Comments on: If the Republicans were smart….

By: Mrs XStryker

Mrs XStryker — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:31:10 +0000

…How did I end up in moderation?

By: Mrs XStryker

Mrs XStryker — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:29:57 +0000

I think you might have a point about the Tories, Mike. Well, at least some of them. Everytime I talk to my English friends they tell me the most amazing things about the benefits they recieve from the government. Their last two years of high school (well, the equivalent thereof) aren’t compulsory, so in order to keep kids in lower income brackets from dropping out, students are PAID £30 a week as long as they attend all their classes! There are bonuses for high grades too, so there’s added incentive to work hard. This particular girl has since started studying medicine at Kings College, Cambridge (one of the most competitive programs in the WORLD, let alone the country). According to her, all medical programs cost the same amount, no matter where you’re attending University, so it means that whether you’re at Oxford, Cambridge, or Middle-of-Nowhere Medical School you’re paying the same amount. Your ability to attend the best school is only limited by your own personal aptitude, not by your wallet. I think it’s a brilliant plan.

Did I mention I’m going to the UK in 8 months 9 days?

PS, David Cameron’s a wanker, according to my Brit friends.

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:37:48 +0000

I’d be willing to bet a good number of British “Tories” would be Democrats if they lived in the good old U S of A. They might look more like Carper politically, but they’d at least identify with our more “liberal” party.

By: Morning Line - February 17, 2009 : Delmarva Dealings

Morning Line - February 17, 2009 : Delmarva Dealings — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:40:08 +0000

[...] And what qualifies Delaware Liberal to advise the GOP? [...]

By: Art Downs

Art Downs — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:41:53 +0000

How much of a bonus did Franklin Delano Raines rip off from Fannie Mae while cooking the books? For which president was he the Budget Director? From where to we get such men?

I believe that no one believes that failure should be rewarded with a platinum parachute but it appears as if a lot of the money changers were pumping money into the Obama campaign,

Some of the really big guys may have been using pseudonyms such as ‘Good Will’ and we will likely never learn the truth.

Will the ripoff by some of the hustlers be a ploy to limit the pay of even those executives who run profitable firms and do not seek subsidies and handouts?

By: TPN

TPN — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:41:52 +0000

…and the entire world would be converted to unicorn power.

By: jason330

jason330 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:10:17 +0000

If the Republicans were smart….they’d be Democrats.

By: Mark H

Mark H — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:07:52 +0000

No, I think they’d like to get rid of unions altogether , Then lower minimum wage

By: cassandra_m

cassandra_m — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:01:52 +0000

The modern GOP is definitely interested in renegotiating contracts of union workers so they make minimum wage.