2% of 1 trillion is still 20 Billion. That ain't chump change. On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > RoMunn wrote: > > > > I agree that the government is the only player big enough to help, and > that > > there needs to be a stimulus bill, so let's see a stimulus bill, not a > > pork-and-beans bonanza. > > I've finally figured out the difference between us: > > * I let the study of facts drive my politics. > * You let the study of the politics drive your facts. > > You're a smart talented guy Robert, but you've fallen into the trap of > letting the narrative drive the facts. > > Just say no. > > Because the facts are - ACCORDING TO REPUBLICANS - this bill is AT > MOST 2% pork. AT MOST! > > How would feel about a sandwich vendor that promised you a sandwich > that was a BONANZA OF PORK! and when you get it, it only has 2% pork. > You'd probably sue. > > So stop repeating bullshit because it fits a narrative you like. > > Because when you do that it overshadows the other good analysis you have: > > The Whitehouse abdicated responsibility for the crafting of this to > Pelosi. Now maybe that's not fair due to the fact that they're trying > to build a cabinet, deal with a start-up government, and have had > communications problems. > > But, hey, life at fair and they volunteered. Obama fucked up > leadership on this bill, and Pelosi fucked him. Obama's also lost > control of the politics and the narrative. > > But that said, it's only 2 fecking percent of the bill and it looks > like there's a consensus. > > So Robert: return to the facts, dude. Don't pick a narrative and then > select facts - or make them up - to fit it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:287680 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
