tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post3450612601598646721..comments2024-03-29T06:44:19.414-04:00Comments on the daily howler: The Babel of the Times op-ed page!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8529107766223259322012-12-05T09:32:29.190-05:002012-12-05T09:32:29.190-05:00Bob,
you forgot yo mention Dana Milbank's whi...Bob,<br /> you forgot yo mention Dana Milbank's whining that the Obama administration doesn't spoon feed the press corps all the juicy secrets.<br /><br />Milbank seems to think the MSM's abominable coverage of the news is the government's fault.<br /><br />Now, Jake Tapper realized he didn't know much about Afghanistan, so did he demand the government open their files to him?<br /><br />No. He went there and had a look for himself.<br /><br />And so it goes.gravymeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075831177588700301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-21362454510760300652012-12-04T17:35:57.059-05:002012-12-04T17:35:57.059-05:00The Nocera criticism is crap. The treatment of NCA...The Nocera criticism is crap. The treatment of NCAA athletes is a serious issue that goes beyond sports and he has covered this for awhile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88582493772589559902012-12-04T16:23:44.577-05:002012-12-04T16:23:44.577-05:00Shorter:
The treatment (whatever it actually was!...Shorter:<br /><br />The treatment (whatever it actually was!) of Seamus -- may or may not be revealing of Romney's character, which may or may not be unalterable.<br /><br />Thanks, gewall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-27370173812702745722012-12-04T14:09:59.793-05:002012-12-04T14:09:59.793-05:00Of course, it doesn't occur to any of these id...Of course, it doesn't occur to any of these idiots, including Brooks, that so-called "entitlement reform" means cutting the purchasing power of a huge portion of the middle class and weakening its safety net. That means reducing aggregate demand in a time when demand still has not recovered to a sufficient level to bring full employment. It's about as anti-growth and anti-business as you can get.<br /><br />It's time for progressives to make the bigger point: if you are in favor of measures to increase the purchasing power of the vast majority of Americans, and therefore, increase demand for the goods and services provided by American businesses, you are pro-business. If you favor steps that would decrease demand by decreasing the purchasing power of the vast majority of Americans, like cutting Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits, you are anti-business. urban legendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-3004360296546639022012-12-04T12:58:09.694-05:002012-12-04T12:58:09.694-05:00The range of feelings people have toward dogs is f...The range of feelings people have toward dogs is from that felt toward a farm dog that lives outside and remains nameless its entire life, to a love that is felt for one's child. Regardless, Dowd's pointless and lazy columns are the problem, not the question of a person's character who acts in such a manner toward the family dog. <br /><br />The perception of Romney's behavior toward his dog as normal or a non-starter is one matter, but it could also be seen as an insensitively cruel or negligent act that reflects poorly on an individual. One would not strap a box that held one's child on the roof of his or her car on a road trip to Canada. At the very least, doing so might appear to some people a bit negligent. <br /><br />How a parent acts toward the family dog is one character trait among many; however, it can be relevant and revealing. Temperament, depending on one's perception, is either unalterable from birth or malleable through experiences and reason, but can be recognized in the aggregate of, seemingly, insignificant acts. gcwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990785263482839943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17211270627921521302012-12-04T11:00:45.035-05:002012-12-04T11:00:45.035-05:00How all of this misfortune and all of these misdee...<i>How all of this misfortune and all of these misdeeds do and don’t relate to one another isn’t clear. But to be an N.F.L. fan these days is to feel morally conflicted, even morally compromised, because you’re supporting something that corrodes too many lives. </i><br /><br />If it "isn't clear" how these relate to each other, why is it so clear that fans are supporting something that corrodes too many lives?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com