PromoTheRobot Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 What's volcano monitoring? Just more "pork" designed to predict possible catastrophes. Nothing important. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm not debating the importance of predicting possible catastrophes because without it, we'll never be able to understand McCain's presidential campaign or the selection of Biden as VP. Still, I'm curious; how many jobs will that $140 million create? How does that item in the "stimulus" bill help stimulate the worst economy since The Great Depression? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm not debating the importance of predicting possible catastrophes because without it, we'll never be able to understand McCain's presidential campaign or the selection of Biden as VP. Still, I'm curious; how many jobs will that $140 million create? How does that item in the "stimulus" bill help stimulate the worst economy since The Great Depression? Funny how for years we have heard that "asking questions" and just being "loyal oppostion" was patriotic. Now, we come to find that any pushback on Dear Leader's plans is verboten. Funny how that works, now that "they" are the ones in power. Im sure Jindal's refusal to just hand over Louisiana's Unemployment office to federal control is ALSO being looked at as "obstructionist." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Are you talking about Piyush Hussein Jindal? Where's that A-rab's Ko-ran? Oh, wait, he's a Republican? My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Are you talking about Piyush Hussein Jindal? Where's that A-rab's Ko-ran? Oh, wait, he's a Republican? My bad. His middle name is not Hussein....and no state head named "Piyush" was ever the sworn enemy of the United States with whom we recently fought two wars, you half-wit. Good to see youre ALREADY employing the tactics you screamed about others using WRT Jindal. At least your hypocritial stupidity is consistent across all areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Drane Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 In horseracing there is a term called "Bridgejumper". This is used to identify a bettor that wagers a huge sum on a horse to Show, which means finish in the top 3. These guys show up when a horse stands out so much over the competition that the only way it doesn't finish in the top 3 is if it gets hurt. The track has to pay you a 5% return on your money no matter how much you wager if you win, so while every other horse has 5,000....10,000...20,000....bet on it, the "sure thing" will have say $200,000 bet on it. Where else can you get a 5% return on your money in 2 minutes? Every now and then the sure thing isn't so sure. He fails to finish in the money, and the other horses pay crazy amounts to show. It may pay $12 to win, and $80 to show. This is because that huge amount bet by the Bridgejumpers gets distributed to the bettors of the top 3 horses. I'm sure you can see why they are called Bridgejumpers in this scenario. Last night Bobby Jindal took down a lot of GOP Bridgejumpers. We're F'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm not debating the importance of predicting possible catastrophes because without it, we'll never be able to understand McCain's presidential campaign or the selection of Biden as VP. Still, I'm curious; how many jobs will that $140 million create? How does that item in the "stimulus" bill help stimulate the worst economy since The Great Depression? Union jobs. He's quietly creating his Praetorian Guard, his Sturmabteilung. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090206/obama_labor.html?.v=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 It is kinda funny that the GOP feels a need to trot out its brown people to counteract Obama. They still don't get that it's not a brown or even black thing. Previously I'd thought Jindal was rather moderate. I am not so sure any more. He had a tough assignment following Obama's speech though so it probably wouldn't have mattered what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 It is kinda funny that the GOP feels a need to trot out its brown people to counteract Obama. They still don't get that it's not a brown or even black thing. Previously I'd thought Jindal was rather moderate. I am not so sure any more. He had a tough assignment following Obama's speech though so it probably wouldn't have mattered what he said. Only kinda. It does protect them from charges of racism, if the speaker is too critical or makes a reference to monkeys or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 It is kinda funny that the GOP feels a need to trot out its brown people to counteract Obama. They still don't get that it's not a brown or even black thing. Previously I'd thought Jindal was rather moderate. I am not so sure any more. He had a tough assignment following Obama's speech though so it probably wouldn't have mattered what he said. Jindal's been an up and comer in the GOP for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 It is kinda funny that the GOP feels a need to trot out its brown people to counteract Obama. They still don't get that it's not a brown or even black thing. Previously I'd thought Jindal was rather moderate. I am not so sure any more. He had a tough assignment following Obama's speech though so it probably wouldn't have mattered what he said. Don't worry blz. I've replied to you several times, that one-party rule is inevitable. You have won. Government by the people is a concept is in its' last days. Haven't you noticed the numbers of GOP Senators that will retire after their current term? The American experiment in participatory government is in its' twilight. Do you not see the immense onslaught of legislation prescribing this or that behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Im sure Jindal's refusal to just hand over Louisiana's Unemployment office to federal control is ALSO being looked at as "obstructionist." Wow. Talk about going off the deep end with your assertions. Do you have any data or reasons to suspect that? Your ass does not count as a valid data source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow. Talk about going off the deep end with your assertions. Do you have any data or reasons to suspect that? Your ass does not count as a valid data source. Google it. Im not your lapdog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Google it. Im not your lapdog. Damn right. I use the term "I'm not your factotum". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Jindal's been an up and comer in the GOP for a while now. I am not so sure that will continue after his speech last night. Even Brit Hume and Charles Krauthammer thought it was terrible last night on Fox News. That was a very poor speech and delivered even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Google it. Im not your lapdog. No I know exactly what you did.. you took Jindals interpretation of a temporary measure in the bill that would make him pay unemployment to 4000 more people with the federal funds. He sees that as a permanent measure (no one else does). And you have taken the whole interpretation and exaggerated and bloodied it and made it look like a "big government control" thing, and worded it as "hand over control to the federal government". Why do you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Don't worry blz. I've replied to you several times, that one-party rule is inevitable. You have won. Government by the people is a concept is in its' last days. Haven't you noticed the numbers of GOP Senators that will retire after their current term? The American experiment in participatory government is in its' twilight. Do you not see the immense onslaught of legislation prescribing this or that behavior? Wow. Were you this broken up when they announced the permanent Republican majority a few years back? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow. Were you this broken up when they announced the permanent Republican majority a few years back? PTR Certainly I was angry. They turned into Democrats...fatted cows. Promo, you have shown - for some time - a growing proclivity towards becoming an apparatchik. If you work for a governmental entity, well then I understand...mope, cash the check, kiss the hand, lift the leg on the private sector, encourage more government, or be one of that very extreme rarity - those that quit. Wise up. And don't defend blz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 By the venom they get, the DNC nightmare opponents will be Palin/Jindal in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Certainly I was angry. They turned into Democrats...fatted cows. apparatchik. Cincy - Great use of the term ... I had to look that one up. Thanks for the lesson of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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