Comments on: ‘Super Committee’ crashes and burns

By: Carl Nemo **==

Carl Nemo **== — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:59:09 +0000

Thanks Tzx4 for your spot-on input. : )

Many times…short, to the point commentary is far better than ‘windy ones’ that I and others crank out. : )

Carl Nemo **==

By: Logtroll

Logtroll — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:21:40 +0000

Cap’n,

Ja, been hanging out more over on the RR pasture these days.

I had hoped for a nod to my eversoclever “progressive lenses” double entendre! Ya’ll getting lazy over here!

By: tzx4

tzx4 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:36:21 +0000

The paralysis in Washington is due to its utter corruption.
Corrupt government does not benefit the general public, and ossifies around defending the status quo, big wealth.

By: Pondering It All

Pondering It All — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:42:49 +0000

Well, that worked exactly as I predicted: Republicans so far up Mr. Norquist’s behind, they couldn’t agree to any tax increases whatsoever. Now the automatic stuff will end the Bush/Obama tax rate cuts, and the main spending cuts will come out of the military budget and payments to Medicare providors. I think they blew it: The deal Obama offered was actually much closer to their demands!

This looks like a big win for the Democrats, as far as I can tell.

By: Carl Nemo **==

Carl Nemo **== — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:22:43 +0000

Thanks Logtroll for the T-Day cheer. Same back to you and yours.

I’ve missed your commentary to the site of late. You have a knack for keeping the CHB pot boiling so to speak which isn’t necessarily bad.

Carl Nemo **==

By: Logtroll

Logtroll — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:17:50 +0000

Ahoy, Cap’n,

I wear progressive lenses and recommend them highly, conditioned, of course by the caveat that we need wear lenses at all to see properly!!

Best to you on the holidays.

By: Carl Nemo **==

Carl Nemo **== — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:02:15 +0000

“regardless of our diffences of opinion” extract from post

should read:

…regardless of our differences of opinion…

My apologies.

I wear both bi and trifocals so it’s easy for me to make mistakes of this nature in my proofreading.

I’m not vain enough to wear contacts.

Carl Nemo **==

By: Carl Nemo **==

Carl Nemo **== — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:57:07 +0000

Thanks Ms. Price for your Washington State friendly repartee’ along with your family connections to the “Evergreen State”.

Seemingly from analyzing your posts to CHB and RR over time you’ve lived a full, productive life.

Just remember, that we’re all friends in thought here regardless of our diffences of opinion on occasion.

Happy Thanksgiving 2011 to you and yours…!

Carl Nemo **==

By: woody188

woody188 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:49:42 +0000

You may have found the problem with expecting Congress to make cuts.

But where is the money that should have influenced your senator to locate the cuts?

I can’t think of any group off the top of my head that lobbies for cuts and not pork for themselves.

Once again proving government is only good at one thing, growing larger.

By: Sandune

Sandune — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:39:23 +0000

Good points Larry. But where is the money that should have influenced your senator to locate the cuts? Don’t blame the money, blame the people who sat there and did nothing.

The American voters are passive because they are not educated on the subject of freedoms. A huge percentage of American voters want to be told what to do so they don’t miss “Dancing with the Stars.”

Last night Gov. Huntsman mentioned “term limits” and there was a moment of movement in the audience. I have never wanted limits but with the current Congress, that may be the best solution.