Comments on: Husker Du http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/ America's favorite blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Linkmeister http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2330 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2330 Twelve-step programs for voters? What a concept! Twelve-step programs for voters? What a concept!

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2331 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2331 OK California, (or Cullyfornya, if you are an alien), put that ballot initiative down, and back way slowly, now one will get hurt. Another alternative. (In the voice of Issa who started this mess) California, you have been detected, stand away from the ballot box. Can California help it if they have figured out that by bypassing the politicians they can reach tax giveaway heaven? Sort of like giving an alcoholic the keys to a bar. As long as reality has no part in the equation, why not believe that a man who pretends to be some one (or thing) else for a living, can magically not increase taxes, not decrease services, and still balance the budget with a really powerful audit that will find all of the hidden money and gold and jewels. OK California, (or Cullyfornya, if you are an alien), put that ballot initiative down, and back way slowly, now one will get hurt.

Another alternative.

(In the voice of Issa who started this mess)
California, you have been detected, stand away from the ballot box.

Can California help it if they have figured out that by bypassing the politicians they can reach tax giveaway heaven? Sort of like giving an alcoholic the keys to a bar. As long as reality has no part in the equation, why not believe that a man who pretends to be some one (or thing) else for a living, can magically not increase taxes, not decrease services, and still balance the budget with a really powerful audit that will find all of the hidden money and gold and jewels.

]]> by: Rick http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2332 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2332 Here's the easy solution... if it were illegal to pay people to gather signatures for propositions, then only propositions that had a real, honest to God grassroots base (as opposed to a money base) would get enough signatures to make it onto a ballot. Now if we could just get rid of that silly electoral college... Here’s the easy solution… if it were illegal to pay people to gather signatures for propositions, then only propositions that had a real, honest to God grassroots base (as opposed to a money base) would get enough signatures to make it onto a ballot.

Now if we could just get rid of that silly electoral college…

]]> by: Marla http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2333 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2333 Hey, could you come down here and run? Hey, could you come down here and run?

]]> by: Chicory http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2334 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2334 "....can magically not increase taxes, not decrease services, and still balance the budget with a really powerful audit..." Murray, that's how Enron got into trouble. Maybe Lay should be running for governor ;-) “….can magically not increase taxes, not decrease services, and still balance the budget with a really powerful audit…”

Murray, that’s how Enron got into trouble. Maybe Lay should be running for governor ;-)

]]> by: Dee http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2335 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2335 "They've accepted more bad propositions than a drunk debutante with low self-esteem" Let me just wipe this coffee off my monitor..... “They’ve accepted more bad propositions than a drunk debutante with low self-esteem”

Let me just wipe this coffee off my monitor…..

]]> by: Ken, Just Ken... http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2336 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2336 When will people realize that Ballot initiatives are just bad government? There's a reason we have representative government. People who have to time and experience to study the pros and cons of issues, rather than having the public vote on these poorly, or worse yet, deceptively worded proposals. If you don't like how the legislature and/or the governor is dealing with the issues, vote against them in the next election... no "do overs." I live in Oregon and we have dozens of initiatives on the ballot every year. There's no way most people can figure out what most of these would do, and they've even made it illegal for the legislature to reverse these new laws even if they don't work. We've gone to voting parties where everyone at the party tries to work out what each of the initiatives would do and sometimes we were more confused afterwards as to the effects. Come on people, let your representatives do their jobs... and if you feel stronly about an issue, talk them into voting for your issue. That's what they're there for. ...sorry for the rant... When will people realize that Ballot initiatives are just bad government?

There’s a reason we have representative government. People who have to time and experience to study the pros and cons of issues, rather than having the public vote on these poorly, or worse yet, deceptively worded proposals.

If you don’t like how the legislature and/or the governor is dealing with the issues, vote against them in the next election… no “do overs.”

I live in Oregon and we have dozens of initiatives on the ballot every year. There’s no way most people can figure out what most of these would do, and they’ve even made it illegal for the legislature to reverse these new laws even if they don’t work.

We’ve gone to voting parties where everyone at the party tries to work out what each of the initiatives would do and sometimes we were more confused afterwards as to the effects.

Come on people, let your representatives do their jobs… and if you feel stronly about an issue, talk them into voting for your issue. That’s what they’re there for.

…sorry for the rant…

]]> by: tess http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2337 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2337 i really love how ahnold has been advertizing that we can magically fix the budget by "opening the books and getting rid of government waste." makes me wonder if he's going to fix the budget by also looking for spare change in his couch. i really love how ahnold has been advertizing that we can magically fix the budget by “opening the books and getting rid of government waste.” makes me wonder if he’s going to fix the budget by also looking for spare change in his couch.

]]> by: John Isbell http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2338 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2338 That's some great propositions ya got there, kiddo. The recall's been delayed. In consequence, Arnold is dead and doesn't know it, IMO. It's going to be harder to get him saturation TV coverage in a March revival tour. Tonight he's on Larry King (after Oprah this morning), which could be kind of funny, if you're cruel. I'm not, so I don't get to watch it. I'll just fantasize. He's such a girly-man, I bet I could take him. I justify the preceding paragraph through my belief that Arnold is a pig and a Waldheim-lover they all hoped to foist on California by violating democracy. You know, I may just switch on Larry King. That’s some great propositions ya got there, kiddo.
The recall’s been delayed. In consequence, Arnold is dead and doesn’t know it, IMO. It’s going to be harder to get him saturation TV coverage in a March revival tour. Tonight he’s on Larry King (after Oprah this morning), which could be kind of funny, if you’re cruel. I’m not, so I don’t get to watch it. I’ll just fantasize. He’s such a girly-man, I bet I could take him.
I justify the preceding paragraph through my belief that Arnold is a pig and a Waldheim-lover they all hoped to foist on California by violating democracy. You know, I may just switch on Larry King.

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2339 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/14/husker-du/#comment-2339 Chicory, (Hail to the Victors) Why not let Kenny Boy run for Governor? It would hardly make it any less (or more) of a circus. He could run on the campaign that Davis caused the energy shortfall last year. (no less of a bald faced hypocritical lie than you would get from W). Aanold, said in his speach that a really strong audit would show where the hidden money is and that should be enough to fix the problem. Almost every candidate runs on W,F, and A (waste, fraud and abuse), cleans out a little from the past office holder, adds his own, and then the next one runs on W,F, and A. And guess what? To the voting public it always sounds new. Chicory, (Hail to the Victors)
Why not let Kenny Boy run for Governor? It would hardly make it any less (or more) of a circus. He could run on the campaign that Davis caused the energy shortfall last year. (no less of a bald faced hypocritical lie than you would get from W).

Aanold, said in his speach that a really strong audit would show where the hidden money is and that should be enough to fix the problem.

Almost every candidate runs on W,F, and A (waste, fraud and abuse), cleans out a little from the past office holder, adds his own, and then the next one runs on W,F, and A. And guess what? To the voting public it always sounds new.

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