tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post2472170840066361715..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: This 'n ThatJayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-78137111642419623692013-06-27T09:35:21.515-07:002013-06-27T09:35:21.515-07:00Starting with Nelson Mandela - spot on with that. ...Starting with Nelson Mandela - spot on with that. And he did it with no rancor, bitterness or vengeful feelings. If he had any (and he'd be justified in that), he kept them to himself. A true and rare statesman indeed.<br /><br />Well, I've heard of Paula Deen, and seen a bit of her, despite not having cable. Whether or not she is actually racist, she should have known better to say these things.<br /><br />Yeah, DOMA part 2 is still there. And both sides are claiming victory in that part3 is overturned and the USSC "upheld part2". Well, they did not "uphold it" they didn't even address it at all, since it was not challenged. I'll bet it will be pretty soon.<br /><br />I don't believe any economist much anymore.. they make projections based on very little data, or a few months data and that's just not enough to show any kind of trend or anything useful. Heck, weather changes slower than that (at least in California). Don't get me started on Dr. Ivory Tower Krugman, I might provoke Jayhawk into apoplexy or something. Oh wait, he does that to himself, never mind...<br /><br />Mr. Obabma is really not in any position to make demands on anyone on a national stage. I'm sorry, but I think the US credibility has been damaged over the past decade or so and it will take a long time to recover.<br /><br />Another thing that has bugged me is that they call the USA the "sole remaining superpower" and the US president "the leader of the free world". Well, I think these are Cold War constructs that may not be truly valid anymore.<br /><br />Superpower? Perhaps yes, not as much economically as before maybe, but China could well be consifdered one now. Russia? maybe.. they certainly would like to be back on the level, and I think Putin is trying.<br /><br />"Leader of the free world"? um, no. One of many leaders of democratic nations, yes. Much of the world's governments are autocratic, but there is no central "leader of the unfree world". Obama doesn't have the gravitas to be such a leader, even if the US was in a moral position to be so.<br /><br />The immigration bill will likely be a joke just like ObamaCare. Hire aliens, hire part timeers, they cost less to business. The cash-strapped, broke, in-debt government can support and deal with the masses. No, those clowns don't think though the ramifications of what they are doing.<br /><br />Cats lick themselves a lot. And most of them run around, at least occasionally. Where did this vet come from, Mars?<br /><br />Spell check is not synonomous [sic] with grammar check.<br />brucenoreply@blogger.com