tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post4766198834073146364..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: My Last Post about Politics for AwhileCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-15400547062644751392016-11-30T19:25:11.745-08:002016-11-30T19:25:11.745-08:00If they crash the country, how much of what they w...If they crash the country, how much of what they want will be relevant? If the country crashes, the people the GOP has yoked itself to won't have gotten what they want, will be in a very bad place, and will have plenty of targets for their rage (and plenty of guns). That sounds like a national murder-suicide in the making. I have to hope that we're not that dumb or evil or both.<br /><br />I want a bumper sticker that says "Who stepped on the butterfly?"Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-12598032545521940822016-11-30T18:18:43.780-08:002016-11-30T18:18:43.780-08:00Re your tweet on privatizing Medicare, there is a ...Re your tweet on privatizing Medicare, there is a way to do it that isn't a huge cluster f* but it is way way way more expensive than the govt doing it. That is what ins co are counting on-- the govt pays them more than Medicare cost after paying less results in a cluster f*. The economic theory is rather elegant. Privatizing Medicare is just stupid. We already have a privatized portion and it already costs the govt more than keeping them in would (because people who do Medicare hmos are much healthier than people who don't). This is a no brainer to anybody who studies it.Nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-70171736348923883722016-11-29T19:27:58.684-08:002016-11-29T19:27:58.684-08:00You are welcome! Thanks for the nice comment.You are welcome! Thanks for the nice comment.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-10907277343485656972016-11-29T19:27:39.271-08:002016-11-29T19:27:39.271-08:00I think right now, they're planning to gamble ...I think right now, they're planning to gamble that they can get him to sign their policy bills before he crashes the country. That's quite a gamble.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-4248401060943597882016-11-29T19:12:44.591-08:002016-11-29T19:12:44.591-08:00Dear Cloud, I've read your blog regularly for ...Dear Cloud, I've read your blog regularly for years now, but I rarely comment. Thank you for all of your thoughtful posts about politics. I really appreciate your reflections and, especially, your suggestions about ways to advocate for important issues. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-423910613792584172016-11-29T18:27:30.150-08:002016-11-29T18:27:30.150-08:00If nothing else, self-preservation might be a cons...If nothing else, self-preservation might be a consideration. Republicans have been able to convince lots of people that they have their interests in mind and keep themselves in office. If your position becomes dependent on someone with severe narcissism, you might not have that position for long, or as predictably even if you do (so that you can't do what you want, but what won't get you in trouble with the big guy). Giving the car keys to a drunk eighteen year-old may mean you won't have a car to drive anymore, and all that gas money won't do you any good then.Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-76489750836311746062016-11-29T08:04:47.391-08:002016-11-29T08:04:47.391-08:00Yep. We are basically hoping that some people we d...Yep. We are basically hoping that some people we disagree with on just about every issue step up and help defend our democracy. Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-17589208524091982612016-11-29T07:04:41.172-08:002016-11-29T07:04:41.172-08:00Correction: Not Steven Sasse. He looks like a pr...Correction: Not Steven Sasse. He looks like a pretty horrible person other than that article. nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-4082748029543182702016-11-28T21:32:20.510-08:002016-11-28T21:32:20.510-08:00I'll come leave a comment at your place if I g...I'll come leave a comment at your place if I get new ideas. And yeah, I'll keep tweeting. I'll probably write about politics again in the new year. I just need a break for right now.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-14881855109159922222016-11-28T18:06:23.906-08:002016-11-28T18:06:23.906-08:00Also I am going to donate money to those two repub...Also I am going to donate money to those two republicans up top. Reward them.Nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-14264877798184615312016-11-28T17:58:52.350-08:002016-11-28T17:58:52.350-08:00Please don't stop! Or at least tweet when you...Please don't stop! Or at least tweet when you find new things to do. I need you for ideas!Nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com