Comments:

1. Gene on April 14th, 2011 at 23:53:

   Interesting that the writer calls it the simple truth. The article quoted Obama as saying that “America was actually on track to becoming completely debt free” in 2000. But the truth according to the US treasury is that in 2000 US government debt was over 5 1/2 trillion. That was not in great shape in the year 2000. The US has not been in “great shape” since before WW1 when it had no debt. That, is the simple truth.

2. Mike on April 15th, 2011 at 0:39:

   @Gene, I think you misunderstand the statement. He did not say the U.S. was debt free, he said they were *on track* to being debt free. Although we might say today that debt reduction to zero would have been unlikely, we cannot say it would have been impossible. Take a look at this

   http://www.frbsf.org/education/activities/drecon/2000/0011.html an this

   http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt_histo5.htm

   Debt doubled under G.W. Bush. Quite the accomplishment, I’d say.

3. Sue W on April 15th, 2011 at 4:38:

   Funny how it’s always conservatives that turn surpluses into deficits. This has happened in Canada as well. Something about blowing up expensive stuff and giving the rich more money is irresistible.

4. Steffen on April 15th, 2011 at 9:07:

   Seems that satire was surpassed by reality:

   http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/

   This Onion article was written January 17, *2001*

5. Desiato on April 15th, 2011 at 12:02:

   Remember, people voted for these people wandering around Congress.

Comments:

1. Mudak on April 14th, 2011 at 23:56:

   He may be a dick, but I think he’s right about flash.

Comments:

1. Mudak on April 14th, 2011 at 18:02:

   Seeing the visibly human legs underneath the dinosaur kind of ruins the effect, but still…

2. Simon on April 14th, 2011 at 19:35:

   Seeing the human legs is reassuring!

3. Sue W on April 15th, 2011 at 4:25:

   Oh they’re just the remains of the last person it dismembered.

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1. Steffen on April 15th, 2011 at 10:10:

   Quote from the article:

   “In a recorded conversation with Lee Williams, an FAA quality assurance specialist, airport manager Marshall Reece tore into Inhofe’s piloting. “I’ve got over 50 years flying, three tours of Vietnam,” Reece said, “and I can assure you I have never seen such a reckless disregard for human life in my life.” He then added, “Something needs to be done. This guy is famous for these violations.””

   Sounds very much like the textbook description of a sociopath: Lack of remorse or empathy for other humans, tendency to violate boundaries and rights of other people, irresponsible behaviour, disregard for other peoples safety, expressions of aggression and verbal abuse; inadequate control of anger and temper.

Comments:

1. Mark on April 14th, 2011 at 14:45:

   He left out part of the analogy – the family cut the cable bill but still decided to buy a bunch of AK-47′s and ammo along with boxes of hand grenades to throw at random (but most likely brown skinned) neighbors.

2. Steffen on April 15th, 2011 at 9:27:

   To continue the analogy: They earn only $21700 per year, because they are forced by their malicious uncle (who himself owns a huge company and is a good business partner to the family’s employer) to cut down voluntarily the wages they earn.

   He argues it would otherwise be an unbearable burden on their employer, he would get bankrupt immediately, and the whole economy would go down. By working mostly for free, providing their employer with invaluable services like infrastructure building etc, he says that their company will have then more money to invest, the money would “trickle down”, more people would become employed, and the economy will flourish… Says their uncle. Who also threatens them, if they don’t follow his advice, he will freeze their bank accounts until they do what he wants.

Comments:

1. mysteryweapon on April 14th, 2011 at 16:55:

   oh, well, we can all rest easy knowing people that have potentially done nothing wrong *might* be released in 5 FUCKING YEARS. wtf

2. John Sinteur on April 14th, 2011 at 17:35:

   oh dear, somebody didn’t follow the link…