Comments on: My 2012 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2] http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/ Reality-based political commentary Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:11:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31642 Elizabeth Miller Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:27:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31642 I think that's number 0594 above, and it's really three comments in one so that makes a total so far of 0597 ... three more to go. I must say, I'm really looking forward to #0600 as it should be one for the history books! :) I think that's number 0594 above, and it's really three comments in one so that makes a total so far of 0597 ... three more to go.

I must say, I'm really looking forward to #0600 as it should be one for the history books! :)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31640 Michale Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:46:24 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31640 <I>I've already forgotten about Bush and any damage he and his brand of the Republican cult of economic failure and foreign policy disaster have visited upon your country and the rest of the world. </I> I'll remind you of that when the Democrats Tax & Spend plan goes sideways.. :D <I>But, Obama/Biden have come quite a long way in the long and difficult effort of cleaning up that monumental mess. </I> And yet, Americans universally agree that they are worse off now than in 2009... <I>By the way, when do you suppose Obama will nominate Hagel as the next SecDef?</I> I don't think Obama will name Hagel. With Rice, it's clear that Obama doesn't have the stomach for a fight that he doesn't have the chips stacked in his favor... Obama likely will bail on Hagel because the LEFT has as much of an issue with Hagel as the Right does, albeit for different reasons... Michale 0593 I've already forgotten about Bush and any damage he and his brand of the Republican cult of economic failure and foreign policy disaster have visited upon your country and the rest of the world.

I'll remind you of that when the Democrats Tax & Spend plan goes sideways.. :D

But, Obama/Biden have come quite a long way in the long and difficult effort of cleaning up that monumental mess.

And yet, Americans universally agree that they are worse off now than in 2009...

By the way, when do you suppose Obama will nominate Hagel as the next SecDef?

I don't think Obama will name Hagel. With Rice, it's clear that Obama doesn't have the stomach for a fight that he doesn't have the chips stacked in his favor...

Obama likely will bail on Hagel because the LEFT has as much of an issue with Hagel as the Right does, albeit for different reasons...

Michale
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]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31639 Elizabeth Miller Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:11:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31639 Michale, I've already forgotten about Bush and any damage he and his brand of the Republican cult of economic failure and foreign policy disaster have visited upon your country and the rest of the world. Not to say that we still won't all be living with the consequences of all of that mischief for some time to come, you understand. But, Obama/Biden have come quite a long way in the long and difficult effort of cleaning up that monumental mess. By the way, when do you suppose Obama will nominate Hagel as the next SecDef? Michale,

I've already forgotten about Bush and any damage he and his brand of the Republican cult of economic failure and foreign policy disaster have visited upon your country and the rest of the world. Not to say that we still won't all be living with the consequences of all of that mischief for some time to come, you understand. But, Obama/Biden have come quite a long way in the long and difficult effort of cleaning up that monumental mess.

By the way, when do you suppose Obama will nominate Hagel as the next SecDef?

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31635 Michale Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:06:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31635 Another silver lining of this whole deal is that the economy well and truly, beyond ANY doubt, now fully and completely belongs to the Democrats.. ANYONE from the Left who tries to blame Bush should be tar'ed and feather'ed and run out of town on a rail... AND get their pee pee whacked.. Michale 0592 Another silver lining of this whole deal is that the economy well and truly, beyond ANY doubt, now fully and completely belongs to the Democrats..

ANYONE from the Left who tries to blame Bush should be tar'ed and feather'ed and run out of town on a rail... AND get their pee pee whacked..

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31634 Michale Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:50:39 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31634 <I>There's always New Year's Day for some last minute comments on the big fiscal cliff deal ...</I> Ahhh Good point.. :D Every year, I think that New Years Eve at Midnight is the cutoff.. As far as the deal goes?? Democrats got everything they wanted w/o having to put ONE SINGLE spending cut on the table... This deal does seal one thing. It can never EVER be said again that Democrats are always willing to compromise... Michale 0591 There's always New Year's Day for some last minute comments on the big fiscal cliff deal ...

Ahhh Good point.. :D

Every year, I think that New Years Eve at Midnight is the cutoff..

As far as the deal goes??

Democrats got everything they wanted w/o having to put ONE SINGLE spending cut on the table...

This deal does seal one thing.

It can never EVER be said again that Democrats are always willing to compromise...

Michale
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]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31630 Elizabeth Miller Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:38:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31630 There's always New Year's Day for some last minute comments on the big fiscal cliff deal ... There's always New Year's Day for some last minute comments on the big fiscal cliff deal ...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31629 Michale Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:55:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31629 <I>Now there is a feat that is entirely achievable! :)</I> One would think so... :D But it's WAY past my bedtime!! :D Michale 0590 Now there is a feat that is entirely achievable! :)

One would think so... :D But it's WAY past my bedtime!! :D

Michale
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]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31628 Elizabeth Miller Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31628 Michale, 11 posts in 12 hours? Now there is a feat that is entirely achievable! :) Michale,

11 posts in 12 hours?

Now there is a feat that is entirely achievable! :)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31627 Michale Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:49:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31627 Arrgh!! The dreaded Unclosed Attribute!! I need to do 11 posts in 12 hours... Somehow, I don't think that is going to be a problem.. :D Michale 0589 Arrgh!! The dreaded Unclosed Attribute!!

I need to do 11 posts in 12 hours...

Somehow, I don't think that is going to be a problem.. :D

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31626 Michale Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31626 <B>Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were close to a deal Monday to cancel historic tax hikes for most Americans. But they were still hung up on spending, with Democrats resisting a GOP proposal to delay automatic spending cuts for just three months.</I> Once again... Democrats get everything they want, but don't want to put spending cuts on the table.. I have to admit, ya'all had me going when you were slamming the GOP for not compromising in the past... But alas, what I always knew to be true has been proven once again.. Democrats are as moronic and uncompromising as ya'all claim Republicans are... Michale 0588 Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were close to a deal Monday to cancel historic tax hikes for most Americans. But they were still hung up on spending, with Democrats resisting a GOP proposal to delay automatic spending cuts for just three months.

Once again...

Democrats get everything they want, but don't want to put spending cuts on the table..

I have to admit, ya'all had me going when you were slamming the GOP for not compromising in the past...

But alas, what I always knew to be true has been proven once again..

Democrats are as moronic and uncompromising as ya'all claim Republicans are...

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31620 Michale Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:29:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31620 http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-orders-raise-biden-members-congress-federal-workers_692223.html Well, I am certainly glad that there is money to give our "leaders" a raise... I was really worried about how they were going to make ends meet... Whew.. I can sleep at night now.... {/sarcasm} Michale 0585 http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-orders-raise-biden-members-congress-federal-workers_692223.html

Well, I am certainly glad that there is money to give our "leaders" a raise...

I was really worried about how they were going to make ends meet...

Whew.. I can sleep at night now....

{/sarcasm}

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31618 Michale Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:31:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31618 Wooops... <B>French Court Says 75% Tax Rate on Rich Is Unconstitutional</B> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-29/french-court-says-75-tax-rate-on-wealthy-is-unconstitutional.html Looks like the STICK IT TO THE RICH mentality is hitting a few speed bumps... Maybe a better idea than taking money away from people who earned it is learning to live within one's means... Just a thought.... Michale 0584 Wooops...

French Court Says 75% Tax Rate on Rich Is Unconstitutional
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-29/french-court-says-75-tax-rate-on-wealthy-is-unconstitutional.html

Looks like the STICK IT TO THE RICH mentality is hitting a few speed bumps...

Maybe a better idea than taking money away from people who earned it is learning to live within one's means...

Just a thought....

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31614 Michale Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:37:39 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31614 Speaking of another VERY under-reported story.. <B>Activists voice dismay as Senate renews government surveillance measure</B> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/28/senate-approves-government-surveillance-measure Where is Code Pink?? Where is MoveOn??? Where is the entire Left??? Oh, that's right.. They are too busy prostrating themselves before their "lord and savior" (a direct quote) the Great & Exalted Barack The First.. Again, I am gabberflasted that there are absolutely NO red lines here.. No Boundaries at all..??? <B>"You have absolutely no boundaries, do you??" "Well... I don't like fat guys." "Well, it seems that I draw the line at incest." "So, you'de do a fat guy??"</B> -TWO AND A HALF MEN, Walnuts And Demerol (As an aside, you lose a lot without the visuals, but trust me. It was funny! :D ) Michale 0583 Speaking of another VERY under-reported story..

Activists voice dismay as Senate renews government surveillance measure
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/28/senate-approves-government-surveillance-measure

Where is Code Pink??

Where is MoveOn???

Where is the entire Left???

Oh, that's right..

They are too busy prostrating themselves before their "lord and savior" (a direct quote) the Great & Exalted Barack The First..

Again, I am gabberflasted that there are absolutely NO red lines here..

No Boundaries at all..???

"You have absolutely no boundaries, do you??"
"Well... I don't like fat guys."
"Well, it seems that I draw the line at incest."
"So, you'de do a fat guy??"
-TWO AND A HALF MEN, Walnuts And Demerol

(As an aside, you lose a lot without the visuals, but trust me. It was funny! :D )

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31613 Michale Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:32:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31613 Awwww, who am I kiddin? Ya'all would never be THAT lucky!!! :D Seriously though... I couldn't possibly disagree more with your selections. But I guess that COULD mean ya are on the right track.. :D I do have to single out one notable, though... <I>The partisan in me was leaning towards the whole "there's no political scandal here, but we're going to keep digging until we find one!" nonsense over Benghazi, for Most Overreported Story of 2012.</I> Seriously!?? Benghazi is the most UNDER-REPORTED story of 2012... If you ignore Fox News (which I know most of ya'all take PRIDE in doing :D ) you will find barely any mention of Benghazi.. The simple fact that it caused the brutal slapdown of what on Obama's most trusted advisers should indicate how big of a story Benghazi was... My prediction is that Benghazi will feature prominently in 2013. We have barely scratched the surface of what is known about Benghazi.. Which is a laughable testament to Obama's claim that he is the "Transparency President".. Michale 0582 Awwww, who am I kiddin?

Ya'all would never be THAT lucky!!! :D

Seriously though... I couldn't possibly disagree more with your selections. But I guess that COULD mean ya are on the right track.. :D

I do have to single out one notable, though...

The partisan in me was leaning towards the whole "there's no political scandal here, but we're going to keep digging until we find one!" nonsense over Benghazi, for Most Overreported Story of 2012.

Seriously!??

Benghazi is the most UNDER-REPORTED story of 2012...

If you ignore Fox News (which I know most of ya'all take PRIDE in doing :D ) you will find barely any mention of Benghazi..

The simple fact that it caused the brutal slapdown of what on Obama's most trusted advisers should indicate how big of a story Benghazi was...

My prediction is that Benghazi will feature prominently in 2013. We have barely scratched the surface of what is known about Benghazi.. Which is a laughable testament to Obama's claim that he is the "Transparency President"..

Michale
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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31612 Michale Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:25:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31612 Well, ya gone and done it... Ya have posted so much that I vehemently disagree with that I'm speechless... Michale 0581 Well, ya gone and done it...

Ya have posted so much that I vehemently disagree with that I'm speechless...

Michale
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]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31602 Chris Weigant Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:38:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31602 <strong>Bug fixed!</strong> You'll all notice, if you reload the page, I've finally fixed the bug with the "missing right border" for the quote blocks. Should be a complete box around the setoff quotes now (look at the bottom of this article to see...) Woo hoo! Thanks to <strong>Herm71</strong> for the help on this one... <strong>-CW</strong> Bug fixed!

You'll all notice, if you reload the page, I've finally fixed the bug with the "missing right border" for the quote blocks. Should be a complete box around the setoff quotes now (look at the bottom of this article to see...)

Woo hoo!

Thanks to Herm71 for the help on this one...

-CW

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31599 Chris Weigant Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:44:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31599 Kevin - Reload the page. :-) For everyone else, you'll notice that reloading will update the pledge drive thermometer. Over 3/4ths of the way to our goal! Woo hoo!!! -CW Kevin -

Reload the page.

:-)

For everyone else, you'll notice that reloading will update the pledge drive thermometer. Over 3/4ths of the way to our goal! Woo hoo!!!

-CW

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31597 Kevin Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:50:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31597 Chris, Please delete comment #3. Glad to hear Mrs. CW is on the case :) Chris,
Please delete comment #3. Glad to hear Mrs. CW is on the case :)

]]> By: Hawk Owl http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31596 Hawk Owl Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:48:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31596 Well, I just finished re-reading your smorgasboard of insights, humor, and independent thinking and enjoyed it even more than the 1st time. Your "Most Under-reported Story" (on efforts to interfere with voting rights) triggered an old gripe closely tied yo this. The most powerful strategy for suppressing votes (workers' votes) is this country's shameful failure to do what many countries do: make Voting Day an National Holiday so EVERYone can have time to vote (instead of trying to fit it in between the commute home, feeding the kids and the doors closing on the voting site -- all in a few hours.) Well, I just finished re-reading your smorgasboard of insights, humor, and independent thinking and enjoyed it even more than the 1st time. Your "Most Under-reported Story" (on efforts to interfere with voting rights) triggered an old gripe closely tied yo this. The most powerful strategy for suppressing votes (workers' votes) is this country's shameful failure to do what many countries do: make Voting Day an National Holiday so EVERYone can have time to vote (instead of trying to fit it in between the commute home, feeding the kids and the doors closing on the voting site -- all in a few hours.)

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31595 Kevin Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:47:41 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31595 "But the absolute Worst Idea of 2012 was to hand Karl Rove a reported $390 million so that he could buy the election for Republicans. Wowza. That was one really, awfully, suicidally bad idea. The "return on investment" (which is how rich donors talk) was abysmally low. Karl Rove got sucked into the same "I'm going to make up my own poll numbers and believe them rather than those other ones I don't like to look at" vortex of stupidity that swirled, tornado-like, around the entire Fox News channel in the waning months of the campaign. Here's a safe bet: whatever funds Karl is able to raise in the future, he'll never again be handed almost $400 billion to play around with." That's the gaffe I was mentioning... "But the absolute Worst Idea of 2012 was to hand Karl Rove a reported $390 million so that he could buy the election for Republicans. Wowza. That was one really, awfully, suicidally bad idea. The "return on investment" (which is how rich donors talk) was abysmally low. Karl Rove got sucked into the same "I'm going to make up my own poll numbers and believe them rather than those other ones I don't like to look at" vortex of stupidity that swirled, tornado-like, around the entire Fox News channel in the waning months of the campaign.

Here's a safe bet: whatever funds Karl is able to raise in the future, he'll never again be handed almost $400 billion to play around with."

That's the gaffe I was mentioning...

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31594 Chris Weigant Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:46:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31594 Kevin - I swear I'm not making this up. I'm sitting here next to Mrs. CW, who is reading the column on her new tablet (her employer got her an early Xmas present), and she points out the million/billion thing. I log in to the CW.com site to fix it, and I immediately saw your comment. So... it's fixed... mea culpa... and, man, did you call that one right! :-) -CW Kevin -

I swear I'm not making this up. I'm sitting here next to Mrs. CW, who is reading the column on her new tablet (her employer got her an early Xmas present), and she points out the million/billion thing.

I log in to the CW.com site to fix it, and I immediately saw your comment.

So... it's fixed... mea culpa... and, man, did you call that one right!

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/12/28/my-2012-mclaughlin-awards-part-2/#comment-31593 Kevin Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:35:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=6752#comment-31593 Chris, As usual an enjoyable read. Perhaps you could give Mrs. CW a chance to proof read your stuff before posting; re. the Rove $400 million/ $400 billion gaffe? Spell check wouldn't help there... Expect an electronic kiss from Elizabeth :) Happy New Year to all Weigantians. Chris,
As usual an enjoyable read. Perhaps you could give Mrs. CW a chance to proof read your stuff before posting; re. the Rove $400 million/ $400 billion gaffe? Spell check wouldn't help there...
Expect an electronic kiss from Elizabeth :)
Happy New Year to all Weigantians.

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