http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:55 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:55 hey, if it makes sense to solve the problem of uninsured americans that way, why not use it for other problems?

solve the unemployment problem by forcing the unemployed to get jobs or face fines.

save the auto sector by forcing americans to buy cars or face fines.

so much potential in this ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/24 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:35:13 - september 6, 2009 -
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in an effort to streamline its operations, the democratic party announced today that it would appoint a committee of 3 democrats and 3 republicans to run the democratic party. senior democrats hailed the move as the ultimate way to "reach across the ais... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/23 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:47:55 well, except for corporation laws, which enable me to set up a business as a legal entity without risking my private wealth, such as my house.

and except for contract laws, which enable me to hammer out deals with my suppliers and other companies.

and except for securities laws, which enable m... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/22 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:28:56 first, let me draw a distinction between "free markets" and "capitalism".

"capitalism" provides for basic freedom of economic transactions while maintaining a degree of (government) oversight to ensure that certain rules of fairness are followed.

"free markets" is economic anarchy, where peopl... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/21 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:14:15 there are many reasons NOT to investigate shrub and the gang for wrongdoings in office.

none of them are good.


one reason is that it sets a precedent for investigating the previous presidency, which obama would not especially care to invite. i'm sure he believes that his administration will... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/20 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:06:19 despite all the premature verdicts, the jury has yet to even convene on obama's tenure as president. is he a republican or dlc suck-up? or is he really progressive?

perhaps the real answer depends more on US than we care to admit.

fdr found a very effective political strategy in that he did ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/19 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:58 some republican criminal (but i repeat myself) stole our obama yard sign, so we got FIVE new signs.
the 4 in front are for jim himes, democratic challenger to chris shays, the LAST new england congressional republican. that's gonna be a close race here in connecticut, hence the prominence.

clos... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/18 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:03:02 i found an article by allan lichtman, who developed the 13 keys to the presidency. the idea is that whoever wins a majority of these 13 factors will win the presidency. there's obviously an element of data-mining in this, but the formula has proven correct in every election except 2000 (assuming y... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/17 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:56:33
obama: if we can take bin laden out, and pakistan won't help, we should take him out anyway.

mclame: obama just announced that he's going to send tanks into pakistan the day he takes office! he's horribly naive and a traitor for giving away military movements! me, i would coddle any terrorist... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/16 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:49:35 for most swing voters, this is really the key question, underneath it all.

they can't, or at least don't, sort through all the facts and issues. at least, if they did, they wouldn't be undecided at this stage.

the biggest impact on their lives, as far as they can tell, that the president has,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/15 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:07:54 the goal of campaign strategy is to use your limited resources (time, money, chits, etc.) over the course of the campaign so as to win the most electoral votes on election day. it's all about positioning the candidate for that day.

sometimes you need to convert your resources from one form to an... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/14 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:38:48 ford pardoned nixon. this "spared" the nation of the spectacle of having a former president face actual justice. this did little to heal any particular wounds the nation had, it only healed the wounds the REPUBLICAN PARTY had. besides, the nation wasn't really all that divided about nixon by that... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/13 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:24:55 the basic distinction between the two parties' ways of thinking and debating and arguing is that democrats argue on an intellectual, rational level and banana republicans argue on a visceral, emotional level.

this is not to say that there aren't thinking, calculating banana republicans at think t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/12 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:47:07 and child molesters.

just as long as you're not gay. any level of crime or sin is fine, just don't be gay and they'll stand by your right to get hitched.

their so-called "gay marriage ban" is actually their sneaky way of getting a guarantee for rapists marriage and murderer marriage and child... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/11 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:57:30 it's about whether you believe in the ideal of democracy, or just in the word.
it's about whether you believe in the ideal of capitalism, or just in the word.
it's about whether you believe in the ideal of liberty or just in the word.

try as they might to cast the next several elections as the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/9 Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:23:40 after four long years and several doctors saying it was medically impossible....


:bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo:
:bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :wooho... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/10 Mon, 29 May 2006 18:12:27 without having done any actual economic research, i've can't say i'm backing this up with well researched fact.
but my sense is that over the last 5 years, the following things have gone up markedly:

- energy
- food
- housing
- health care
- education
- transportation

my own personal exp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/8 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:15:35 http://zfacts.com/p/35.html

$3.13/gal, recently reached in september 2005, and will no doubt be surpassed in the next few months.

note that this is higher than around 9/11, either iraq war, the iran-iraq war, carter's entire presidency, or the nixon/ford oil embargos.



i am waiting for t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/7 Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:42:51 when we finally regain control of government, i don't want any jimmy carter bygones be bygones crap. screw that noise!

i want a detailed, comprehensive compilation of ever damn reprehensible, criminal, dubious, unethical, cynical, hypocritical, slimy, undemocratic act this gang of banana republi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/6 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:00:28 we've got bigger fish to fry.

not saying it's not important to many people for many valid reason, but sorry, it's just not on my agenda this election cycle.

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/5 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:49:06 seriously. i'd really like to know.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/4 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:03:30 well, when he had soaring approval ratings up in the high 40s, he was a "popular wartime president".

so, are all the media now referring to the chimp-in-chief as an UNpopular president?


damn liberal media....... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/3 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:40:03 i'll always remember that line from "those were the days", made famous as the theme from the sitcom "all in the family".

never could understand it, though, until shrub. didn't everybody think that hoover was mr. disaster president who gave us the depression? i'm sure he had his supporters when ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/unblock/2 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:07:16 the are a few pics of baby unblock at 30 weeks. he is due on may 22.
the last pic (profile) might look a bit scary, but the rest of the head is merely obscured by shadow. it's there, honest!



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