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Cheesemoose recommended Should Obama Squeeze Cheney's Balls To Get Healthcare Through? by Cheesemoose

2009-08-24T21:34:16Z

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Cheesemoose Commented on Cannot we all just take five minutes and wish the other person well. by dickday

2009-08-02T19:50:54Z

hi Dick

I certainly wish you well.

By the way, how do you manage to always get your posts recommended to the top of the heap? I notice you have a lot of followers. Did you get that following just by writing good posts or did you organize a system of helping recommend each others' posts up? I am not criticizing you - I'd just like to know how it's done.

Sincerely,
CheeseMoose

Cheesemoose recommended Obama Needs To Ask Us For Help by Cheesemoose

2009-07-29T16:27:18Z

Cheesemoose recommended Obama Arrested Attempting to Break into White Power Structure by Cheesemoose

2009-07-23T20:32:16Z

Cheesemoose Commented on Must Include Public Option]]> by Brian Beutler

2009-07-20T17:40:06Z

What a lot of huffing and puffing. Dems have 60 votes in the Senate, 70% approval and an opposition party with its dick stuck in its zipper - and they still act like they're rolling a boulder up a hill. Who, exactly, are these powerful lobbyists standing in the way of reform? And where do they get their power from? EXPOSE THEM. They want to fight against what we all know is the in the public interest? Tear off their toupees of respectability and reveal them for what they are. It's good that Obama is raising the ante - let the scumbags know that the longer they delay, the more progressive the bill will become. They want to fight on the side of Evil? Make 'em show the devil's flag.

Cheesemoose Commented on Why the Critics of a Public Option for Health Care Are Wrong by Robert Reich

2009-06-25T03:50:21Z

Once again I'm scratching my head at Obama's reluctance to to call a spade a spade. He's got a 65% approval rating; he's got a big majority in both houses of Congress; the American people favor a public option. So what is this mouse he's so afraid of that he can't just smack it with a broom? Obviously there are a handful of Democratic senators who are doing the bidding of the insurance companies and the medical lobby - why not simply out them? Why not say to Kent Conrad, "You cross me on this one, buddy, and you and the insurance companies are on your own in the primary." Why not tell Diane Feinstein that if she can't see her way to supporting a public option Obama's gonna have a hard time finding the funds to bail out her bankrupt state? Why, when it comes to something that's so obviously in the public interest is he so dainty in his advocacy - yet when trillions are requested for Wall Street banks, he's willing to bite the bullet? Can somebody please explain this reluctance to play hardball politics from Mr. Chicago Politics?

Cheesemoose Commented on Sorkin: I Apologize For 'Flip,' 'Unscripted' Comments by Brian Beutler

2009-06-03T22:03:03Z

The real scandal is that there's never anybody on these cable shows that speaks from a worker's perspective. It's no surprise these idiots couldn't think of a profitable unionized company - they're corporate shills. If they had one person on the show who understood the average working person's point of view, maybe there'd be a little pushback when they go into their corporate talking points.

Cheesemoose recommended Only Yesterday by Josh Marshall

2009-04-02T04:20:25Z

Cheesemoose Commented on Rep. Sherman Squares Off With Pro-Wall Street CNBC Host by Elana Schor

2009-03-20T21:05:14Z

@ age is just a number:

Your analogy only holds up if the cops you are talking about have been hired to solve crimes they themselves have committed.

So, it's not worth any Wall Streeter's time to "unwind" these deals if they're only making $250k? Maybe they'll reconsider - if the alternative is going to jail.

These criminals have a lot of nerve. Fuck them. We don't negotiate with terrorists. Let 'em blow up the world's financial system. We'll survive. It's better than knuckling under to terrorists.

Cheesemoose Commented on Jindal Admits Katrina Story Was False by Zachary Roth

2009-02-28T16:33:59Z

Isn't this about the time when politicians start saying they want to "move forward"?

Cheesemoose Commented on Obama's High-Speed Rail Vision and Legacy by samaestro

2009-02-19T21:59:50Z

This is also very smart from a security point of view. Right now, all our eggs are in the basket of air travel. If a terrorist event should make people afraid to fly, the skies could be shut down - and bring inter-city travel to a halt. By having an alternative, we make ourselves less vulnerable to attack.

Bravo, Obama! This is truly forward thinking - and not dependent on lobbyist pressure.

Cheesemoose Commented on Frank Stumps CEO: What's The Point Of Bonuses? by Zachary Roth

2009-02-11T20:12:42Z

"Ooh, spank me again, Mr. Fwank! Spank me again!"

In the end, these guys always get what they want.

And it's always us who get it in the end.

Cheesemoose Commented on Frank Stumps CEO: What's The Point Of Bonuses? by Zachary Roth

2009-02-11T20:10:52Z

"Ooh, spank me again, Mr. Fwank! Spank me again!"

In the end, these guys always get what they want.

And it's always us who get it in the end.

Cheesemoose Commented on Frank Stumps CEO: What's The Point Of Bonuses? by Zachary Roth

2009-02-11T20:09:45Z

"Ooh, spank me again, Mr. Fwank! Spank me again!"

In the end, these guys always get what they want.

And it's always us who get it in the end.

Cheesemoose Commented on Treasury: You Never Said We Had To Make Banks More Consumer Friendly! by Zachary Roth

2009-01-09T20:29:48Z

Anyone know where I can watch video of Elizabeth Warren on Good Morning America? GMA's website is chock-full of happy-faced anchors talking about Recession Weight Gain and Who Makes The Best Sandwich. No clip from Warren. I'll bet they're surprised someone actually made news on their program and were caught flat-footed.

Warren is the ONLY person in Washington I trust. The ONLY one. Without her underfunded attempts to monitor what the politicians are doing, all our money would be given away to thieves who pour money into politics. Blago? BLAGO?! His corruption is puny compared to the thievery being pulled off by Paulson and his cronies.

Cheesemoose Commented on Bless you, Elizabeth Warren! by TheraP

2008-12-03T05:20:40Z

Yep, when I read tis article this morning I thought, "Wow, things really are going to get better. Elizabeth Warren is gonna officially watchdog the bailout. This is change I can believe in."

For the first time, someone who's work and ideas I'm familiar with is going to be in a position of real influence. Someone who understands the struggles of regular people. Not some Clinton re-tread, not some Bush hack, but somebody who really knows what she's doing and who's heart is in the right place. Someone I'm actually sure is not corrupt.

This is the most heartening thing I've come across since election night.

As the diarist said so eleoquently: sanity seems to be breaking out all over.