Open Thread: Stem End and Blossom End

What are we, "Brats" or "Whiners?" (0.00 / 0)

Friday, September 3, 2010
In the punditry business, it's considered bad form to question the essential wisdom of the American people. But at this point, it's impossible to ignore the obvious: The American people are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats.
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The nation demands the impossible: quick, painless solutions to long-term, structural problems. While they're running for office, politicians of both parties encourage this kind of magical thinking. When they get into office, they're forced to try to explain that things aren't quite so simple -- that restructuring our economy, renewing the nation's increasingly rickety infrastructure, reforming an unsustainable system of entitlements, redefining America's position in the world and all the other massive challenges that face the country are going to require years of effort. But the American people don't want to hear any of this. They want somebody to make it all better.
Now.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
"You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession," he said, noting that growth has held up at about 1 percent despite all the publicity over losing jobs to India, China, illegal immigration, housing and credit problems and record oil prices. "We may have a recession; we haven't had one yet."

"We have sort of become a nation of whiners," he said. "You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline" despite a major export boom that is the primary reason that growth continues in the economy, he said.

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 09:10:24 AM CDT

Baker Undercuts Stephen's Campaign? (4.00 / 1)

There was an ad on a Boston statiion this morning where I heard some lady saying "they're all going to New Hampshire" or something like that. I missed most of it, so I cannot be sure, but if that is one of Charlie Baker's Republican gubernatorial ads in the Bay State, and it is  complaining that businesses are coming to the Granite State, well, that would be a lot of fun, wouldn't it? A tacit endorsment of NH Governor Lynch.

Oh, and revenues have exceeded projections so far in the fiscal year. In New Hampshire. Don't know about Massachusetts.    



"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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by: Kathy Sullivan 2 @ Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 12:22:52 PM CDT

"And Everything's Going Up To NH" (0.00 / 0)

LOL- 0:15


Whack-a-mole, anyone?

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 12:47:15 PM CDT

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Well. I got that wrong (0.00 / 0)

It was a guy who said it!

I love it!  Especially the welcome to NH sign!!
Thanks for posting.



"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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by: Kathy Sullivan 2 @ Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 13:00:36 PM CDT

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Proof Positive (0.00 / 0)

CONCORD - The state is enjoying a small surplus of revenues after two months of the 2011 fiscal year, which began July 1.

As September opened, the state found itself with $8.3 million more in tax revenues than were called for in the budget plan.

August provided a $10.3 million revenue bonus, coming in at $109 million. It more than offset a slight $2 million shortfall from July and puts the state 4 percent ahead of where it expected to be in terms of tax revenue.

September, when many businesses file quarterly tax payments, will be a very important month, Adminstrative Services Commissioner Linda Hodgdon said. The business payments took a turn into the black last month, she noted.

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 13:20:52 PM CDT

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Just some human sleep (4.00 / 1)

Were he not gone,
The woodchuck could say whether it's like his
Long sleep, as I describe its coming on,
Or just some human sleep.

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by: elwood @ Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 20:57:29 PM CDT