Gruss Gott wrote:
> Would you analyze this by first attempting to approximate the radius
> of the gyre based on the average wingspan of a falcon?
>
Sorry, man, it's Sunday I'm just messing around.
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Judah McAuley wrote:
> Sure, why let reality get in the way of your narrative?
Numbers are things some people use to try to make sense of a chaotic
world. That, of course, can't be done (cue various Einstein quotes)
A national budget, just like your home budget, is not an exercise in
arithmeti
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> Judah McAuley wrote:
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>> I am quite familiar with your cavalier attitude toward numbers
>
> Numbers are a crutch for the weak-minded.
Sure, why let reality get in the way of your narrative? I'm sure that
your world is much more orderly an
Gov. Neil Abercrombie can't find the birth certificate he promised to produce.
Weird huh?
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On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> Sam wrote:
>> I love the conviction. Some left leaning sites tell you there's
>> nothing to see here so you look obediently away.
>>
>
> I resent
Sam wrote:
> I love the conviction. Some left leaning sites tell you there's
> nothing to see here so you look obediently away.
>
I resent that! I only obediently listen to Mitt Romney:
"I think the citizenship test has been passed. I believe the president
was born in the United States."
Judah McAuley wrote:
>
> I am quite familiar with your cavalier attitude toward numbers
Numbers are a crutch for the weak-minded.
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Robert Munn wrote:
> decisions. How many people today could grow their own crops?
>
Totally agree with your core point, however I'm a big believer in
local (your own backyard even). So I guess I'd say I hope more and
more of us should be doing that.
To your point, sadly, more and more of us ma
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> Having listened to and considered Mr. Trump's birther arguments I've
> determined them to be crap based on a review of facts from factcheck,
> politifact and others.
I love the conviction. Some left leaning sites tell you there's
nothing to
We need to think differently about how we live our lives. We pulled
millions of people out of traditional rural life and moved them into
cities on the notion that industrialization (and the specialization
that comes with it) would provide a better future. Now it turns out
we're going broke in that
That and she made him part of her campaign, with takes him off of the off
limits list...
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Subject: Re: Sarah Palin's Grandson Trig
Jerry Milo Johnson wrote:
>
> The dif
I am quite familiar with your cavalier attitude toward numbers,
delight in changing points midstream and general enthusiasm for
hand-waving solutions, Gruss, but when you are talking about budgets,
numbers actually do matter.
In order to produce a roadmap, one must first agree on a destination
an
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/business/global/15iht-pound15.html
NYTimes:
In the United States, the debate over how to cut the long-term budget
deficit is just getting under way.
But in Britain, one year into its own controversial austerity program
to plug a gaping fiscal hole, the future is
A Congressional Budget Office analysis of the fiscal 2011 spending
deal that Congress will vote on Thursday concludes that it would cut
spending this year by less than one-one hundredth of what both
Republicans or Democrats have claimed.
A comparison prepared by the CBO shows that the omnibus spe
Judah McAuley wrote:
> The discussion is great and I welcome it. But no matter how much you
> want to call his plan "serious" it just isn't.
Of course we're probably just haggling over terms and definitions, but
here's an interesting paragraph from automaticearth:
a credible fiscal plan. Optimi
Judah McAuley wrote:
> The discussion is great and I welcome it. But no matter how much you
> want to call his plan "serious" it just isn't.
The point you - and Krugman - are missing is that the discussion
*must* begin around priorities.
To your point, we all agree the deficit must be dealt wit
Still a dickish move to question the legitimacy of a child's parents.
But maybe that's just me.
I don't like being a jerk and hurting children.
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> Jerry Milo Johnson wrote:
>>
>> The difference for me is that Obama is a grown man that has
I'm torn. I mostly agree with Jerry but also acknowledge the fact that
it is Palin herself who brought the whole thing into the public realm.
She has been far from shy about inserting her family life into the
public debate which does tend to change my opinion on what is fair
game.
Fortunately, in
Jerry Milo Johnson wrote:
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> The difference for me is that Obama is a grown man that has placed
> himself in the public arena.
>
> Trig is a child, who has not made such a choice.
>
> To me, he is off limits.
>
Sarah Palin is a grown woman who has placed herself in the public
arena - and made t
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> Getting all huffy over the details at this point is a bit silly. It's
> like worrying about what restaurant you're to eat at in the airport
> before you decide if you're going to Asia or Europe.
It's more like saying "let's fly to Asia" wi
The difference for me is that Obama is a grown man that has placed
himself in the public arena.
Trig is a child, who has not made such a choice.
To me, he is off limits.
Jerry
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Gruss Gott wrote:
>
> Having listened to and considered Mr. Trump's birther argument
Having listened to and considered Mr. Trump's birther arguments I've
determined them to be crap based on a review of facts from factcheck,
politifact and others.
Granted there are some things there to make you wonder - like why
Obama doesn't release the long-form, but either way he's got the
requ
hahahah Street View.
On 4/17/2011 11:13 AM, Michael Dinowitz wrote:
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> The combined use of internet technologies should makes this of interest to
> all. Oh, and it's funny.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxToZmJwdI&feature=player_embedded#at=17
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Judah McAuley wrote:
>
> I'd also like to point out, once again, that the numbers used in
> Ryan's proposal are extraordinarily out of far right field.
I get your point, I just think it's irrelevant.
Basically what Ryan did was say, "we can fix our books by attacking
entitlements. Here's the o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VFIMTDfTDg&feature=youtu.be
Healthcare, Education and Infrastructure are to be cut.
You guys think that there is hope for the US economy? No.
Greed is going to run us all into the ground simply because
all our economies are so interconnected.
~~~
Saw this before, it was very well done and amusing yes! :-)
On 17 April 2011 11:13, Michael Dinowitz wrote:
>
> The combined use of internet technologies should makes this of interest to
> all. Oh, and it's funny.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxToZmJwdI&feature=player_embedded#at=17
The combined use of internet technologies should makes this of interest to
all. Oh, and it's funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxToZmJwdI&feature=player_embedded#at=17
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Your story is all over the map.
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On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Maureen wrote:
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> That has not been my experience. I have two sons: 34 and 39. Both
> educated, both employed. Not a month goes by without one of them
> hitting me up for money or help. In fact, that is often the only tim
And now the idiots are trying to repeal the imaginary death panels.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/15/major-democrat-signs-on-plans-to-repeal-real-death-panel/
Who cares. Obama's plan has mouse overs.
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On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Judah McAuley wrote:
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> Once again, the President respo
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