Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    I'm seeing a lot of platitudes but not much substance in the debate - typical JT fare then. Oh well, carry on.

    Posted in: GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate

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    The TP might be a subset of the GOP just as the "religious right" was but to say that the TP represents the whole GOP isn't any more true than saying that NOW or Greenpeace or Soros represent the Dems. What happens is that the Gerrymandering of districts makes many "safe" districts for the dems or the gop. That means that the primary to be on the ballot for either party ends up being the "election." Since primaries draw very few of the voters from the party of the "safe" district any highly motivated group can push their candidate to victory in the primary. This is what happened with Paladino, the TP favorite who ended up being the GOP candidate for governor of NY and, subsequently, pretty much ripped to shreds as his faults were brought to light. Thus the GOP scrambles to find somebody who can beat Palin before the next presidential race looks like the NY governor's race.....I still can't understand why anybody would think Palin is presidential material. But that's a different topic.

    Posted in: GOP upbeat, Democrats brace for losses in election

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    That's right, middle america isn't recovering. All those manufacturing jobs went to China or were automated. The only people who's jobs aren't outsourced are either too labor critical (like janitors and housekeeping) and can't be automated or require real time highly adaptable skills. Even the latter can be outsourced to India; eventaully. So with middle amreica not recovering both the Economist and CNN are predicting that it's open season on incumbents in general and the current majority holders, who promised way too much to be able to deliver. Not that the other guys won't make a hash of things, but if there is one thing you can accuratly say about the majority of Americans is that they're not happy campers any more.

    Posted in: Obama makes last campaign stop in pivotal Ohio

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    You have to wonder how much of a carbon footprint this event had as all the delegates fly in from all over to talk about an issue and come up with an agreement that's not enforcable. As long as the population is expanding nothing is going to change. There might be opportunity to use land more efficiently to slow the expansion but even that won't be enough in the long run.

    Posted in: U.N. biodiversity meeting ends with agreements to protect ecosystems

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    There is some McD's food I like but I choose what I eat and when I eat it. Blaming somebody eise is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. It's not like he was a goose being fattened for pate, after all. Sheesh!

    Posted in: Brazilian court rules McDonald's must pay obese employee

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    I think that this demonstration is aimed at NK and a chance to test the system at the same time. There isn't a weapon system available that would stop a Chinese attack and I doubt the Chinese are dumb enough to provoke the response. The dear little pipsqueak, on the other hand, does not have the capabilities of the Chinese but might do something insane. This system could stop that before it turned Tokyo into a wasteland. Well worth the effort.

    Posted in: Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test off Hawaii

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    Sarge, on those low-lying small islands I doubt there is much high ground. Plus the people want to be close to their boats.

    I hope more survivors are found but tsunamis are particularly deadly if you can't get away from it completely.

    Posted in: Indonesia reeling from deadly tsunami, volcanic eruption

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    Unfortunately there are a lot of issues where Obama could have made a difference - gitmo, don't ask don't tell, etc. where his supporters see him as not delivering. So a lot of them might stay home. As far as taxes are concerned I don't have much faith in either party. The only "change" is whom gets the money they take from the public; it seems. But as they say, it's not over until the fat lady sings. Now, is the fat lady Hillary or Palin? Time will tell.

    Posted in: Dark clouds for Democrats as Obama embarks on last push

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    Ah yes, the religion of peace blowing each other to pieces. Sort of reminds you of the Spanish inquesition, or N Ireland. It's usually a control thing disguised as a religious issue. For example, the Sunni minority used to run the show in Iraq. Now the Shia are in control, sort of. It would seem that when the radicals can't find infidels to blow up they are more than happy to blow up any Muslim whom they disagree with. Nice.

    Posted in: Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan

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    For some reason I doubt that most Japanese 20 somethings are going to need training in wearing a hooters outfit. With all the cosplay over here the girls are well versed in this type of stuff.

    Posted in: Girls, girls, girls

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    I can't believe they are still going on about this. Maybe semperfi is right; perhaps the Chinese are venting out of frustration with their own government in a "safe" forum? Just seems strange to be protesting something when the Japanese gov't. caved in and let the guy go.

    With the "unofficial" slowdown in deliveries of materials to Japanese companies other countries and businesses see an opportunity. This could backfire badly for China.

    Posted in: Anti-Japan protests spread in Chinese cities

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    The fact that the worst of the hypocrites like Whitman and Palladino are going to loose might be an indicator that the US hasn't lost it's collective mind. But the anti-incumbent groundswell is amazing and it will affect both the Dems who promised a miracle and failed to deliver and the Reps who have been in office for ages but haven't done anything to fix the mess. Obama's inability to deliver on his campaign promises hasn't helped and will probably keep a lot of the disillusioned left from getting out to vote. The result will be that the less rabid tea partiers have a chance of upsetting incumbents. Heck, it's open season on incumbents! But, in two years time, once the new crowd has proved unable to implement their promises there will be another shift. Sort of like the old "Who" song: "meet the new boss, same as the old boss..."

    Posted in: All signs point to Republican victories: polls

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    Bob always had his ups and downs but it's nice to see that he mostly kept it up.

    Posted in: Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione dies at 79

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    There is a possibility that noborito is right. If the US housing prices continue to decline then consumer spending will remain weak as people try to reduce debt. Might just dip back into recession again. Hopefully not....

    Posted in: Nap time

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    A right to retire? What right to retire at a given age? This whole thing is loopy. Seems like the French will do anything to avoid work and the French youth will use any excuse to riot.

    Posted in: French rioters rampage, block airports

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    I'll agree that the body scanners will cut down on profiling and speed up checkpoints. Now if they start putting the baggage handlers through the same screening and background checks and secure the other airport areas I'd feel safer.

    Posted in: Are airport body scanners an invasion of privacy?

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    Why go through with it? Because there are sycophants in Burma (useful idiots, Stalin called them) who need the sham to "prove" to themselves that what they are doing is "right" and that the opposition deserves the abuse they hand out.

    Burma is rapidly becoming another NK and you only have to look as far as China to see why this regime can survive.

    Posted in: Foreign media barred from covering Myanmar election

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    SuperLib, I agree that it's rather amazing to find out that Ahmadinejad's type still exist, but as long as there are humans there will be meglomaniacs. Said people have a completely distorted world view and an ego sized to match. The whole visit is designed to showcase his point of view. Sort of like when Bush went on that aircraft carrier to say "mission accomplished."

    The more trouble Ahmadinejad causes the happier he is.

    Posted in: Ahmadinejad makes a show of strength in Lebanon

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    yabits, one of the miners echoed your thoughts almost 100% as soon as he got out of the mine. Great minds think alike, eh?

    Nice to see that there was flawless execution in the end. But an ounce of prevention...

    Posted in: Last trapped miner pulled to surface in Chile

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    Yeah, there's a big difference between China and Chile. I'm sure the miners are happy about that. I'd bet that in China they would have been written off as dead and left there.

    I can't imagine being stuck down there for so long. Those guys have done well for themselves and I hope they get a chance to relax and enjoy some time to unwind.

    Posted in: Last trapped miner pulled to surface in Chile

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