tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post1902249410604153128..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Surprise! It’s Worse Than Predicted!AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31769211500167306102012-05-14T17:10:10.184-04:002012-05-14T17:10:10.184-04:00Tennessee: There you go again, blaming people for...Tennessee: There you go again, blaming people for their own screwups. LOL <br /><br />Brown is the old left's favorite celebrity, and has the support of the Hollywood unions, fading rock stars and has-been actors. Linda Ronstadt was his beard for years back in the 70s and 80s. When was the last time you listened to a major new hit from Linda Ronstadt?<br /><br />Obama is young, fresh and fits all the necessary stereotypes for the younger Hollywood crowd. Brown could have a fundraiser at Clooney's place and nobody would come (unless they wanted Clooney's autograph). The One grins his toothy grin, then feigns seriousness while announcing he is for gay marriage and at Clooney's house raises $15 million. Budgets are boring, but sexual adventure draws big crowds among the Hollywood elite. Brown gets the unions, Obama gets the stars.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52626806915486709192012-05-14T16:58:06.616-04:002012-05-14T16:58:06.616-04:00California is reaping what it has sewn. Moon beam ...California is reaping what it has sewn. Moon beam and bankruptcy. Can't Spielberg and Clooney just write a few checks to bail them out or did they promise it all to B.O.?Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69918142314850625432012-05-14T16:37:50.355-04:002012-05-14T16:37:50.355-04:00TJ: Irony is totally lost on Lotus-Land Liberals....TJ: Irony is totally lost on Lotus-Land Liberals. The Red Chinese may not much like the theory of capitalism, but they at least have the intelligence to see its benefits. Liberals don't even have that much understanding.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46856922737070382212012-05-14T16:29:20.190-04:002012-05-14T16:29:20.190-04:00"And China will immediately open up the water..."And China will immediately open up the water spigots that the envirowackos have screwed shut, the Central Valley will bloom, the Delta smelt will die its well-deserved death, and California will become the most profitable province of China. All because Beijing understands capitalism better than Sacramento."<br /><br />What a twisted commentary on California - Lawhawk, you have my sympathy.TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-78310672021978224402012-05-14T14:19:36.332-04:002012-05-14T14:19:36.332-04:00T-Rav: I've heard that Marion is now a bit of...T-Rav: I've heard that Marion is now a bit of a retail center, which it certainly wasn't back in the 50s and 60s. But things change, and my grandfather's farm is now a suburban subdivision. Much of southern Illinois sits near the border areas where welfare has been a persistent problem since the Roosevelt era. <br /><br />California's problems are big, but I suppose they could be worse. Our crooks look like choirboys compared to the professional crooks who run Chicago (and essentially the entire state). But for the average guy, it doesn't really matter whether it is intentional or negligent politics that has caused the state to fail.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16396959534583934482012-05-14T14:02:28.400-04:002012-05-14T14:02:28.400-04:00LawHawk, I've been through or near Marion once...LawHawk, I've been through or near Marion once or twice, and that general area more often. It's a very productive, old mining area, although I fear that, like so many, much of its population has been ruined by welfare. Thanks for nothing, Chicago.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1097979556843397232012-05-14T13:56:45.525-04:002012-05-14T13:56:45.525-04:00T-Rav: The contrasts between downstate Illinois a...T-Rav: The contrasts between downstate Illinois and Cook County (Chicago) are even greater than the California Coast/urban centers vs. the Inland Empire. When I was growing up in an L.A. suburb, the people next door (literally) were also from Illinois. We came from Chicago, they came from way downstate Marion (where there is now a maximum/medium security prison). You wouldn't have known we were from the same planet, let alone the same state. My dad sort of acted as the mediator/translator since he spent his adult life in Chicago, but grew up on a farm in Barrington. They used jargon with expressions which might as well have been Klingon, and I genuinely had a hard time understanding what they were saying (although I learned as the years went on). That is not entirely a criticism. They were among the hardest-working, most family-oriented, and generous people I've ever known.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74456667660282075552012-05-14T12:42:04.820-04:002012-05-14T12:42:04.820-04:00Joel: Not to worry. I didn't take it persona...Joel: Not to worry. I didn't take it personally.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40190482172149253132012-05-14T12:39:27.864-04:002012-05-14T12:39:27.864-04:00Andrew: You misunderstand. The only thing wrong ...Andrew: You misunderstand. The only thing wrong with liberalism is that it still isn't powerful enough to get conservatives to stop interfering with their plans.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29176137571465314342012-05-14T12:34:08.102-04:002012-05-14T12:34:08.102-04:00Patti: California could reverse all its problems ...Patti: California could reverse all its problems practically overnight. But it won't because the inmates have taken over the asylum.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49644423141123673402012-05-14T12:31:27.198-04:002012-05-14T12:31:27.198-04:00Libertarian Advocate: And China will immediately ...Libertarian Advocate: And China will immediately open up the water spigots that the envirowackos have screwed shut, the Central Valley will bloom, the Delta smelt will die its well-deserved death, and California will become the most profitable province of China. All because Beijing understands capitalism better than Sacramento.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-80422922928835934222012-05-14T12:28:32.949-04:002012-05-14T12:28:32.949-04:00Jocelyn: It's a win-win for him. Brown isn&#...Jocelyn: It's a win-win for him. Brown isn't the first California politician to use the initiative/referendum process to deflect blame away from himself. If the ballot measure passes (which I seriously doubt), he's a statesman. If it doesn't pass and the Democrats still refuse to make big cuts in state spending without raising taxes through the roof, he can say "I tried, but you just didn't listen to me." He gets to be a hero or a martyr, and either one is fine with Moonbeam.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36455477091772406072012-05-14T12:25:21.763-04:002012-05-14T12:25:21.763-04:00LawHawk,
I didn't mean for you, I meant for C...LawHawk,<br /><br />I didn't mean for you, I meant for California! LOLJoel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73898506157881920272012-05-14T12:24:40.647-04:002012-05-14T12:24:40.647-04:00WriterX: But Brown will have the last laugh. He&...WriterX: But Brown will have the last laugh. He's attached to a bungee cord.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69638359307494001122012-05-14T12:23:05.533-04:002012-05-14T12:23:05.533-04:00T-Rav: "Making the hard choices" has re...T-Rav: "Making the hard choices" has replaced "speaking truth to power" as the idiotic slogan of Democrats who easily raise taxes and couldn't even speak truth to power when they were the power. The liberals have been lying to themselves for so long they can't separate reality from fantasy.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-23770899037358271082012-05-14T12:18:25.387-04:002012-05-14T12:18:25.387-04:00tryanmax: The only thing hard about Democrats rai...tryanmax: The only thing hard about Democrats raising taxes is figuring out how to keep their biggest contributors exempt.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-45298503439741845802012-05-14T12:17:04.125-04:002012-05-14T12:17:04.125-04:00I stand corrected LA…ha. Hartford does take blith...I stand corrected LA…ha. Hartford does take blithering to new heights, however I believe Springfield edges you out.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16453518729708955022012-05-14T12:15:50.756-04:002012-05-14T12:15:50.756-04:00Stan: Gee, thanks for reminding me that I was bor...Stan: Gee, thanks for reminding me that I was born in Illinois and have spent most of my life in California. A double-whammy. My kids have suggested that maybe I'm a jinx. I refuse to take the blame--I'm not <i>that</i> good.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64252093065613562352012-05-14T12:13:43.940-04:002012-05-14T12:13:43.940-04:00Bev: I don't think even China is willing to t...Bev: I don't think even China is willing to take on this gigantic turkey. But if they did, they would at least be reminded how well socialism works.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44115928012844155652012-05-14T12:11:40.014-04:002012-05-14T12:11:40.014-04:00K: Yes, that's called CBOM (charity by other ...K: Yes, that's called CBOM (charity by other means). You are very generous. Si, se puede.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44237542095626482882012-05-14T12:09:13.953-04:002012-05-14T12:09:13.953-04:00Joel: I can't say for sure, I only know that ...Joel: I can't say for sure, I only know that I've been gasping for air for about two decades now. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16323260970097674052012-05-14T12:06:20.692-04:002012-05-14T12:06:20.692-04:00Yeah, what a surprise. Frankly, it couldn't h...Yeah, what a surprise. Frankly, it couldn't happen to a more deserving state. Maybe this will teach them error of liberalism. No, I doubt it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64410905412426252172012-05-14T11:28:53.316-04:002012-05-14T11:28:53.316-04:00This entry made me feel like I was mucking around ...This entry made me feel like I was mucking around in filth. These libs have no shame (as my mother likes to say). To invoke "the children" is tired and manipulative. California is reaping what they sowed. God help them.Notawonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388997298014397980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54081758197260858952012-05-14T11:28:48.418-04:002012-05-14T11:28:48.418-04:00Maybe not so much selling as breaking it off at th...<i>Maybe not so much selling as breaking it off at the fault line and floating over to China in partial payment of our loans.</i><br /><br />Hmmmm... anyone know some good land brokers 4 miles east of San Bernardino?Libertarian Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245884833251725459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33683490328112362632012-05-14T11:10:42.208-04:002012-05-14T11:10:42.208-04:00I like how Brown thinks that by taking his plea to...I like how Brown thinks that by taking his plea to the public, we will vote to increase taxes on ourself. I don't remember what the statistic is, but I'm pretty sure the last few times Brown tried putting those on the ballot, we voted "no". I have also been kind of surprised that California hasn't been in the news more so lately, unless I'm missing something, other than 0bama clogging up traffic.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404272311393716408noreply@blogger.com