tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post8872288810574661372..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Chevy Volt: Obama’s FollyAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-55990087948607380642012-01-31T09:24:05.091-05:002012-01-31T09:24:05.091-05:00"the world stopped warming in 1997 and has be..."the world stopped warming in 1997 and has been cooling ever since!"<br /><br />See Lawhawk.. See don't you see<br /><br />Our environmental efforts are working. Why can't you just admit that the Volt is a shining example of the successes of Al Gore's movie.Exasperated Liberal EcoHippienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57950113468212372742012-01-30T20:44:16.899-05:002012-01-30T20:44:16.899-05:00So true. And they're arrogant about it too. ...So true. And they're arrogant about it too. The ones in my office actually thought the world would stop if they weren't there doing nothing day after day.<br /><br />What was interesting was the contrast of going from there to a firm across the river and seeing how the bureaucrats didn't even have an understanding of how the rest of the world works. They thought they were a lot like the private sector people only with a couple fewer hours each day. Nothing could be further from the truth. The hours, the intensity, the responsibility, the professionalism and the determination to get things done right -- none of that existed at Club Fed, not even in close.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86082130760810803742012-01-30T20:26:44.400-05:002012-01-30T20:26:44.400-05:00Definition of federal bureaucrat: Someone who can ...Definition of federal bureaucrat: Someone who can spend their working day not doing a damn thing, yet look like they are the most essential person in the whole enterprise.Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10610306354745148232012-01-30T20:03:25.318-05:002012-01-30T20:03:25.318-05:00Patriot, I used to work for Club Fed, I know of wh...Patriot, I used to work for Club Fed, I know of what you speak. I was in an office with a bunch of SES's and GS-11-15s, and most of them spent their days drinking coffee, reading the paper, napping or just goofing off. Most came late and left early. They could have fired the entire office (74 people) and replaced it with two dedicated people and the productivity would have gone up... not down.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46663156938574446872012-01-30T19:59:49.241-05:002012-01-30T19:59:49.241-05:00tryanmax, It's amazing how prescient Idiocracy...tryanmax, It's amazing how prescient <i>Idiocracy</i> has been at identifying liberal ideas, isn't it?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22782838613536741472012-01-30T19:58:54.637-05:002012-01-30T19:58:54.637-05:00Stan, Sometimes it feels like the world of Idiocra...Stan, Sometimes it feels like the world of <i>Idiocracy</i> is inevitable. But Team Obama will certain get us there quicker.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59414728940217010552012-01-30T19:57:59.589-05:002012-01-30T19:57:59.589-05:00Pardon the typos....(dang new fangled IPads)Pardon the typos....(dang new fangled IPads)Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18960212913406771862012-01-30T19:57:46.069-05:002012-01-30T19:57:46.069-05:00Ed, That's a difficult question to answer. Yo...Ed, That's a difficult question to answer. You can change it in your profile, but it doesn't always seem to take. Also, I've had my avatar change on me a couple times when I haven't even done anything.<br /><br />Good luck!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1366376039480302642012-01-30T19:55:48.139-05:002012-01-30T19:55:48.139-05:00On a side note.....it would be interesting to see ...On a side note.....it would be interesting to see how money the Govt pays out in benefits to "the people" and how much is paid to the Govt workers in all these federal state and local governments. <br /><br />Believe me when I tell you that I am about as close to the situation as one can get (I'd have to kill you if I told you what I do) and the waste in the federal Govt workforce just in dc alone is astounding. There videos some folks posted to their facebook of a Govt employee (notice I didn't say worker) asleep at her desk snoring away loudly. Her boss knows about it and can't do anything about it for all the usual reasons. So this creature has a lifetime job where she sleeps al day, in the heart of dc, and the Govt pays a contractor to do the work she is being paid to do. <br /><br />People, I am telling you the truth when I say if you want to save money, reduce waste and shrink the Govt, ive got ample evidence that proves close to half the f'ed workforce is redundant and worthless. How much would that save us to rid ourselves f that waste?!Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64876624508151873432012-01-30T19:43:16.879-05:002012-01-30T19:43:16.879-05:00“Idiocracy,” is what the world would look like if ...“Idiocracy,” is what the world would look like if the Ocutards prevail, funny movie.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44612750000764121092012-01-30T18:45:13.411-05:002012-01-30T18:45:13.411-05:00How do we change avatars? I've changed my pic...How do we change avatars? I've changed my picture before and it never shows for some reason?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12178251887454667192012-01-30T18:26:02.220-05:002012-01-30T18:26:02.220-05:00rlaWTX, Apparently lightening is too subtle for so...rlaWTX, Apparently lightening is too subtle for some people.<br /><br />I see the cats are back?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52977349057921573072012-01-30T18:22:17.723-05:002012-01-30T18:22:17.723-05:00it's as obvious as being struck by lightning.....it's as obvious as being struck by lightning...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3288932402947809352012-01-30T18:04:26.549-05:002012-01-30T18:04:26.549-05:00Stan, Isn't that the truth! It's stunning...Stan, Isn't that the truth! It's stunning how much liberalism is about groupthink. It's fast too. All it takes is one person to say "liberals should love cheese" and it's like it gets sent directly into all of their brains. Suddenly every liberal starts spouting "I love cheese" without question. It's downright creepy.<br /><br />And you know that none of the facts above will be able to sour them on the idea that the Volt will save the planet.<br /><br />I forgot they drove an electric car in <i>Idiocracy</i>, LOL! Good call! That movie is brilliant on many levels.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69567897335385657472012-01-30T18:04:13.594-05:002012-01-30T18:04:13.594-05:00Stan, I'd forgotten that about Idiocracy. Quit...Stan, I'd forgotten that about <i>Idiocracy</i>. Quite a dig, that.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52466338803507405802012-01-30T17:59:55.802-05:002012-01-30T17:59:55.802-05:00I don’t know why, but when I was reading through t...I don’t know why, but when I was reading through the posts, and what the definition is of liberalism, I thought of the move “Life of Brian,” when Brian said “we are all individuals, and the crowd answered back, “yes, we are all individuals.” They were chasing him around and he lost his shoe, so the crowd took it as a sign and pursued Brian with just one shoe on, you get my meaning…group think. Liberals are not reasoned thinkers, they feel, therefore, we are killing the earth and the Volt will save it, we must all drive Volt’s, it’s a sign. Oh side note, in the movie “Idioacracy,” there car of choice was the electric car, say no more.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1582643381050407382012-01-30T17:34:12.863-05:002012-01-30T17:34:12.863-05:00tryanmax, LOL! Yep.
You're 100% right on ass...tryanmax, LOL! Yep.<br /><br />You're 100% right on assumptions. Liberalism is all about assumptions.<br /><br />1. I assume AGW is a problem.<br />2. I assume man caused it.<br />3. I assume the only way to stop it is to buy a Volt.<br /><br />None of that is true, but it's assumed. And once it's assumed, then it is inviolate and may not be challenged.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56403399447804027252012-01-30T17:32:26.592-05:002012-01-30T17:32:26.592-05:00T-Rav, I saw the headline on that, but not the art...T-Rav, I saw the headline on that, but not the article. I guess it's time to purge the enemies now that the enemies have been proven right. We wouldn't want the house of cards to come crashing down would we? That wouldn't be good for the cause.... international socialism.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77033160500358151852012-01-30T17:31:34.038-05:002012-01-30T17:31:34.038-05:00wahsatchmo, Liberalism as a series of emotions is ...wahsatchmo, Liberalism as a series of emotions is probably a very accurate description.<br /><br />The thing about liberalism is that I've come to realize it lacks principle. It uses words of principle, eg. "I believe in fairness," but it defines those words by looking at the current situation and deciding what the liberal thinks is fair at the moment.<br /><br />Thus, two people doing the same thing can be judged entirely differently by the same liberal (and by all liberals) because of some minor emotional tug.<br /><br />That's not principle. It's also not an organized system of beliefs. It really just breaks down into: "I do/don't like you, so I think you should/shouldn't get what you want."<br /><br />I would certainly agree that many of their beliefs have taken on the trappings of secular religion (particularly environmentalism) but at it's core, there just isn't any genuine principle, just a bunch of mini-judgments that can and do change on a moment by moment basis.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8552547445364562112012-01-30T17:23:48.321-05:002012-01-30T17:23:48.321-05:00Andrew -
I just saw Bev's religion thread an...Andrew - <br /><br />I just saw Bev's religion thread and can see your points. Perhaps it would be better to say that liberalism is a series of emotions, not a political affiliation.<br /><br />tyranmax -<br /><br />Well put. Nothing like taking my wall of text and reducing it down to one concise word.wahsatchmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990668466361072408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91862778980886939212012-01-30T17:22:34.671-05:002012-01-30T17:22:34.671-05:00Oh, boy: apparently AGW activists are going on a w...Oh, boy: apparently AGW activists are going on a witch-hunt--er, I mean, "campaigning"--to get skeptics removed from the meteorology biz. They've already identified fifty or so they want fired, simply because they doubt the truth of climate change and are therefore unscientific or something. Anyone think meteorologists are becoming more credible than climatologists?T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3266905317063215262012-01-30T17:17:51.021-05:002012-01-30T17:17:51.021-05:00wahsatchmo, I think your entire breakdown of liber...wahsatchmo, I think your entire breakdown of liberal logic can be reduced to just the first word: <b><i>Assume</i></b>.<br /><br />We all know that you cannot spell "assume" without a donkey. Or perhaps a Chevy Volt.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29922781696809521972012-01-30T17:16:00.179-05:002012-01-30T17:16:00.179-05:00wahsatchmo, As strange as it may sound, I think yo...wahsatchmo, As strange as it may sound, I think you are giving liberalism too much credit in calling liberalism a religion because I honestly don't think they have a core set of beliefs.<br /><br />I think they just look at any situation that comes up and they decide what they think should be the best outcome based on whatever they feel is right at the time. Then they propose the simplest sounding solution to get there. "Oh, he's hungry, have the government feed him."<br /><br />That's why liberalism is so contradictory and shifts so constantly because it's dependent on current feelings used to examine the current fact pattern rather than any sort of set of principles.<br /><br />And I think they honestly give no thought at all to how things will turn out because they only care about an issue the moment it is raised and they assume once the solution is in place, it will be solved. Any collateral problems that arise are always "unforeseeable" and the result of something other than their initial plans.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42677243664204158812012-01-30T17:07:22.870-05:002012-01-30T17:07:22.870-05:00Andrew-
I agree with you. They don't expect ...Andrew-<br /><br />I agree with you. They don't expect to go down their circular path, but that's always where they end up. It's that they never considered that the initial pipe dream (Cars like in the Jetsons! Government run healthcare for all! No guns for anyone but the state!) might not immediately result in Utopia.<br /><br />Liberalism is, as many say, a faith based religion rather than a political affiliation.wahsatchmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990668466361072408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-19587197485389119092012-01-30T16:54:53.469-05:002012-01-30T16:54:53.469-05:00wahsatchmo, Interesting breakdown of liberalism! ...wahsatchmo, Interesting breakdown of liberalism! I think you've described how it works quite accurately.<br /><br />The bigger question, however, based on what you've raised is this: do they realize the circularity and the disastrous effects of this or are they just fumbling from issues to issue trying to solve whatever problems arise and never actually connecting the dot to see that their last policy caused the very problems they are now trying to fix with the new regulations?<br /><br />I suspect they are just dealing with whatever problem they currently see without any attempt to ever see the big picture except for the initial platitude -- "we must fix the environment!"AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com