you are just so stupid, i can't believe it. calling me a libtard, hahaha.

you are so dumb! thankyou for entertaining me!

...as opposed to a non-lighted fire.

"where are the failure of american health care stories? "

That's what you libtards have CNN, the New York Times, and the AJC editorial board for, numbnuts.

And if you think this administration and this congress is any different than what we had under Bush, I guess Hugo can use the sandbox yours just left.

Hugo didn't say anything you are trying to imply -- he disputed a claim -- a claim nobody seems able to support, instead just draw faulty conclusions so you have something to argue against.

Fear-mongering: comparing Democrats to Hilter like Neal did in the post directly before this one.

It's a FACT that you can't practice "Crisis Management" without a crisis.

This doesn't, however, apply to Neil. He didn't make up the crisis. He's merely verbalizing a logical conclusion to what's currently materializing.

9/11 - Can't practice "Crisis Management" without a crisis.

How come a crisis always leads to restrictions on freedom? "Crisis Management" at its best!

-Michael
I thought I was wrong once
But I was mistaken

"A person who creates a problem/stirs up trouble/or creates a situation or crisis just so they can solve it and be the hero." Doesn't this sound like ALL our politicans,(IF THEY HAVE NO CRISIS TO SOLVE THEN WE DON'T NEED THEM)

the post "ten things the media won't tell you" is a prime example. where are the failure of american health care stories? where are the successes of the canadian or the british health care stystems? and we don't hear about the french or german or japanese or sinpapore health care stystems.

and how about the nukes in iran or north korea? you got to run a story on that, neal. i almost forgot about it. i need to be scared of something neal. that's why we have petty tyrants in third world countries.

now i am frightened of hugo chavez. why, that dictator who won more than two elections. i'm so scared of him! thank you neal, for bringing it so frequently to my attention.

i'm reminded of this quote:

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
H. L. Mencken

this quote can applied to on air radio ENTERTAINERS

i would wear "fear-monger" as a badge if i was you. it's what you do good. be proud.

Hugo, Google Rep. Jim Miller of California and look for an article written last fall concerning a proposed government intervention in pension plans. It didn't come out of thin air. An economist from Stanford wrote a paper describing how it could be done and probably should be done. It's out there, maybe a distant echo, but it's out there. Who would have thought the Federal Government could ever try to hijack healthcare? I guess that's never been discussed before either?

This is a funny article considering that I'm actually going to sell out of my 401k today. I think I have 30 years before I can withdrawal properly. All the financial experts in the world say this is the wrong thing to do, but they fail to take into account these points:

1) I have no confidence whatsoever that the government will honor its side of this deal for the next 30 years. At some point it will be raided. Since 401Ks aren't people's day-to-day money I think the government will soon discover that it's easier to steal this cash than a person's income or existing wealth.

2) Tax rates will likely be substantially higher by the time I can use it without penalties. The current tax rate with a penalty will likely be better than the future tax rates without a penalty.

3) I have my doubts as to whether or not the US will even be around in 30 years. It can't continue in this state of decomposition for much longer, let alone 30 years. I see no sign of a turnaround either because Americans seem to get dumber and dumber with each passing year.

At the very least, if I liquidate my 401K today I will get the money and can even hide it in bullion if the government starts to impose more sweeping wealth taxes.