Gene Frenkle

a.k.a. "I give up"

What?

Oh, leave him alone, he has no concept of what you're talking about. Everything is right or wrong, black or white with OCinBuffalo.

I don't even know what to say to that...does the user agreement say I have to do whatever the mods say? I might have to delete my account and surely nobody wants THAT.

You would be near the top of those I would most like to spare.

I'm not the one keeping tabs for three days, toolbox.

The point, retard, is that you are incapable of considering that you might be wrong about, oh say...anything. I can almost guarantee that nearly everyone in your life thinks this about you.

That's pretty funny. It reads like an Onion article.

Do you seriously have nothing better to do? Do you really think that "next time your wife asks you 'Do these pants make me look fat,' tell her 'No, your ass does.'" is an argument that is crying out for a response? If you recall, all I actually said was "I love the idea of transparency." I love the idea of you getting punched in the face, but that doesn't mean it's something that I've thought all the way through or something that should be done. You see, I'm not always all about trying to win an argument. If somebody coherently presents an opposing view in less that 5 paragraphs, I'll think about it for a while. If it makes more sense than what I was originally thinking, I'll even change my mind - crazy, I know! There were some good arguments presented in this thread about a subject I didn't really have a strong opinion about it to begin with. I did the same with the global warming debate, though I started with a much stronger opinion on that topic. On both of these subjects, I'm now in a wait-and-see mode. We'll see what affect these leak sites and their transparency have in the long-term just like we'll see what the science bears out with global warming. I know, that makes me a flip/flopper, right? So anyway, once in a while I'll choke my way through one of your shorter posts and I cannot recall a single instance of you behaving in the fashion I have just described. You, sir, are no flip-flopper. So, could you please describe in words what it's like to have it all figured out? Thanks in advance.

Everyone is a lot to ask, even for me.

Wow, that's not at all revealing/offensive. Nice job!

Is there a difference?

Holy crap. THIS coming from YOU???

That's a bit trite, care to back it up with some numbers?

Giving up all worldly possessions, IIRC. I doubt Jesus would be in favor of tax breaks for the wealthy or anyone else if it meant sacrificing aid to the poor. Not that the words of some dude who may or may not have lived 2,000 years ago should carry a whole lot of weight...

It's funny because Conservatives are quite concerned with personal wealth and keeping what's theirs, while Jesus preached about giving up all worldly possessions. If you're going to live and die by a fairy tale, why not find one that better meshes with your own philosophy?

So I assume that bureaucracies are more likely to become bloated because they are not driven by profit margins?

That doesn't contradict my original statement and there is certainly a need for bureaucracy. Of course, maybe I'm trying to sell that last part to the wrong person.

I love the idea of transparency. Why does this need to be a partisan issue? The most blatant of the usual meatheads have chimed in in unison.

Let freedom ring.

The larger any organization (public or private) becomes, the more inefficient it tends to become.

I'm more of a fan of the league than any particular team. There are some things about your team that I like, but these are unfortunately outweighed by things that I don't like. I believe that people are able to think clearer when they don't have a pre-determined emotional investment in the outcome.

The census costs a lot and it's SCARY!!!

Well, in spite of your obnoxious smugness about your "team" getting the win here, I have to agree that this is a good thing.