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Comment by PC

PC — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:38:41 -0800

Budget "disaster"
why is it that government can never benefit from an increase in productivity? They should be able to maintain the same level of services with slightly less dollars every year. Every other actor in the world does this as computers, phones, many things become cheaper. Innovation 'n' stuff dontcha know also again folks.

But no, if there is a budget shortfall the first response is "we're going to have to harm the public" esp. w with cuts to front line services in fighting crime.

It's the liberal version of the Politics of Fear.

Comment by PC

PC — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:56:52 -0800

Obama's doing great but:

realclear, Nevada Obama: 48.0 McCain: 45.7 = Obama +2.3

Um, that's a tie.

Inless you are volunteering in the 8th dist. for Burner or doing Gregoire stuff whilst volunteering for OBama here in Wash. state I'd say it's more efficient, and more productive, to get on a plane and fly to Reno and go to Elko NV or some place like that and volunteer for a few days.

Why there isn't a big bus or 5 loading up this Friday at 5 pm right on capitol hill is beyond me.

Every state that goes for Obama is another state where he cantell those senators he has a mandate so vote for his legislation. Planes are cheap. It may be sunnier in NV. It's fun to go meet a whole crew of folks from another place.

Sadly I cannot do this kind of thing this year, though I have done it in other elections. And if not NV then try NM CO hey FL is pretty warm, too.

Comment by amy!

amy! — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:18:39 -0800

You missed a story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/21/religion-advertising

I went to donate, and they'd already far exceeded their goal. I want it to happen here!

Comment by Cookie W. Monster

Cookie W. Monster — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:21:24 -0800

Raccoon meat makes my mascara run with histrionic pith, making me look like both a raccoon and Tammy Faye Bakker--and I don't even wear mascara! Please post more videos with cute little pussies in them.

Comment by precipice

precipice — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:29:08 -0800

cute raccoon. Congrats, homeowner. Yr house just got teh rabeez.

Comment by dieboldsamry

dieboldsamry — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:29:15 -0800

We will never support and not re-defeat terrorismist Yo-Mama-Bama in November and 2012! Burgle Bargle Burgle arf snarf fnarf barf!

Comment by speakin' da truth

speakin' da truth — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:33:16 -0800

Of course, the Stranger doesn't mention anything about Nader's rally last night- the REAL change Washington needs. I really hate to say this, but Obama won't be passing any of those dreams of ours through the legislation. His hands are tied to the corporate powers. That's the way it is, and the way it will be. And please don't tell me Nader never has a chance of winning, because that isn't the point.

Comment by Jake

Jake — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:42:19 -0800

Call McCain 'Grampa' all you want, but at 72 he's two years older than my grandfather.

Comment by LDP in Cincinnati

LDP in Cincinnati — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:42:44 -0800

Ah Ralph Nader . . . self-absorbed candidated for the self-absorbed voter.

Comment by Aislinn

Aislinn — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:51:53 -0800

That raccoon made my morning. If they knew to tape him, presumably he's done it before. It's scary how smart, adorable, and vicious they can be all at once.

Comment by speakin' da truth

speakin' da truth — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:01:41 -0800

@9- self absorbed? Really? Self aware, civic aware more like it.

Comment by David

David — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:13:54 -0800

Nader could've cashed in his public respect for something useful. He could've run for Congress at least, and started there to build a movement. Instead, he's been focused on this onanistic notion of running for President. But it takes more than one man to make a movement. Sorry, Ralph - even Chomsky says to vote Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNpNzDoH1II

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:17:20 -0800

Congressman? Nader could have been the first Secretary of Consumer Protection. Carter offered it to him. But he didn't want it, because he wanted dictatorial powers. Nader's a fifth-rate human being, and his supporters, today, make Ron Paulistas look like brainiacs.

Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber

Karlheinz Arschbomber — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:24:10 -0800

We all thank Mr Nader for his fine contribution to the electoral process in the 2000 election. It's all been good since then.

Comment by violet_dagrinder

violet_dagrinder — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:27:27 -0800

Blah blah news blah.

You know what's really amazing is that the 'coon was smart enough to open the cat door by pulling it outward. If he had used it the way animals normally do, and pushed it in, he wouldn't have been able to pull the mat out. Very clever. I believe he may be qualified to be vice president.

Comment by Levislade

Levislade — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:39:07 -0800

That raccoon made my day.

This isn't 2000. Vote for Nader if you want, but don't expect the rest of us to give a crap.

Comment by Explorer

Explorer — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:55:30 -0800

There was a great presentation at Camp Long last night about living with wildlife such as rug-running raccoons.

http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=11370

Comment by speakin da truth

speakin da truth — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:43 -0800

For all the intelligent, well-educated readership that SLOG attracts, I would think you would agree that Obama is bound by the system. But go ahead, vote for the lesser of 2 evils. It will bring a bit of good. Not a lot. And right now a lot of good is what we need.
Sure, Nader isn't as collected, polished and focused as Obama, but if you run down his list of platforms you would agree with him:
http://www.votenader.org/issues/
Please open your minds a bit more. You're all very progressive, but the D.C. powers WANT you to believe you can't change things on a large scale.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:33:22 -0800

face it, nader's as old & as senile as mccain. his time is past.

GENERATION JONES, BITCHES.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:41:47 -0800

Dear Naderites: RESULTS MATTER.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:02:25 -0800

I heard of one bailout suggestion that would bring down interest rates on all mortgages to 5.25 percent. That certainly won't cost $4 fucking trillion, it'll help many more people than just the stupids who got an ARM at the top of a real estate bubble, it'll free up some cash every month for a large number of Americans, giving them the chance to increase savings, pay off other debts, or spend a little more during a recession, and it could take a little of the burden off unemployed homeowners.

That plan has to be better than McCain's insane $300 billion package which would stupidly pay asking price on those mortgages and would help only about one-fifth of the people legitimately facing foreclosure.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:11:45 -0800

See, there goes spendthrift PC @1, proposing we waste more tax dollars.

In real life, police jails courts all have been growing as a percentage of our city and county government percentage of the budget, with no positive result.

Better to axe them too, especially the counter-productive drug-user crimes they shouldn't be spending time on while real crimes are left unpunished.

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:47:13 -0800

If the raccoon incident took place in Texas it would have taken to barrels in the face and we would have a recording of the 9-11 call before the blast!