DanG

I'm not pro-Occupy. I think they need to figure out WTF they want, then I'll decide if I agree with them or not. Right now, I disagree that drum circles are ever called for, I agree that Wall Street bankers were not properly held accountable for their recent misdeeds, and I agree that everyone should have the right to free speech. Of course, it might be more effective to figure out what you are trying to say before exercising that right, but to each his own. OTOH, I'm staunchly against "gotcha" posts, especially if such posts are specifically intended to get a reaction from some of the more active trolls. - Dan G

Very cute. Now some poster who isn't into the SC back and forth will post, "But the link said they showed up at an Occupy protest, not a Tea Party protest!" And you'll get to say, "Exactly!" And a bunch of people will somehow think that means something. Well done. - Dan G

Wow. I must really piss you off. I've made almost all my money off the government. I get a military pension, and I work for a government contractor. I had no idea I was so evil. - Dan G

How is he leeching off the government and college students? - Dan G

I agree that liberal arts are generally not good money making degrees. I obtained a degree in foreign affairs, and when I realized there wasn't much I could do with it financially except go to law school, I went back and got an engineering degree. However, we as a society can't turn our back on liberal arts. The knowledge gained through studies other than business and applied science (which are the only studies conservatives seem to place any value in) is invaluable to society as a whole. All that being said, I don't think I agree with this educational loan plan. There are a lot of ways to pay for college besides loans. I transferred from a private to a state school after one year when the financial reality hit home, and did ROTC for my first degree. I did take out loans for my engineering degree, but paid them all back before I even finished school using my Army Reservist pay. Obviously, military service is not for everyone, but forgiving financial obligations without reason just leads to lack of respect for contracts overall. - Dan G

Give it a rest, dude. This "new" DZ in Virginia has been operating for over 50 years at a different airport. I think they know who Skyride is. - Dan G

Are you selling religion or heroin? It's hard to tell. - Dan G

I'd love to read a less biased piece about this issue. The one you linked is not news, it is commentary and opinion. When it says things like, "Heck, they just found out that Einsteininan physics is probably wrong as regards the speed of light. If that’s not “settled science” certainly temperature measurements of one or two degrees over hundreds of years are in play." it makes me question the rest of their facts. - Dan G

Maybe, but you don't rent herpes. - Dan G

I'm not an enviro nut, but I'm trying to get you to see the other side. In the enviro mind, polluters are also forcing their lifestyle on others. They are doing by polluting the air and water that others breathe and drink. Polluters can't just live their life without affecting others because we all share the same planet. Both sides want to force the other to live a different lifestyle because no matter how you look at it, we all affect each other. - Dan G

This is the crux of the problem. Environmentalists also think that the other side's worldview is flawed and will lead to destruction. The answer will have to lie somewhere in the middle. - Dan G

Logic class was many years ago, but I think your using reductum ad absurdum or something like that. In other words, your argument is silly. - Dan G

They would survive now because they are so well established. Basically, the entire energy infrastructure of the US is built around coal and oil. This is due in part to past, and continuing, subsidies. You are asking solar, wind, and other renewables to complete against players who already got their subsidy benefits, and to compete against them on their own turf. If you required the oil and coal companies to repay all of the past subsidies they benefited from, the price of oil and coal would go up, and renewables would be much more economically viable. It should also be noted, although this is tangential to the main point, that China is heavily subsidizing solar technology right now. If we don't make even a token effort to keep up, we'll never be able to compete with them in the solar market. If the world energy economy starts moving toward solar in the future, we'll once again be beholden to a foreign power for our energy needs. - Dan G

Well, I'm only talking about energy subsidies, but yeah, take it back from everyone. Ethanol, solar, wind, coal, oil, nuclear. My point is, it is unfair to complain about subsidies for emerging technologies but be okay with past subsidies (and continuing, completely ridiculous subsidies) to established technologies. - Dan G

Cool. Now how about the government asks those energy producers who are now extremely prosperous to pay back the subsidy money they benefitted from over the last century? I mean, level the playing field, right? - Dan G

Are you in favor of ending all subsidies to all energy producers? - Dan G

Seriously? Is everything the Administration does from now on a distraction attempt? Give me a break. You're right. That one SF company sent to Uganda would probably tip the balance of a war with Iran. - Dan G

That's my point. I don't think the process used on this bill was necessarily contrary to the Constitution. Perhaps it was, but it doesn't seem like that big of a deal on its face. I'm against rules for rules sake. If rushmc's concerns would have been satisfied by the House Speaker writing on a piece of paper, "Jobs Bill: TBD," and sending it to the Senate for amendment, then what's the point? - Dan G

If you go to the Evolving Strategies web page two things stand out: they are a Republican consulting firm, and the "poll" was a pro-Herman Cain push poll. - Dan G

Dude, can you just post a single reply. It's a pain in the ass responding to multiple posts all the time. BTW, nice dictionary definition. I don't see where it says anything about voting or acting on the thing being originated. Would it be okay if the Houise wrote a draft bill and the Senate proposed amendments to that, or does your definition of 'originate' require a bill to be passed by the House first? What if a draft bill had been passed by a House committee? Is that good enough? - Dan G

That's your interpretation. I wonder what someone who knows what they're talking about would think. Anyway, I'm willing to bet that procedurally what the Senate did was propose an amendment to a draft bill. Of course, I suppose that you also object to the Senate's refusal to confirm hundreds of Obama appointees, most notably for the Consumer Protection Commission, since the process of allowing a single Senator to use a secret hold is not mentioned in the Constitution. - Dan G

Nope. Just what is 'originate' intended to mean. Any comment on that? - Dan G

Don't forget never wearing pants. - Dan G

Neither one of us is a legal scholar, but I think it comes down to what "originate" means. If it means, "is passed by," then you are correct. If it mean, "is proposed by," then I don't see the problem. - Dan G

Why? - Dan G