LiveBlog for Tuesday, September 8, 2009

#268 You are correct as long as one of the republicans doesn't raise his hand and say "fillabuster" like they do on every bill since being banished to minority status. I say since the Democrats are in the majority they control the rules committy, let's make the republicans do a fillabuster old school! Wouldn't you just love to see Judd Gregg reading the New York city phone book into the congressioal record. And the press would cover it so the whole country would see who is blocking health care reform and any other bill.

Cheers!

Buh Bye, Bloggoes! :mrgreen:

Have a great day, everyone!

wow, just under the wire.

Hasta manana, bananas!

Don't you ever change a thing!

okay, folks, later, skaters.

Here was another discussion between me and a right winger.

Q: How many commercial planes were in the air at the time? And where was the nearest base with fighter jets? How long would it have taken for them to get there? Less time than it took for the second plane to hit the second tower or the third plane to hit the Pentagon or maybe even the FOURTH plane that crashed in PA?

A: All we had to do was go after the planes that turned their transponders off, which is standard operating procedure for NORAD. The nearest base to Washington DC, PA or New York City? I am going to go with Andrews, in Maryland. Washington DC is 12 miles away. York Pa is 90 miles, which at 1785 mph is about 181 seconds. New York City is 77 miles from McGuire, which means it is actually LESS than 3 minutes away in an X-15. So yes, they could easily get there if they had been ordered to do so. They were not ordered to do so. Why?

easy to see that employment in ohio is on the mend. the unemployment chart is hi in the middle.

C-Span audio links for Obama's speech: http://www.c-span.org/Sites/C-SPAN-Radio.aspx

madduane hits it! Congrats! *bows*

madduane - I yield to thee and reveal my inner self!

Sparta yaya

Madduane Queen Sparta for a day!

I dedicate this sparta to Linda Blair.

286...susan, I believe that too big to fail means too big period. Noriel Roubini, who has been right about the banks all along, said that consolidation in the banking sector caused the financial crisis to be worse.

SPARTA!

It's Sparta Time!

293 -- that would have been cool! Then she starred in a lovely little film called Born Innocent.

s p a r t a ?

SP

We need some Beaver Stack, stat!

292: used to ride a schinng, but the habit wayned.

my goodness, y'all making me sick with these righties today!

Does the cost of Palin's resignation include the cost of her wardrobe spending and plastic surgery that's soon coming? I see botox in her future, don't you?

Did his girlfriend's head spin around and then spew green colored vomit on Jindal?

285: especially the animal house wardrobe.

Doe Jindal ride an Exorcycle?

he looks like a snail

278...if that is the case, we shouldn't have the President speak to school kids. After all, if speaking to school kids causes terrorist attacks, we shouldn't let it happen.

is it almost soup?

283: real alliances are not very geographically contiguous - nor even necessarily contemporaneous. - this is why the meek (best translation: educable) are constantly inheriting the earth.

If they strip off the public option call all of your Congresscritters and demand that the anti trust exemption be stripped from the insurance industry and that these big companies be busted up!

282 -- "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity." -- Lazarus Long

#282 The parallels to the once-great Roman Empire can be frightening.

281 -- see? you misspelled "inglourious!"

II can not believe how stupid a large percentage of the American population has become. this country may now be the most powerful country in the world. But quite frankly with the stupidity exhibited by the people that will not last.

I would love to have a communist inglorious basterd in the family.

270: thank you for the link.
"...I know that sometimes, you get the sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work ..."
no person on earth could object to such a direct salute to dubya.

Twelve minutes, kids. We can achieve true Sparta-ness!

#258: Was 9-11 really the last time a president spoke to schoolkids?

#268 You have to think like a conservative. Finishing out your term is quitting, 51% isn't a majority. Just ignore reality and it will all make sense.

#272 Obama needs to create a board game (like Chutes and Ladders) to describe Health Care delivery to the likes of Bill-O.

272 which is sad because he's all ass.

Faux News is as credible as Tila Nguyen (Tequilla). Saying that Obama is a socialist is as credible as saying an NFL football player choked you and threw you to the ground but there are no bruises on you and you're hammered when the cops show up?

272 with 20 minutes... Kan we make it to Sparta?

270 Bill needs both hands a flashlight and an easy to read road map.

266: thank goodness i invested 14.95 in this giant bowling ball when i ordered the x-ray specs. - - - and by the way, you there ! oooh !! nice hello kitty briefs ! dont worry. i wont tell which blogger you are, sir or madam.

Wasn't Bill-O asking for charts and a one-page summary of the Health Care reform plan? Simpleton!

Here is what Obama plans to say:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedS...

51 is a minority?

FYI, Rep. Space is still for the Public Option. He affirmed it in meetings with his constituents last month.