tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post8630824017545891082..comments2024-03-25T16:03:36.810-07:00Comments on The Existentialist Cowboy: Reagan was no hero but he played one in a movieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-45645114735326051642008-02-11T03:15:00.000-08:002008-02-11T03:15:00.000-08:00How Haloscan works in practice can be found on;htt...How Haloscan works in practice can be found on;<BR/><BR/>http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/<BR/><BR/>Read an article, post a comment, and you'll see how smooth things can work without word-verification and all that.<BR/><BR/>I'm also very interrested in your appreciation of the informationclearinghouse-site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-55469682879280766412008-02-04T23:41:00.000-08:002008-02-04T23:41:00.000-08:00Ron Paul was right about the war against Iraq but ...Ron Paul was right about the war against Iraq but is wrong about monetary policy. Keynesian economics works. But GOP versions of it don't. Reagan was, in fact, a faux Keynesian, so was Nixon. Both were, thus, "liberals" (gasp). Economically, Paul's thinking is pre-19th Century. He talks about incentives to buy metals; the effect would be the complete collapse of the US dollar. I believe that Paul, at one point, wanted to return to the Gold Standard. That, in effect, says to the world: you give us a worthless piece of paper and we will give you a piece of gold in return. A run on the bank would be disastrous. People are already dumping the dollar. Bush is right to fear the Iranian oil bourse --but his aggressive policies have made matters much, much worse. Bush never had a positive solution about anything at anytime. His is the worst regime in US history.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-60708519790069663232008-02-04T21:18:00.000-08:002008-02-04T21:18:00.000-08:00What do you think of the reaganite policies of Ron...What do you think of the reaganite policies of Ron Paul?<BR/><BR/>RonPaul supporters seem oblivious or even supportive of his shared roots with reagan's economic and social policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-76669987056142776572008-02-04T18:43:00.000-08:002008-02-04T18:43:00.000-08:00This whole business of registering as a Republican...This whole business of registering as a Republican or a Democrat, of red states and blue states runs counter to one of the fundamentals of democracy - the secret ballot. We should not make it so easy for politicians to lie to us with respect to their intentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-50994774094504495042008-02-04T14:10:00.000-08:002008-02-04T14:10:00.000-08:00Diane b...Thank you for explaining to me your view...Diane b...<BR/><BR/><EM>Thank you for explaining to me your views on our elections!</EM><BR/><BR/>It was rather brief. Following are some more detailed proposals. The comments on this, as I recall, were very good. I especially recall some good ideas from Christopher. ...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://existentialistcowboy.blogspot.com/2007/08/restoring-american-democracy-proposal.html" REL="nofollow">Restoring American Democracy: A Proposal</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-35372997653721298252008-02-04T13:34:00.000-08:002008-02-04T13:34:00.000-08:00Thank you for explaining to me your views on our e...Thank you for explaining to me your views on our elections!<BR/><BR/>You offer a wonderful solution to the problem skip the primary and go directly to an election by popular vote.<BR/><BR/>Listening to you I realized, how you have been up close and personal with nearly all of the political leaders for the last thirty years.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, for helping me become more aware, for I really am by nature a little naive!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-37069926121691897672008-02-04T06:27:00.000-08:002008-02-04T06:27:00.000-08:00You are right to be suspicious and skeptical, Dami...You are right to be suspicious and skeptical, Damien. See my new article at: <A HREF="http://existentialistcowboy.blogspot.com/2008/02/talk-of-imminent-war-against-iran-amid.html" REL="nofollow">Talk of Imminent War Against Iran Amid an Attack of 'Coincidences'</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-44993850496575733552008-02-04T05:53:00.000-08:002008-02-04T05:53:00.000-08:00fun and games:Egypt's Ministry of Communications a...<A HREF="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=41601§ionid=351020502" REL="nofollow">fun and games</A>:<BR/><BR/>Egypt's Ministry of Communications announced in a statement Sunday that <EM>"a marine transport committee investigated the traffic of ships in the area, 12 hours before and after the malfunction, where the cables are located to figure out the possibility of being cut by a passing vessel and found out there were no passing ships at that time.”</EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-72796185515274403582008-02-04T00:59:00.000-08:002008-02-04T00:59:00.000-08:00Blogger Diane B said..Twenty things you have to b...Blogger Diane B said..<BR/><BR/><EM>Twenty things you have to believe to be a Republican today are great! Number 6- Jesus loves you, and shares tour hatred of Hillary Clinton</EM><BR/><BR/>Glad you like those and I wish I had written them. <BR/><BR/>Mention of Hilary brings up one of the fatal flaws of the US "system". We've entered my least favorite part of the interminable political season, that part in which everyone starts weighing "who can win" in determining who they should support. This is one reason lousy candidates get elected. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, the US will never shuck this absurd system of needless primaries nor the practice of "stacking the deck" against third, fourth or more parties. It doesn't have to be this way and, as long as folk will decide hetween Obama or Hilary based upon an assessment who might have the better chance of winning, we will never, ever have a responsive or progressive government.<BR/><BR/>I favor abolishing the electoral college, electing "Presidents" in direct elections tabulated with a "range voting system". If, in a crowded field, a single candidate fails to get a majority, a runoff, in which the votes are likewise tabulated, might be the solution. This will never work as long as corporations own candidates and as long as they, in fact, pick up the costs for "brainwashing" the public with stupid political ads. BTW --I stopped watching political advertising a long time ago. It's a total waste of time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-9763099508243270272008-02-03T23:42:00.000-08:002008-02-03T23:42:00.000-08:00Twenty things you have to believe to be a Republic...Twenty things you have to believe to be a Republican today are great! Number 6- Jesus loves you, and shares tour hatred of Hillary Clinton, made me laugh and angry about how crazy dangerous this group is. I saw Hillary at a Campaign Rally in Los Angeles yesterday, I personally felt she was awesome! Here's my You Tube link of, Hillary at the event. Great to be back, caught up with care for my daughter lately.<BR/><BR/>Part II:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsz2-0t6Tsg&NR=1<BR/><BR/>Part III:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjM4FW_VDiM#GU5U2spHI_4<BR/><BR/>PS Part 1 will be uploaded very soon! Stay tuned!!Diane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709680778603784433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-74248418188988536972008-02-03T18:06:00.000-08:002008-02-03T18:06:00.000-08:00Damien, yesterday I came to the same conclusion as...Damien, yesterday I came to the same conclusion as you did. Shutting Iran out of the internet so that the Iranians cannot access news and information, while Israelis have been told to build their "anti-missile rooms" in anticipation of the whole country being hit by missiles...Vierotchkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028919670102869922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-82527113462299871502008-02-03T14:04:00.000-08:002008-02-03T14:04:00.000-08:00I hope I'm completely wrong, Len, but the internet...I hope I'm completely wrong, Len, but the <A HREF="http://mathaba.net/rss/?x=580589" REL="nofollow">internet shutdowns</A> in Asia are disturbing, particularly the continuing shutdown of most of <A HREF="http://www.internettrafficreport.com/asia.htm" REL="nofollow">Iran's</A> network connections. Four major cables were cut by dragging ship’s anchors in separate incidents. Yeah, right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com