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My Comments (270 so far…)

Dear Margo: When Dad/Gramps Just Ain't Interested

Yeah, thanks for that visual, Dawn. ;)

Liz Smith Doesn't Believe in Term Limits

Cheney is all about his little "no-bid" contracts, that thankfully we’re getting rid of. Who made that sweetheart deal and benefited financially besides Cheney? Dubya and the stockholder cronies. I can only guess that’s why we’re in the wars to begin with. It was good for their bank accounts. Oh, and one WMD lie to wage a vendetta for daddy. What happened to the "benchmarks" Bush then wouldn’t enforce to get us out? I would rather Obama be mistakenly thought a coward than to go on with Bush’s rash, ill-conceived, if not purely avaricious endeavors. Anyone could have found Bin Ladin in 8 years if they really wanted to. And what about the admission that they knew about Iran’s secret nuclear facilities for YEARS? Now they’re trying to make Obama responsible for solving that, too, when Dubya couldn’t manage it in 8 years.

Actually, I think Bill Clinton can run again. The rule is consecutive terms, not total terms, IIRC. I’d vote for him in a heartbeat.

Could Mammograms Fall Victim to Obamacare? by Liz Peek

What I find funny—but not—is that I bet the conspiracy theorists who are all in a dither that this is just a way to cut back and save money on the backs of the people are the same ones who said the recommendations when they were initially made were just so the doctors and insurance companies could make money. There’s no pleasing the nutters.

Dear Margo: When Dad/Gramps Just Ain't Interested

Yeah, I see no reason to expose the kids to grumpy gramps except as an object lesson of, "This is the kind of person I don’t want you to be like or tolerate in your life. They’ll just suck the joy right out of you like they do the oxygen out of the room."

Dear Margo: When Dad/Gramps Just Ain't Interested

I like the way the girl twists that "pride in everything you do" to find some reason to justify a ridiculous expectation that her mother should approve. I’m quite sure mom said that about personal accomplishments as long as she made her best efforts, not getting rowdy one night and permanently marring an otherwise beautiful body (I hate tattoos, too). As for finding out in the delivery room, I would be less worried about that fact that it is there and more about WHAT it is exactly, because by that time I’m sure it will bear no resemblance to the "art" it was once intended to be. It will be slightly faded, slightly blurry, and depending where exactly it is, a stretch mark or two running through it, or at least stretched into disproportion with "baby weight gain." And we won’t even address weight gain that cannot be blamed on baby.

Yes, that’s something to be proud of. Laser technology is wonderful. I would suggest a clean slate, etc.

Could Mammograms Fall Victim to Obamacare? by Liz Peek

I so agree. Every system will have disgruntled people because we’re human. There will always be mistakes in medicine no matter who is doing it and no matter what system under which they are doing it. I work for a medical school, and last year we had a Canadian in our fellowship program and this year a Brit, along with the various people I know from both countries, and they LOVE their healthcare systems! I think your use of "line" is a poor turn of phrase people will pounce on without consider what you really mean. There is no more a "line" in those system than there is here while you wait for a claims adjuster to decide *IF*, not when, you’re going to get the treatment that was recommended by someone with a solid decade more education than they have.

Could Mammograms Fall Victim to Obamacare? by Liz Peek

There’s hope for humanity yet that there are still working brain cells out there. I am sick to death of people taking everything under the sun and judging it by their politics. It’s ignorant at best, dangerous and deadly at its worst.

Could Mammograms Fall Victim to Obamacare? by Liz Peek

It’s worth noting—again and again—that this study has been ongoing for the last several years. It is not an Obama conclusion and it was not timed to be released near the healthcare debate. It simply is what it is, and despite personal anecdotes, the science has revealed that the daunting majority of women are exposed unnecessarily to radiation. I’m sick to death of everyone judging myriad facts against politics. It’s wrong-headed and does more harm that subject under scrutiny could ever do.

The Palin Book, as Dear Margo Sees It

Interesting how none of your links work, and even if they did, direct to blogs and opinion pieces. I prefer the Bureau of Labor Statistics, myself. Even if you’re going to quibble about the number, because partisan people like to tweak them differently, at least look at the trend that begins its upward climb as GWB’s house of cards started falling, and the rest of it is a trend that bipartisan experts all said would happen in the fallout of that collapse. It started before Obama was even elected, and his ability to stop or slow it depends entirely on the economy. But the learned people all agreed early on it could be as long as five years. They hoped it wouldn’t reach 10%, but that was not unexpected.

The Palin Book, as Dear Margo Sees It

Let’s stick with the one in your post that I was responding to. The person with the extraordinary claim bears the burden of proof. It’s a very simple point about facts and fantasy most learned people are familiar with. You can say you stated a fact, but without citing the source, and it being in contradiction to reports from reliable sources, it’s just yammering.

The Palin Book, as Dear Margo Sees It

That’s just it. I am, and your figure it wildly different from everything else, which puts it under a burden of proof. But you don’t care if you’re taken seriously. I get it. Never mind.

The Palin Book, as Dear Margo Sees It

The only thing that should be clear to you about now is that no one is here to talk about Obama except for you when you’re trying to deflect away from the discussion of Palin. You know, the article posted here and the topic of discussion. I’m sure there are lots of places to talk about Obama with people who want to entertain your close-minded rants, but this isn’t one of them. As for your email alerts, I don’t know what to tell you. They’re generated by the system. You seem to be as clueless about how this forum works as you are about a great many things.

The Palin Book, as Dear Margo Sees It

All the book really does is provide direct quotes from her that can be used in any campaign. She spent a lot of time claiming things were improperly paraphrased and and this and that excuse, but you put stuff in print all by herself. I can’t wait to see how she portrays herself as a victim WHEN is backfires.

The Palin Book, as Dear Margo Sees It

From where did you pull that figure? When you start spouting statistics, I need to see where they actually come from. I have received enough erroneous "Henny Penny" anti-something spam emails that makes a lot of what firmly entrenched people claim suspect.