marshall, the insider? "The prez has ...Oh really? Marshall, the insider? "The prez has people on the other side who advise him...?" <BR/><BR/>Daz right, they're called the Democratic Congress. Both Houses.<BR/><BR/>But will he listen? No. So Marshall, what's your point? Sheer blind allegiance to Republicans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-68994769443172772732007-04-05T23:26:00.000-04:002007-04-05T23:26:00.000-04:00"A pack of yesmen"? Spoken like a true fool rushi..."A pack of yesmen"? Spoken like a true fool rushing headlong after his own folly. <BR/><BR/>Tell me if this is a true or false statement, Dan:<BR/><BR/>A "yes man" is anyone who counsels the president along a path Dan doesn't like.<BR/><BR/>And for your info, the prez has "experts" on both sides of an issue advising him.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-39009203162783404312007-04-05T21:51:00.000-04:002007-04-05T21:51:00.000-04:00"If Bush made a bad hire..." Duh! What other hir..."If Bush made a bad hire..." <BR/><BR/>Duh! What other hires does he make? <BR/><BR/>Katrina anyone? They're used to be a drink in NOLA called the Hurricane...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-21458477807689371412007-04-05T09:44:00.000-04:002007-04-05T09:44:00.000-04:00Are you suggesting we ignore the opinion of "exper...Are you suggesting we ignore the opinion of "experts," Marshall? More of the go it alone mentality. My way or the highway?<BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, sometimes "experts" are right.<BR/><BR/>Proverbs tells us "For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety."<BR/><BR/>In a multitude of counselors, not a pack of yes-men. Wisdom demands prudence. Fools rush headlong after their own folly.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00019224997786558005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-86846307678054846322007-04-05T00:05:00.000-04:002007-04-05T00:05:00.000-04:00"Bush said it "could" be a long war, while his bos..."Bush said it "could" be a long war, while his bosses were saying it would be a cakewalk."<BR/><BR/>"Experts" have been making cocky predictions at the outset of wars since forever. The British thought they could scatter the American rebels within a couple of weeks, while the Americans had similar notions about the Brits. Old story. Meaningless.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-12682642388008450762007-04-04T23:17:00.000-04:002007-04-04T23:17:00.000-04:00Like I said Mark, don't pretend...You know what a ...Like I said Mark, don't pretend...<BR/><BR/>You know what a plutocracy is,right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-48776126584208187362007-04-04T22:38:00.000-04:002007-04-04T22:38:00.000-04:00Bush has bosses?Bush has bosses?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-59229220988151090942007-04-04T19:47:00.000-04:002007-04-04T19:47:00.000-04:00Bush said it "could" be a long war, while his boss...Bush said it "could" be a long war, while his bosses were saying it would be a cakewalk. No one expected it would go on longer than WW2. <BR/><BR/>Don't pretend. These matters are serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-49201802960366177942007-04-04T14:07:00.000-04:002007-04-04T14:07:00.000-04:00Actually President Bush has been saying it will be...Actually President Bush has been saying it will be a long war since Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>When he addressed the American people on 9-18-2001 he said it was going to be a long war, we will have to make sacrifices, and you are either with us, or with the Terrorists. Among many other things I have forgotten but can probably be googled or found on the White House Website.<BR/><BR/>Dowd is a Moron.Marie's Two Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024589000490517815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-43546643354252638472007-04-04T11:19:00.000-04:002007-04-04T11:19:00.000-04:00To quote GW Bush - "Things would be a heck of a lo...To quote GW Bush - "Things would be a heck of a lot easier if this were a dictatorship, heh heh, as I am dictator." Quote unquote. (Shall I provide the video?)<BR/><BR/>I think W is the dupe of aspiring totalitarians, and as such is a failed, but aspiring authoritarian and servant of plutocrats. <BR/><BR/>However, our 3 branches of government have served us well since the founding, and thus, we will not be submitting to a dictator anytime soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-25959380582516499702007-04-04T09:29:00.000-04:002007-04-04T09:29:00.000-04:00Sorry about that, Rick. Dan lives in Kentucky. I t...Sorry about that, Rick. Dan lives in Kentucky. I thought it was funny. Besides that, I used to live in Evansville, Indiana, and Kentuckian jokes are very popular there.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-74230482097119397152007-04-04T09:19:00.000-04:002007-04-04T09:19:00.000-04:00As one with a strong Russian Heritage, I resemble ...As one with a strong Russian Heritage, I resemble your remark comparing Siberia to Kentucky!!Trader Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079028073096259737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-12972882316244368292007-04-04T00:57:00.000-04:002007-04-04T00:57:00.000-04:00Oh, and one other thing...Everyone who reads this ...Oh, and one other thing...<BR/><BR/>Everyone who reads this Blog, Republican, Democrat or Other, should immediately go to that link and sign the petition on the Sandy Berger thing.<BR/><BR/>It's the biggest Scandal our Government has ever covered up, and BOTH sides are dirty.<BR/><BR/>The Truth MUST be made public.tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-59175056209939629972007-04-04T00:54:00.000-04:002007-04-04T00:54:00.000-04:00Oh, okay then, Mudkitty, which do YOU think Presid...Oh, okay then, Mudkitty, which do YOU think President Bush is?<BR/><BR/>Inquiring minds want to know...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.com