Comments on: Reaganism's Death Knell

By: ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Legislative Trains Running On Both Tracks

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 00:55:37 +0000

[...] Reaganism’s Death Knell [...]

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 00:32:40 +0000

no word since wednesday, hope CW is ok. car troubles can be a real chore.

By: MtnCaddy

MtnCaddy — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:48:06 +0000

[16] All I can say is, Hosanna, Queen of Snark! Hosanna in the Highest! And I mean this respectfully, even reverently. Texas doesn't deserve you.

By: MtnCaddy

MtnCaddy — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:24:11 +0000

[3] If we hope to accomplish that goal by means of re-distribution of income from high earners to lower earners, some portion of that dream might actually be realized. Damn straight its time to restore a 91% top marginal rate on the fat cats who've made out like bandits for 40 years. FYI America enjoyed far more GDP growth and rising living standards back in that golden age. 91% on obscene income would also reduce incentives to cook up things like CDOs and whatnot that trashed the world in 2008, so there's that.

By: Kick

Kick — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:21:02 +0000

Reaganism's Death Knell? What, no genuflect!? AND no column tonight!? On Biden's last day in office? Have you lost your ever-lovin' mind!? Rhetorical question. I'm going to be nice and overlook this grievous error of yours (along with your repetitive shunning of fashionable society and your long-running eschewing of the wonderfulness that is pie), and I'm going to write you a column for Biden's Death Knell. Got a nice ring to it, n'est-ce pas? Ahem (for EM)

Biden's Death Knell It was a nice run, but alas, tomorrow is Friday the 13th, and we have it on good authority from Nostradumbass the Your Pillow (Not My Pillow) Guy that Trump will be returning to the White House... tomorrow. Reinstatement day is nigh. Yes, when the sun rises (it doesn't really rise) in the East once more, it's going to flip, President Biden will magnanimously be leaving the White House, and those long suffering from paraskevidekatriaphobia will accrue another reason to rue the day. So let us bemoan our thusly sealed fate and toast yet again in song (as we are wont to do). Can I get an ECHO... Echo... echo:
The Story of Tonight I may not live to see our glory But I will gladly join the fight And when our children tell our story They'll tell the story of tonight Let's have another round tonight Raise a glass to freedumb Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you.
So to recap: * Tomorrow is another big Q-Anon MAGA meltdown * Goalposts moving (again) day * Elect a clown, expect a circus

By: MtnCaddy

MtnCaddy — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:15:52 +0000

Ever since Saint Ronnie died I've had a fantasy about going to his grave in the coast and peeing on it. Yeah, I'd likely get arrested but that's how much I hate what Reaganism has done to our country. If Joe gets both passed I think I'll feel that America has symbolically peed on Reaganism and that maybe I pull my little fantasy of the old Bucket List.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:57:01 +0000

i always thought that was a funny expression... JL

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:52:37 +0000

I'm largely tuning out for the next few days, so ... keep me posted!

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:34:58 +0000

we are in a pie-mergency.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:06:06 +0000

Joshua,

That kind of initial error would have sunk other presidents. But, not Biden. In fact, it makes his accomplishment even more impressive.

Now, let's see what he can get done when all he has to do is herd cats! :)

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:58:14 +0000

I wrote cake but I was thinking and meant to say pie.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:48:45 +0000

and here's something from the times... liz, you might want to pay special attention to number 2 on the list... JL

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:31:26 +0000

nonsense! cake is for poseurs. only a pie emergency could be forgiven.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:20:46 +0000

Ice-cream cake is the best. And, Joe Biden knows what's what.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:13:36 +0000

but enough about all this silly USA stuff. i read that canada had a real emergency a couple weeks ago.

By: C. R. Stucki

C. R. Stucki — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:47:20 +0000

The concept underlying this whole 'infrastructure' plan as described by CW and Bernie Sanders appears to me to be the claim that we as a society will now be able to collectively consume a helluva lot more than we have previously been consuming, which we will achieve by giving lower-income earners a helluva lot more money than they previously earned on the job.

If we hope to accomplish that goal by means of re-distribution of income from high earners to lower earners, some portion of that dream might actually be realized.

If however, we hope to accomplish that dream by means of the Fed Res bank providing the $, it simply ain't gonna happen.

I fear that we may have lost sight of the eternal truth that in the world of reality, nobody can ever consume anything until somebody has first produced it.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:21:07 +0000

that's a pretty damn ambitious program. kudos, joe!

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:31:07 +0000

Hmmm.

Other than a quick reference to president Biden's desk, one might think that Biden had nothing to do with this consequential piece of legislation upon reading the column today.

Well, if this thing gets passed, it will have had a lot to do with the Biden plan and approach to things, just to be clear.