Comments on: You Can’t Spell “Walter Pincus” without C, I, and A http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159312 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:50:11 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159312 <p>Straussians are generally very careful with words and their meanings and contexts. IMHO the Harvey Mansfield translation of The Prince was quite good.</p> Straussians are generally very careful with words and their meanings and contexts. IMHO the Harvey Mansfield translation of The Prince was quite good.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159307 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:29:51 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159307 <p>Oh, brother. I spoke too soon.</p> Oh, brother. I spoke too soon.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159304 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:24:25 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159304 <p>AND, they got rid of Newt, but they controlled the House with Newt’s message and Newt’s troops for the next 8 years.</p> AND, they got rid of Newt, but they controlled the House with Newt’s message and Newt’s troops for the next 8 years.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159301 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:17:52 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159301 <p>“When Newt got in trouble”–1998ish.</p> “When Newt got in trouble”–1998ish.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159300 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:16:40 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159300 <p>Republicans salivating over Pelosi being embarrassed is not a reason to stop anything unless you think that more Democrats than her will be implicated and worse than the Republicans, which is not likely because the Republicans got them into this fix. Republicans salivating over Pelosi being embarrassed is partisan human nature. As I watched the video which EW put up I was uncomfortably reminded of when Newt got in trouble and the delight which we had over that.<br /> Congress has a lot on their plate, but July when they are going to push a lot of this through seems very soon to come up with an indictment, much less a trial which will embarrass them.</p> Republicans salivating over Pelosi being embarrassed is not a reason to stop anything unless you think that more Democrats than her will be implicated and worse than the Republicans, which is not likely because the Republicans got them into this fix. Republicans salivating over Pelosi being embarrassed is partisan human nature. As I watched the video which EW put up I was uncomfortably reminded of when Newt got in trouble and the delight which we had over that.
Congress has a lot on their plate, but July when they are going to push a lot of this through seems very soon to come up with an indictment, much less a trial which will embarrass them.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159297 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:03:45 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159297 <p>Baruch ata Hashem, eloheinu melech haolam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al sfiras haomer.<br /> Hayom zeh arbaim yamim l’omer. (hod b’yesod)<br /> Hey, no one will read this one either.</p> Baruch ata Hashem, eloheinu melech haolam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al sfiras haomer.
Hayom zeh arbaim yamim l’omer. (hod b’yesod)
Hey, no one will read this one either.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159295 4jkb4ia Tue, 19 May 2009 02:00:32 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159295 <p>ROTL#158: I note that that was beautiful even if you will never see this comment.<br /> (The number of comments was a sign that there might be some mess in the room) (plunger is behaving!)</p> ROTL#158: I note that that was beautiful even if you will never see this comment.
(The number of comments was a sign that there might be some mess in the room) (plunger is behaving!)

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159007 Leen Mon, 18 May 2009 14:02:29 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-159007 <p>those “odds” are slim to none. No way no way to move forward without accountability…without demonstrating to the peasants that some of the folks in D.C. actually believe that “no one is above the law”</p> those “odds” are slim to none. No way no way to move forward without accountability…without demonstrating to the peasants that some of the folks in D.C. actually believe that “no one is above the law”

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-158997 Leen Mon, 18 May 2009 13:51:39 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-158997 <p>but is it better to engage (at least for a while) those who may be intentionally undermining or not with questions about intention, reasons, rationale for what appears to be negative comments. You know use the strategy Soufan and other professionals used with so called “terrorist”. </p> <p>Or is it better and more effective to subject the so called “trolls” to torture right away?</p> but is it better to engage (at least for a while) those who may be intentionally undermining or not with questions about intention, reasons, rationale for what appears to be negative comments. You know use the strategy Soufan and other professionals used with so called “terrorist”.

Or is it better and more effective to subject the so called “trolls” to torture right away?

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-158990 Leen Mon, 18 May 2009 13:43:55 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/16/you-cant-spell-walter-pincus-without-c-i-and-a/#comment-158990 <p>the end justifies the means…the big lie…we know best…does not matter how many are tortured, killed, injured, displaced in the process.</p> <p>“harbor pathological tendencies” indeed</p> the end justifies the means…the big lie…we know best…does not matter how many are tortured, killed, injured, displaced in the process.

“harbor pathological tendencies” indeed

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