I thought this was a good op-ed by Oliver North:
POTUS' Attention-Deficit Disorder
http://townhall.com/columnists/olivernorth/2011/03/18/potus_attention-deficit_disorder

And then the transformation from groupies to jilted lovers.. :D

Good ta see ya around, CB.. :D

Michale......

Are you just beginning to notice that we don't have a press corps anymore? ;D We haven't had one since Obama hit the campaign trail in 2008. That's when the transformation from reporters to groupies transpired.

I agree completely..

I have lived and worked in Japan for a bit of time and I have nothing but respect for their culture..

There are many possibilities as to why the Japanese are facing this crisis with stoic and honor..

Unfortunately, some of those possibilities can be construed as racist or bigoted..

NYPoet,

ACK!!!!

I stand corrected.. :D

Michale.....

that's superman 2! shows what you know...

;)
~j

That would be a very interesting topic for discussion. I'll tell you what, I'm pretty sure that the Janpanese people will overcome this tragedy and rebuild the devastated parts of their country.

That's assuming, of course, that the nuclear dimension to this crisis prevents them from doing so. We can only hope that will not be the case.

KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!!!
-General Zod, SUPERMAN

:D

Michale....

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100079703/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/

Michale.....

Yes, I am quite familiar with the type of commenter you describe. They cannot present a cogent argument based on the facts to save their life and so they resort to the sort of behavior that often results in personal attacks and unsubstantiated accusations.

In any event, I am confident that this behavior will be dealt with around here in the appropriate manner ... if you know what I mean and I know that you do! :)

The earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis in Japan has been horrifying to watch, indeed. My cable company has made the main news service channel out of Japan, NHK, available during this crisis and the images and footage have been heartbreaking.

It's the mindset of the Hysterical Left. And the Hysterical Right for that matter.

In their minds, no one could POSSIBLY disagree with their viewpoint. Therefore anyone who DOES disagree simply MUST be paid to disagree and secretly DOES agree with them..

It's doubly impossible, to them, that more than one person could disagree. Hence, when faced with multiple people that disagree, it MUST be that they are all the same person..

It's a self-fulfilling delusion that indicates an immature mind...

On a totally and completely unrelated note, I wanted to share some powerful footage that was just released that shows the Japanese Tsunami coming ashore..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12725646

It's horrifying...

Michale.....

As one lowly sockpuppet to the Sockpuppet Master, poor Shevek just doesn't stick around here long enough to really get to know ya, not to mention the rest of us.

And, he doesn't know our gracious host too well, either. :)

By the way, the latest edition of FTP is STILL not up at HP!?

Michale......

I usually read you on HuffPost and seldom bother to stop in here at the home front. Looks like you still have Michale and his various sockpuppets polluting your comments section, but otherwise, I hope others—like myself—have taken the time to give you positive feedback along the way. Keep up the good work!

Shevek57

Yes, there are other sources of terrorism. Radical Islam is the biggest and most dangerous. And, yes, King is a flawed questioner. But the question he poses is an appropriate - and important - one.

I would love to see someone (anyone!! :D) dispute these facts with facts of their own...

Michale.....

Pelosi had 4 years as House Leader.

All she did was up the Unemployment and raise the deficit to unheard of heights.

It's the epitome of hypocrisy that she would complain about a do nothing GOP majority...

Perhaps the GOP is following the medical Prime Directive of "First, Do No Harm"...

If only Pelosi had followed that, this country's economy might not have been in the toilet...

Michale.....

This was another good article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030804487.html

A couple of my favourite quotes were:

The roots of Holder's reticence are admirable: He wanted to avoid tarring an entire faith with the sins of a few extreme adherents. But the unavoidable fact is that, however much violent terror reflects a distortion of the tenets of Islam, it is not only practiced by adherents of the religion but practiced in its name.

To ignore the religious nature of the terrorist threat is to succumb to politically correct delusion.

And this one:

Yes, there are other sources of terrorism. Radical Islam is the biggest and most dangerous. And, yes, King is a flawed questioner. But the question he poses is an appropriate - and important - one.

And I say that as someone who, whilst not Muslim, has been mistaken for one at airports and been subject to extra searches and questioning. Since I have nothing to hide, it doesn't bother me. This is a great piece by a Muslim who supports the hearings:

http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/in_defense_of_peter_kings_muslim_hearings.html

That's an AWESOME article and it's EXACTLY how American Muslims SHOULD feel about this issue...

I would be willing to wager that, with the exception of those with an agenda, most American Muslims DO feel this way about the hearings...

It's a shame that the rabble rousers of the Hysterical Left and those with even darker agendas are trying to put the breaks on what SHOULD be a frank and honest discussion about the very real threat that faces us all..

Thanx for the link...

Michale.....

And that would be a really powerful argument Chris. If it were true. What was passed was a budget bill, it just wasn't an appropriation bill, which is the only thing considered "fiscal" in Wisconsin.

The bill that was passed is just 6 pages shorter than the original document, and will save just $30 million less than the original bill. To put that in context, the bill will save:

*The state itself $300 million over the next 2 years by requiring state workers to pay 5% towards pensions and 12% towards insurance.

*School districts and municipalities $1.44 billion over the same time by requiring their employees to pay 5% towards their pensions, and giving school districts and municipalities the option to require their employees to contribute 12% towards insurance.

Ellison's testimony was not only impressive, his emotional moment actually stole the spotlight from the King hearings

I've read other moments of Ellison's testimony that were far less impressive. He said:

"Ascribing the evil acts of a few individuals to an entire community is wrong...Targeting the Muslim American community for the actions of a few is unjust. Actually all of us--all communities--are responsible for combating violent extremism."

Nobody is "ascribing" the acts of Islamic fundamentalists to every member of the Muslim faith. Whilst all communities are responsible for fighting against terrorism, it is the terrorists themselves that are targeting the Muslim American community; in order to recruit them.

And I say that as someone who, whilst not Muslim, has been mistaken for one at airports and been subject to extra searches and questioning. Since I have nothing to hide, it doesn't bother me. This is a great piece by a Muslim who supports the hearings:

http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/in_defense_of_peter_kings_muslim_hearings.html

Regarding your talking points:

1) The Bush tax cuts should never have been all-or-nothing. I think the two highest brackets (33% and 35%) should have been allowed to expire.

2) & 3) Couldn't agree more. See, we can sometimes agree!

4) Well, here we'll have to agree to disagree. Whilst polls show that voters care more about jobs than deficits, they don't understand.

Deficit reduction is more important than job creation. If the deficit is not brought under control, the government continues to print more money to meet its spending obligations, which increases inflation. The Fed would have to hike rates, hurting both small businesses and home owners.

5) Well, the "People's Party" might not have the Koch brothers but they still have compulsory dues...well, other than in Wisconsin.

6) Doesn't stop Romneycare being a horrible piece of legislation. If Romney does win the nomination I think Obama will massacre him.

7) Nobody accused Obama of being stupid (or if they did, they only served to demonstrate their own lack of intelligence). For me it was not that he couldn't cope without the TelePrompTer, but that he felt like without it he wouldn't "stay on message". It just made him feel fake and too "control freak"-y rather than sincere and heartfelt.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4580794/animation-tsunami-races-across-pacific-basin/

It's a pretty impressive animation on the flow of the tsunami outward from the quake epicenter.

Michale.....

Oh, come on, CW!

The Democrat Senators in Wisconsin ran away and and hid in another state to avoid doing their jobs!

That is ANYTHING but honorable...

- a fact proven when he refused to allow people with hard facts about Muslim radicalism to even testify

Do you have a cite for this? I don't doubt your word, but I would like to read up on this myself.

I read a completely different version.. Would love to read yours..

Michale.....