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Comment on Historic Thousands on Jones Street People’s Assembly by Robert L Brown Jr.

Robert L Brown Jr. — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:27:13 +0000

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
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Comment on Together we must end dating violence by February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month | Excess Emancipation

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:20:38 +0000

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Comment on Republicans, Recess Appointments and Hypocrisy by Joe

Joe — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:04:02 +0000

How much does a senior hypocrite make these days? See below!

I think the information presented in the article is “Exhibit A” as to why the Congress and the Senate -Domocrats, Republicans, and Independents-are nothing more than a bunch of overpaid underachievers. On the other hand, they are a clear reflection of the attitude and mentality that some Americans have adopted: Say a lot of useless words and have half-informed opinion about everything, but do nothing to fix anything; they claim one position, but always want an exception to the rule when it comes to money, religion, or some other abstract immeasurable B.S. There’s no wonder such hypocrisy is tolerated in Washington; it’s the way the people who elect them think. They don’t know enough about anything to be decisive on it, so they flop around like fish out of water. The logical conclusion is that hypocrisy is the norm, not the exception.

For those who don’t know, this is what we pay these people (hypocrites) to sit around and nag and argue like school children and yet accomplish nothing excpet pandering and sucking up enough to ensure they’re re-elected and that they become millionaires over time at our expense:

Senate Leadership
Majority Party Leader – $193,400
Minority Party Leader – $193,400

House Leadership
Speaker of the House – $223,500
Majority Leader – $193,400
Minority Leader – $193,400

Is this the salary of a hypocrite? If so, I can save the taxpayers a lot of money. I’ll go to Washington and be your hypocrite for half of this amount. Just tell me my start date and I’ll be there…ready to go to work on behalf of hypocrites everywhere.

Comment on Meditation Room in the Union: Inclusivity or Favoritism? by DIESEL

DIESEL — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:07:02 +0000

Meditation can lead to many amazingly humbling experiences. It has so many physical, mental and spiritual benefits, it would be stupid to not practice it. Strange how many of us don’t.

Nice post!

Comment on Meditation Room in the Union: Inclusivity or Favoritism? by Peter N. McClelland

Peter N. McClelland — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:13:39 +0000

Hate to burst your bubble, Wilson, but Anthony Dent doesn’t particularly disagree with your conclusion in the post you are referencing. I’ll quote his first two sentences, “An editorial in today’s DTH lauded a recent decision by the Union Board of Directors to create a ‘meditation room’ almost solely due to lobbying efforts by Muslim students. This is a decision I don’t particularly disagree with”. I, another blogger for the Carolina Review, do not disagree with making this meditation room either. But to not point out the hypocrisy of several (but by no means all, just to be abundantly clear) on the left who lambast public displays of Christianity as discriminatory or uninclusive and celebrate this meditation room as tolerance or diversity is foolish.

Comment on Legislating Execution because of Identity: Homophobia in Uganda by rowanemslieintern

rowanemslieintern — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:47:11 +0000

Interesting to hear such strong condemnation on this issue from a Ugandan lawyer, thanks for that

Comment on State Department Announces Reevaluation of Keystone XL Tar Sand Pipeline by Don't Break What You Can't Fix: Part I on the Keystone Pipeline Series | Freedom Riders

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:35 +0000

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Comment on Saving Lives and Jobs: The EPA’s “Air Toxics” Rule by Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:44:22 +0000

Great, thanks Wilson!

Comment on Saving Lives and Jobs: The EPA’s “Air Toxics” Rule by Wilson Parker

Wilson Parker — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:58:02 +0000

Good point Ryan. Here’s the data provided by the Economic Policy Institute:

“The “monetized” value of these and certain other health benefits would amount to $55–146 billion per year, dramatically exceeding the $11.3 billion annual cost of the program (figures in 2010 dollars).”

There you go: a profit of more than $40 billion.

Comment on Saving Lives and Jobs: The EPA’s “Air Toxics” Rule by Akhil J.

Akhil J. — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:40:11 +0000

Ryan,

No one is saying that all regulation is a good idea from a cost-benefit standpoint. Much of it isn’t. However it has been CLEARLY modeled by economists that stricter standards on ozone, for example, would significantly reduce health costs, more so than the expected burden to industry.

Unfortunately, our economy does not do a good job of compensating for these externalities, especially in the long-term.