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Transformative: Since 2009, "Government" Has Moved from Voters' Fourth Biggest Concern to Top Problem
Nice work, Reagan of the Left.
Did Reagan actually manage this? I'm gonna look that up. Reagan talked a lot about government being the problem, but I don't know that he actually convinced people to rank "Government" as the nation's number one problem. We needed the colossal incompetence and distasteful arrogance of the Obama Administration to do that.Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at January 02, 2015 05:24 PM (3a+CI)
Posted by: junior at January 02, 2015 05:25 PM (UWFpX)
Posted by: Julia at January 02, 2015 05:26 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: ever at January 02, 2015 05:26 PM (hRV3r)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at January 02, 2015 05:26 PM (3a+CI)
Skip the waffles, I'm drinking the syrup right from the bottle.
Posted by: Midnight Panhandler at January 02, 2015 05:27 PM (0mTra)
Posted by: John Boehner at January 02, 2015 05:28 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 02, 2015 05:28 PM (R8hU8)
If they can give you all this wonderful stuff, they can just as easily take it away. Or send you away.
Posted by: rd at January 02, 2015 05:28 PM (k19Aq)
Posted by: El Gobernadore Jeb Bush at January 02, 2015 05:28 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Taggart at January 02, 2015 05:30 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Cheshirecat at January 02, 2015 05:30 PM (Dwytc)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 02, 2015 05:28 PM (R8hU
I do not think this is an answer. I can see the convention taken over by a bunch of SJW and professional politicians.
Posted by: rd at January 02, 2015 05:30 PM (k19Aq)
Posted by: John of Salisbury at January 02, 2015 05:30 PM (8CdUx)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 02, 2015 05:31 PM (NeFrd)
So what are we talking about?
Posted by: Cheshirecat at January 02, 2015 05:31 PM (Dwytc)
Posted by: jc at January 02, 2015 05:31 PM (i8c5b)
It's stories like this that cause people to notice government overreach. Thank goodness the nanny staters never sleep. There may be hope for us yet.
Posted by: Lauren at January 02, 2015 05:33 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: Progressive Trash Ruling Class at January 02, 2015 05:33 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: rd
You are correct, sir. When it was all said and done, there would be constitutional protections for closet poopers.
Posted by: pep at January 02, 2015 05:33 PM (4nR9/)
And everyone is starting to notice.
Posted by: rd at January 02, 2015 05:33 PM (k19Aq)
Posted by: Michael Mann at January 02, 2015 05:33 PM (2/p31)
Japan births fall to record low... http://drudge.tw/1D0B8gu
But someday Japan will wake up from it's panty-sniffing, weirdo shut-in phase and ... thanks to xenophobia and racism ... Japan will still be Japanese.
Same can't be said of Europe. Or America.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at January 02, 2015 05:35 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: jc at January 02, 2015 05:31 PM (i8c5b)
Harry was pretty much taken to task in the earlier post. Time to vet on something else.
^..^(____)~~~
Posted by: Cheshirecat at January 02, 2015 05:35 PM (Dwytc)
Pfft! As if there's a "Let" so much as "Stop Wasting Effort Trying To Stop It"...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Unrepresented at January 02, 2015 05:36 PM (DT3rQ)
I mean, we got lucky two hundred twenty odd years ago. Does anyone really think this generation of "statesmen" is the equal of that one?
Posted by: pep at January 02, 2015 05:36 PM (4nR9/)
Mind you there'll be about 30,000 of them left by that point at this rate...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Unrepresented at January 02, 2015 05:37 PM (DT3rQ)
Posted by: Null at January 02, 2015 05:38 PM (xjpRj)
Japan isn't on the verge of disappearing. But they are shrinking in power, numbers, and influence.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at January 02, 2015 05:39 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at January 02, 2015 05:40 PM (3a+CI)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 02, 2015 05:40 PM (XmOA9)
But just to be sure, I'll check with my contact at HHS to see if what psychiatrists are documenting in the electronic medical records that are accessible from the Obamacare Hub match my findings.
Posted by: "Phil" from the NSA at January 02, 2015 05:41 PM (ABcz/)
Are they going to be able to continue supply the world's demand for hentai?
Posted by: CM at January 02, 2015 05:41 PM (0NdlF)
Something that has always bugged me about Reagan is that as a serial candidate, he was a constant fount of facts and studies and anecdotes about government stupidity and government waste -- but then once finally elected, as a sitting President, he backed way off on that line of criticism.
I have heard that attributed to multiple causes.
One was that Reagan felt that the office needed to be protected and strengthened after the disrepute into which Carter had brought it. He wouldn't do certain things which he thought were beneath the dignity of the Presidency, and being too acidic a critic in his public comments was apparently one.
Another is that the voters had saddled him with an oppositional Democratic Congress who loved them some Big Government, and were inclined to cooperate grudgingly with Reagan on some things, just so long as he didn't gore any of their sacred cows or interrupt the flow of pork into their troughs.
And the third reason given is that Reagan pragmatically decided that the external threat of hostile expansionist Soviet communism was more immediate and proximally dangerous than the internal threat of the expanding welfare/regulatory state.
Whatever the actual reasons, it's a genuine shame that the Great Communicator largely quit communicating about the genuine evils and problems of leviathan government. Especially at the time when he had the proverbial bully pulpit from which to speak.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 02, 2015 05:41 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 05:41 PM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at January 02, 2015 05:39 PM (ZPrif)
As long as there are tentacle pron aficionados, there'll always be a Japan!
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 02, 2015 05:42 PM (fL/7/)
What continues to pester me is how obama's approvals don't track evenly with "direction of country."
It is masterful how obama and the media separated obama from the USA going down the drain.
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 02, 2015 05:43 PM (haxo2)
Back then the ProgMedia though it was Oh So Cute, kid and dog bonding.
Now it's worse than Hitler cause a Palin did it.
Ben Shapiro retweeted
BiasedGirl @BiasedGirl 7m7 minutes ago
Oh my. ;-) RT @EWErickson: Holy crap. Imagine the outrage if @SarahPalinUSA's kid did *this*. Oh, wait.
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/551146525129449473/photo/1
Posted by: Costanza Defense at January 02, 2015 05:44 PM (ZPrif)
but not penetration by octopi tentacles
Tinkers to Evers to Chance... ( one thing leads to another, for you Florida folks )
Posted by: John of Salisbury at January 02, 2015 05:44 PM (8CdUx)
I said in 2011 and 2012 that unless we directly connect obama with "direction of country," obama will win.
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 02, 2015 05:44 PM (haxo2)
Limbaugh Theorum?
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 05:44 PM (sj3Ax)
His relentless pursuit of outdated and downright inimical policies mouthed and plead for over the years by Liberal/Progressives and the resultant destruction and chaos that has occurred because of them has brought it to the attention of many who never realized how destructive and dangerous those ideas could be in reality.
Watching an avalanche in a distant country is one thing. Having one fall on your head is another.
The close up perspective gives you the opportunity to fully grasp the terrifying aspects of them. Let alone the reduction in liberty, wealth and health.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at January 02, 2015 05:45 PM (RZzX3)
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 02, 2015 05:45 PM (RXp5f)
Posted by: --- at January 02, 2015 05:45 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: David Rappaport at January 02, 2015 05:45 PM (FZnQH)
In fact, I'll bet my left nut that if we delve deep in this poll, you'll find that the reason people rank Govt a top problem is that Congress can't get things done to move the country forward.
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 02, 2015 05:46 PM (haxo2)
Posted by: --- at January 02, 2015 05:46 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: some dope at January 02, 2015 05:46 PM (+kznc)
Get up against the wall mother fcuker
And give us all your money
And do what we tell you to do or else.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at January 02, 2015 05:46 PM (RZzX3)
^..^(____)~~~
Once you see what evil look like....
Posted by: Cheshirecat at January 02, 2015 05:47 PM (Dwytc)
Posted by: --- at January 02, 2015 05:48 PM (MMC8r)
Are they going to be able to continue supply the world's demand for hentai?
They might have to start diluting the used panties to homeopathic scales (e.g., one pair of panties in this load of 100,000 has been used).
Posted by: Anachronda at January 02, 2015 05:48 PM (coJ1L)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 02, 2015 05:48 PM (A4oX7)
Limbaugh Theorem, indeed.
The disconnect between obama and all of obama's evils is the Main Problem with The People today.
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 02, 2015 05:48 PM (haxo2)
Posted by: puddleglum not at work at January 02, 2015 05:48 PM (RXp5f)
Slow down, folks all of this progress is too fast, too furious.
Posted by: Fritz at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (dVmLD)
I think it has something to do with their appetite for radioactivity every 60-70 years, keepin that DNA hot.
Posted by: dartist at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (ahBY0)
1. The reasons people are dissatisfied with government are along the lines of "government isn't doing enough for me." rather than "I can make responsible decisions for myself and my family better than the government can."
AND
2. Whatever proposed solutions emerge have the result of MORE government rather than BETTER government.
YCMV
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (NeFrd)
I read this with a certain amount of amusement. Brandon Sanderson, who is a fantasy author that's been mentioned a time or two around here, was having trouble writing his novel 'Shadows of Self'. So instead of writing 'Shadows', he wrote the sequel - 'Bands of Mourning'. Then he went back and wrote 'Shadows'. Both manuscripts have been submitted, and his publisher (Tor) plans to release Bands three months after Shadows.
And for his fans - Shadows is the sequel to 'Alloy of Law'.
Posted by: junior at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (UWFpX)
Obama's schtick of being "outraged" about the constant failures and ineptitudes of the same government of which he is the Commander in Chief might seem dopey to us.
You all know the drill.
No one is angrier than I am! (About stuff I caused to happen.) I'm going to focus "like a laser" on fixing this problem now that it's been brought to my attention! (The attention I normally fix on sports brackets and TV shows.)
But apparently that routine does work to convince certain LIV types that, gosh, maybe all these problems can't be laid at his feet, he's just one man shouldering a superhuman workload and facing adamant opposition. It's amazing he's been able to accomplish as many good things as he has, when you think about it. Hey, the Kardashians are on!
Posted by: torquewrench at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (fL/7/)
Posted by: NYC Parent at January 02, 2015 05:49 PM (HEo6y)
It's stories like this that cause people to notice government overreach. Thank goodness the nanny staters never sleep. There may be hope for us yet.
Posted by: Lauren at January 02
We are sliding down the slope. We just haven't reached bobsled speed. Yet.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 02, 2015 05:50 PM (A4oX7)
Portia De Rossia and Sarah Palin...
Posted by: wooga at January 02, 2015 05:50 PM (DTzy9)
Shouldn't that be "Americans" since there's a lot of newly minted refugees/undocumented Americans getting in on the entitlement gravy train?
Posted by: Lizzy at January 02, 2015 05:51 PM (ABcz/)
Posted by: Abe Vigoda, still alive at January 02, 2015 05:52 PM (coJ1L)
The N.Koreans have gotten to HotAir? The Bastards!
Posted by: Midnight Panhandler at January 02, 2015 05:52 PM (0mTra)
It's time to reject the politics of hate and cynicism and work together to find real solutions for working families.
Posted by: Susan Olivia Cuthbertson-Klein at January 02, 2015 05:53 PM (Ks4nX)
Hey! We helped, too!
Posted by: GOPe at January 02, 2015 05:54 PM (1CroS)
Woof
Posted by: Dogs everywhere at January 02, 2015 05:55 PM (w2xGx)
Posted by: Progressives everywhere at January 02, 2015 05:56 PM (kgisg)
My guess is that any dog at the Palin house is so relaxed and secure that Trig can step all over them and they won't bat an eye. But any dog in Obama's White House sleeps with one eye open!
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 02, 2015 05:58 PM (fL/7/)
Posted by: Fritz at January 02, 2015 05:59 PM (dVmLD)
Posted by: Captain Oblivious at January 02, 2015 05:59 PM (HEo6y)
Posted by: Pajama Boy at January 02, 2015 05:59 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Soothsayer
----------------------------
Sadly, true. "Republicans block progress."
The average take is that more government will fix things.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 02, 2015 06:00 PM (kgisg)
Maetenloch or whomever kept erasing him & he'd post again.
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 06:00 PM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Midnight Panhandler at January 02, 2015 06:01 PM (0mTra)
Posted by: keena at January 02, 2015 06:01 PM (bnd/4)
Posted by: Fritz at January 02, 2015 05:59 PM (dVmLD)
****
Oddly enough, I was just about to make the same observation about their cheerleaders.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 02, 2015 06:02 PM (NeFrd)
Top. Men.
Posted by: Rinos, Progs, Statis, Inc. at January 02, 2015 06:02 PM (d1owD)
But any dog in Obama's White House
knows the " lick" of the oven being turned on.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 02, 2015 06:05 PM (nfmRC)
Beginning to think the same. He's two regular and predictable with his visits, as if on a schedule.
I didn't know they gave asylum inmates internet time but I guess they get a 1/2-hour each day to use the machine.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 02, 2015 06:05 PM (LA7Cm)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 02, 2015 06:06 PM (nfmRC)
May this distrust grow amongst our young and old to a hatred of all things gubmint (save for the military) until the pendulum swings back with tenfold momentum, smashing the nanny staters into dust, rendering public employee unions a bitter memory and freeing us once again.
Posted by: eureka! at January 02, 2015 06:06 PM (dvZET)
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 02, 2015 06:07 PM (haxo2)
What did you expect for 18 trillion?
Posted by: The US of A Goobermint at January 02, 2015 06:08 PM (d1owD)
Posted by: El Gobernadore Jeb Bush
Yes your lardness, but scientists now believe that there's only a certain amount of skill for applying government. Therefore, the larger the government, the thinner the skill gets spread. Think of the same size spandex pants on a 125 lb yoga instructor, then on a 325 lb student. It's sort of like that.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 02, 2015 06:08 PM (UVfht)
Posted by: wooga at January 02, 2015 05:50 PM (DTzy9)
Yes please, with whipped cream.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 02, 2015 06:09 PM (10ydV)
Whew! musatbean the end of year reconfiguration and back up or something.
Have you done your end of year back up yet?
Get yer terabyte external drives now through the Ace of Spades HQ Amazon store.
Support your local blogs, buy stuff. We're Americans, that's what we do!
Posted by: Midnight Panhandler at January 02, 2015 06:14 PM (0mTra)
Posted by: seamrog at January 02, 2015 06:14 PM (+PKPL)
Oh, and give me a large diet soda, too.
Posted by: Lena Dunatethewholeham at January 02, 2015 06:17 PM (FZnQH)
Not the poll itself, but what it means.
People always say, spending is too high. Then ask them, well should we cut these 5 things and they say, FUCK NO!! You can't cut these things, but those other 5 things that don't affect me at all.
Same with this type of poll. In the abstract, people think govt is too big. But ask them specifically should we reduce the size of govt if it affects you, and all of a sudden it's FUCK NO, only reduce govt if it affects the other guy.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 02, 2015 06:17 PM (0LHZx)
He was a worthless, evil human being and a lousy governor. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
The population of Hell just went up.
Posted by: Adjoran at January 02, 2015 06:17 PM (QIQ6j)
I think what happened to Reagan is instructive. He had precious few allies once elected. He was NOT the GOP establishment choice... they basically forced him to take GHWB on as veep. He could only do so much as he was fighting against his own bench, the Donks and the MSM. Even "conservatives" in the House were not on board with the Gipper.
I think it's not a reflection on Reagan as much as a reflection on the built-in train-wreck that Washington DC is and that , institutionally, it will fight with everything it has to thwart outsiders who deem to diminish it or curtail the influence peddling that goes on there.
Bigger fish to fry with the Soviets. He nearly was assassinated early on. So much good happened, but really, he could only do so much. He was plagued by insiders leaking to the press and outright slander and ridicule. One man and a handful of loyal cabinet members can only do so much when every knife was out.
And what Bush 41 did as soon as he was elected proves TO ME, my insticts from the day are correct. ( and I was 18 when Reagan was elected and followed all this stuff close back in the day.. ) D.C. is the problem. Reagan pointed it out. Obama proves the point. Hopefully, it is sinking in like criticism never will. Hopefully, we'll emerge from this administration intact and emboldened to fix the problem(s) of an out of control Federal Leviathan.
Posted by: Yip at January 02, 2015 06:19 PM (84SRe)
Clinic think President Obama is doing a great job. Bush was the worst President ever and probably worst since Nixon during Vietnam. Bush was a draft dodger in Vietnam because daddy protected him. We are proud to have a president of color that is fair to all peoples of all colors.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT at January 02, 2015 06:20 PM (Sd++4)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 02, 2015 06:20 PM (0LHZx)
Oh, and give me a large diet soda, too.
Posted by: Lena Dunatethewholeham
Well, your sluttiness, think of it this way. What happens when you eat a bigger burrito? Right, you shit more.
Government is like a digestive tract, the more resources we shovel into it, the more shit comes out. Not free shit, just shit.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 02, 2015 06:22 PM (UVfht)
Hank Hill hardest hit.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 02, 2015 06:23 PM (nfmRC)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 02, 2015 06:24 PM (kdS6q)
Leeeetle problem here, though, my friendsh. America as conceived and as imperfectly yet gloriously realized for generations, requires Americans. To mean the historically distintive mindset and base values (WRT guvamin, self reliance, liberty, etc.) that made America possible (not citizenship per se).
Of course it varies wildly across the land, but in the dominant coasts and urban areas, I would say the key distinctive American mindset elements are rarely seen any more.
There is simply no more default common sense, or sense of restraint or humility, or respect for others' freedom, nor, increasingly any real understanding of basic economics. It's all bigotry, self-dealing, regulatory capture and rent-seeking (out of control now, obviously). Not by all, but by enough that it's about over. A unionized firefighter, a 3rd generation welfare cheat, a pathetic "teacher" produced by the country's insanely degraded educ. establishment, a wealthy "green" entrepreneur/Dem donor, a well-meaning but NPR-stupid "educated" coastal clueless member whose entire (entire) political outlook is built on myth and resentment and baseless self-righteousness - that's a coalition I don't see being overcome.
You might say they actually have "different" "politics" - but no really, not in a bottom-line sense they don't. Not any more. That's once consequence of govt. explosion far out of its historic limits.
Minor factor, but add in the complacent and not very savvy element that has the right outlook and mindset, but cannot recognize the severity of the problem, and is additionally crippled by tribal affiliation/sports fan attachment (GOP "loyalists" and apologists). People who don't understand politics is a means to an end, not an end in itself (as it is for prosperous libs who are rarely directly affected by the disasters they inflict on the country). We have a good representation of those right here in the comments sections.
Personnel is policy in the fed guvamint, and populace is politics. I see a problem with the populace.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:27 PM (afQnV)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 02, 2015 06:27 PM (A4oX7)
to make Indonesian Dog Wine.
The 2014 version of White House indonesian Dog Wine is a red-
with the playful insouciance of poodle combined with the sturdy oaky character of the English Bulldog.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 02, 2015 06:28 PM (KBvAm)
Posted by: Eromero at January 02, 2015 06:29 PM (go5uR)
Posted by: Null at January 02, 2015 06:29 PM (xjpRj)
Our message for 2015? The problem of Big Government isn't that it's big, it's that it's not being properly managed.
Preferably by Harvard MBAs from haut monde families with a history of "public service", IYKWIM.
Posted by: The Republicans - The Church of Latter-Day Democrats
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 02, 2015 06:30 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 02, 2015 06:31 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 02, 2015 06:32 PM (W5DcG)
Whenever the subject of government comes up, I always try to use the least appealing imagery that comes to mind. It was difficult to think of something less appealing than Ms. Dumham, so I went with the gut. Literally.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 02, 2015 06:33 PM (UVfht)
If you click the link, you see that this was a Gallup poll.
Posted by: wheatie at January 02, 2015 06:33 PM (943iJ)
And calling Boehner's number will only bring embarrassment and shame.
This is how the government makes me feel.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 02, 2015 06:34 PM (A98Xu)
Yeh...we need more of that.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 02, 2015 06:35 PM (Kr/1Z)
Posted by: ThunderB at January 02, 2015 06:35 PM (zOTsN)
That was not an unusual thing a while back. Still exists in the military and a few other sectors. But generally? Uh uh.
Gov. Walker has been an incredible success at being a real, good, governor - improving his state on almost every front, in ways that governors can (OK, he is basically eliminating artificial disastrous crap that was erected by others, but still). Gov. Kasich did OK with many aspects of improving the situation in Ohio early in his first term.
What was the Iraqi oil-filled-moat surrounded by mines backed up by Scuds with VX gas that neither one could cross or even touch (well, Kasich did, and got burned)? Right. Public sector union parasitism when it wears a "public safety" uniform.
Given not-unreasonable (tactially) slippery slope thinking, it's really the same problem as teacher union or prison guard union parasitism, i.e. tackling them will require all of them, not just some of them (Walker got lucky in a way, you'd never pull of his tactic in CA or NY, for example).
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:37 PM (afQnV)
That was great.
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 06:38 PM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Null at January 02, 2015 06:29 PM (xjpRj)
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Term Limits for all government bureaucrat jobs.
People call for term limits for elected officials.
But I would prefer term limits for bureaucrats...10 years, and you're out...and no pensions.
Posted by: wheatie at January 02, 2015 06:38 PM (943iJ)
Posted by: Trunk Monkey at January 02, 2015 06:38 PM (jucos)
Police chief 'accidentally' shoots wife...., twice.
http://tinyurl.com/pe5pyp7
BANG!
"Oops..., sorry honey."
BANG!
"Oh..., sorry, again."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 02, 2015 06:39 PM (kgisg)
and they mostly do their job pretty well...well enough, in fact, that they are the final leg of some of the UPS and FedEx deliveries. They would actually be making money if it wasn't for the unfunded pension liability...of the rest of the US.gov (IIRC they would be able to fund their own pensions out of revenues but the treasury takes some of what they earn to fund other programs...big surprise there). They get a bad rap, but the USPS and the US Military are two things that actually work pretty well, all things considered.Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 06:40 PM (6fyGz)
Posted by: Ronaldo Magnus at January 02, 2015 06:41 PM (LoIJo)
Not the poll itself, but what it means.
People always say, spending is too high. Then ask them, well should we cut these 5 things and they say, FUCK NO!! You can't cut these things, but those other 5 things that don't affect me at all.
Same with this type of poll. In the abstract, people think govt is too big. But ask them specifically should we reduce the size of govt if it affects you, and all of a sudden it's FUCK NO, only reduce govt if it affects the other guy.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 02, 2015 06:17 PM (0LHZx)
97 And a lot of the people who say govt is a problem, say it's a problem because govt isn't doing enough. Much like how a substantial % of people who disapprove of Obamacare, disapprove because govt only controls 80% of health care instead of 100%
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 02, 2015 06:20 PM (0LHZx)
Sadly, I think you are correct. I have believed from the beginning that Obama's economic policies were deliberately crafted to force as many people as possible to become dependent on the government.
Once they get food stamps and extended unemployment benefits and despair of ever finding a decent job again, they will never vote to cut those benefits.
Posted by: rickl at January 02, 2015 06:41 PM (sdi6R)
I remember several of us scoffing, more or less, at some award that was available to us in an overseas war gig. We weren't ungracious about the offer, but literally couldn't believe such awards were being offered to us when the guys kicking in doors looking for trouble were doing the hard work. We felt excited and lucky to be involved in something important.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:41 PM (afQnV)
Posted by: Barack Obama, fundamental transformer at January 02, 2015 06:42 PM (0Ew3K)
I keep thinking that junk is a huge overhead, however. I'm inclined, without study, to raise bulk rates.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 02, 2015 06:42 PM (kgisg)
I meant your #101.
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 06:42 PM (sj3Ax)
But I would prefer term limits for bureaucrats...10 years, and you're out...and no pensions.
Posted by: wheatie at January 02, 2015 06:38 PM (943iJ)
^^THIS^^
Politicians come and go, but the bureaucracy is forever. I know FAR TOO many gov employees. Easy street with fat salaries and bloated tax payer funded pensions. Most of them don't even need to report to work. I think they call it telecommuting. It's all bullshit. The only ones who do anything that i can see are the Secret Service guys in my hood.
Posted by: Trunk Monkey at January 02, 2015 06:42 PM (jucos)
can we skip this part and just get the part where we get to give ol' Harry a beating?
Posted by: jc at January 02, 2015 05:31 PM (i8c5b)
New Years Resolution... Always ask the boy if he takes tae kwon do
Posted by: Harry Reid is a pederast at January 02, 2015 06:43 PM (LoIJo)
I'm watching, teej !!
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 06:44 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Folsom St. queer at January 02, 2015 06:45 PM (Moh0M)
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 06:45 PM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Harry Reid is a pederast at January 02, 2015 06:45 PM (LoIJo)
It's the law of the land.
Well, fuck you.
A pox on him and his family.
Posted by: Thin veneer of civility hates big government at January 02, 2015 06:45 PM (XzRw1)
I remember sort of not getting the stand-by Post Office jokes common among stand-up comedians back in the 70s/80s. They were funny given the premise, which was a well-understood one - but the premise was basically false, in my experience.
Anyway, minor point. Let's just try to agree that the Post Office is not exactly the problem with the expansions of govt. and the diminution of liberty and the private sector over the last few decades .....
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:46 PM (afQnV)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 06:46 PM (9vrWU)
People call for term limits for elected officials.
But I would prefer term limits for bureaucrats...10 years, and you're out...and no pensions.
Posted by: wheatie at January 02, 2015 06:38 PM (943iJ)
The bureaucrats used to get switched out regularly (with every new administration) until the Pendleton Act of 1883.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 06:46 PM (6fyGz)
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Your ideas intrigue me, do you have a newsletter?
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 02, 2015 06:47 PM (A98Xu)
Posted by: Thin veneer of civility
Boehner has always been along for the ride for the money from big donors. He got in trouble with the Republican leadership and the media some 20 years ago for handing out Tobacco PAC money (checks) to Reps on the floor of the House.
Yes, he was that dumb.
And now, he's the Speaker.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative.... after dark at January 02, 2015 06:50 PM (+1T7c)
Thing is, this year the system works, but weakly (locomotive moves at half of normal full speed). Not sure if it's the track, or maybe the transformer is failing (guy checked it 2 years ago and said it was fine). All this stuff is vintage 50s and 60s.
Gotta go reload some 45ACP for tomorrow's fun action pistol match.
See y'alls later this evening.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:50 PM (afQnV)
The bureaucrats used to get switched out regularly (with every new administration) until the Pendleton Act of 1883.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 06:46 PM (6fyGz)
The civil service was created in response to the rampant cronyism that existed before, but I think we can see now that the cure was worse than the disease. At least those old crony hacks didn't have lifetime employment.
Posted by: rickl at January 02, 2015 06:51 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 06:51 PM (dFi94)
the Post Office is not exactly the problem with the expansions of govt.
and the diminution of liberty and the private sector over the last few
decades .....
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:46 PM (afQnV)
Oh, the USPS has expanded exponentially, too, but the biggest problem that I have seen is the expansion of "czars" and such, and the way the EPA, et al, create law without legislation (yes, it's legal, sort of, for varying degrees of legal, but legal doesn't mean right). And why, exactly, does any agency outside the FBI need armed agents? Anything requiring law enforcement should be the bailiwick of the FBI IMO.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 06:51 PM (6fyGz)
Perhaps it's just because our local USPS service is the worse that I have ever experienced in this country that I look at the USPS with a jaded eye.
Packages lost, misrouted, and marked as delivered two days before they actually arrive a our house.
A paycheck that was returned to an employer, stamped as "Vacant" by the USPS causes me issues.
A letter carrier that had to be directed to wear a uniform, and stop swearing constantly on his phone headset while walking the neighborhood in the presence of children helps to contribute to that feeling.
When my Amazon shipments go Smartpost, and USPS does the final mile, it goes pear shaped every time.
In out particular community of 1777 homes, USPS is universally agreed to suck.
Your mileage may vary.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 02, 2015 06:53 PM (Kr/1Z)
I think the USPS should go to 24/7 service, though.
Instead of cutting back on service...they should expand it.
That would give them an edge over UPS and FedEx.
And they're almost there already...there are 24 hour locations in a lot of big cities.
Posted by: wheatie at January 02, 2015 06:54 PM (943iJ)
That's what I mean anyway.
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 06:54 PM (rwI+c)
(model kind). Have an O-scale set from my childhood that I'm restoring
(having restored, once car at a time). In very good shape. Have a basic
set-up around the tree at Christmas now. Saw in a late night thread that
you've got some serious model train stuff going on.
Thing is, this year the system works, but weakly (locomotive moves
at half of normal full speed). Not sure if it's the track, or maybe the
transformer is failing (guy checked it 2 years ago and said it was
fine). All this stuff is vintage 50s and 60s.
Gotta go reload some 45ACP for tomorrow's fun action pistol match.
See y'alls later this evening.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 02, 2015 06:50 PM (afQnV)
Sa-weet! I've just gotten into Z scale, sort of accidentally. As long as the track voltage reaches peak, everything might just need a really good cleaning.
I need to load some .45, too...just to do it. You can never be too rich, too thin (actually that one is wrong) or have too much ammo.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 06:54 PM (6fyGz)
Your mileage may vary.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 02, 2015 06:53 PM (Kr/1Z)
Sounds like your local office is way overdue for a visit from whatever the Post Office uses for IG.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 06:57 PM (6fyGz)
Keep pullin' for em. Not a good start but as we like to say around here...
Keep calm and Snyder on.
Posted by: teej says go K-State at January 02, 2015 06:58 PM (XHihg)
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 02, 2015 06:59 PM (haxo2)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 06:46 PM (9vrWU)
Only if administered Chinese water torture style.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 02, 2015 06:59 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 06:59 PM (9vrWU)
Posted by: Trunk Monkey at January 02, 2015 06:38 PM
(jucos)
Hello, Horde.
Please accept my apologies. Depression sucks, because it messes with your brain and you sometimes say or do things that, in retrospect, are not smart.
My daughter talked me off the proverbial ledge. I am sure my recent surgery has a lot to do with it.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread on patrol at January 02, 2015 05:12 PM (Hv4rq)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 02, 2015 07:00 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 07:01 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 02, 2015 07:00 PM (GDulk)
Thank God.
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:01 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 07:01 PM (rwI+c)
awesome.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 07:02 PM (6fyGz)
1. Congress-Max 5 terms and death sentence if hired as bureaucrat or return to D.C in any capacity.
2. Senate-Max 2 terms and death sentence if hired as bureaucrat or return to D.C. in any capacity.
3. Bureaucrat- 2 years and death sentence if caught returning to D.C. in any position.
4. Mandatory military service for any elective office.
Too harsh?
Posted by: Eromero at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (go5uR)
Yes it does.
Yes it does.
Prayers for comfort and clarity and peace of mind.
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (dFi94)
I don't know enough physics to have an opinion about his chances, but man, wouldn't it be great if he can pull it off?
112 years ago, a couple of bicycle mechanics achieved controlled heavier-than-air flight, at a time when many highly educated experts said it was impossible, or at the very least would never be practical.
Posted by: rickl at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (rwI+c)
The office here is very poor as well. Frequent messages on the neighborhood's FB page noting yet another delivery failure. I blame unionization, as the frequent "need" for overtime and other issues certainly seem typical of a union workplace.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (GDulk)
1. Treadmaul
2. Pummel horse
3. Exercise stompoline
4. Stairstomper
5. ???
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 02, 2015 07:08 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 07:11 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: L, elle at January 02, 2015 07:11 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at January 02, 2015 07:13 PM (V70Ne)
Posted by: JDub (was BunkerintheBurbs) at January 02, 2015 07:14 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: rickl at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (sdi6R)
In Omaha, of all places, not far from the future birthplace of James T Kirk (relatively speaking).
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 02, 2015 07:14 PM (6fyGz)
Posted by: Peddy Reid at January 02, 2015 07:15 PM (Dwehj)
You should be thanking me.
Posted by: Dr. Chef, Lawyer, Indian Chief Hussein at January 02, 2015 07:16 PM (wAQA5)
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:16 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: lindafell in her own time zone at January 02, 2015 07:16 PM (LbPGR)
Posted by: Eromero at January 02, 2015 07:03 PM (go5uR)
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This one is not too harsh, IMO.
Jim Bridenstine, for example, is a Vet....he's mentioned in the sidebar, for proclaiming that he won't vote for Boehner.
Rick Perry is a Vet, too.
He's the only one in the lineup of potential 2016 candidates who is a Vet.
We would still get some assholes, though...as we've seen with John McCain.
Posted by: wheatie at January 02, 2015 07:17 PM (943iJ)
No you're both wrong.
http://www.amazon.com/ The-Liberty-Amendments-Restoring- American/dp/1451606273
Posted by: DaveA at January 02, 2015 07:18 PM (DL2i+)
Which would exclude any disabled person, such as the new Governor of Texas.
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:19 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 02, 2015 07:19 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: wth at January 02, 2015 07:19 PM (wAQA5)
Which would exclude any disabled person, such as the new Governor of Texas.
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:19 PM (dFi94)
Not to mention most vimen!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 02, 2015 07:21 PM (nzKvP)
Not looking good, teej. Still a whole lot of time though.
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:22 PM (dFi94)
I once took a dump in the janitor's closet at the gym.
Posted by: Peddy Reid
.......................
How thoughtful of you to get out of the hallway first.
Posted by: EPA employee at January 02, 2015 07:23 PM (wAQA5)
Not to mention most vimen!
Most women politicians ought to be excluded, just because. There are some awesome exceptions, of course.
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:24 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 02, 2015 07:24 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 07:25 PM (9vrWU)
Posted by: MarkyMark at January 02, 2015 07:25 PM (tza6L)
Sounds like a good way to get off planet when they decide to demolish Earth for an intergalactic highway.
Posted by: CM at January 02, 2015 07:25 PM (0NdlF)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 07:26 PM (9vrWU)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 07:26 PM (9vrWU)
Closet. Skeletons. Full of 'em
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:27 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 07:27 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: Ronster at January 02, 2015 07:28 PM (9vrWU)
That's why you need a crawlspace.
Posted by: toby928(C) at January 02, 2015 07:27 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: grammie winger at January 02, 2015 07:29 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 02, 2015 07:29 PM (A4oX7)
Posted by: Carol at January 02, 2015 06:00 PM (sj3Ax)
MUMR's access is limited and regular, but he also has access to multiple ISPs.
MUMR doesn't respond or engage, and he always did before the banning. I think his posts are written in advance and sent at intervals by some sort of program bot. While we enjoy it when ace changes his posts, I don't think MUMR ever knows the difference.
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