Comments on: AN OPEN LETTER TO TIM PAWLENTY http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/ OPIATE OF THE ASSES Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CaptBackslap http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21864 CaptBackslap Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:31:03 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21864 Kulkuri: the Flag-Burning Amendment would have passed (at least going to the States) a few years ago if MITCH FUCKIN' MCCONNELL, of all people, hadn't voted against it. If memory serves, he stopped it once before then with some parliamentary maneuver, too. Kulkuri: the Flag-Burning Amendment would have passed (at least going to the States) a few years ago if MITCH FUCKIN' MCCONNELL, of all people, hadn't voted against it. If memory serves, he stopped it once before then with some parliamentary maneuver, too.

]]> By: Ursula http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21803 Ursula Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:50:21 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21803 This, especially the stories in the comments, is a lot clearer in the context with the article that follows it. This, especially the stories in the comments, is a lot clearer in the context with the article that follows it.

]]> By: Boski http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21800 Boski Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:47:45 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21800 PRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEACH! PRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEACH!

]]> By: Chris http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21798 Chris Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:16:52 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21798 T-Paw is a mess waiting to happen. Here in MN, he resolutely will not raise taxes. So he stopped paying his bills. Cash-strapped cities laid off cops, property taxes have gone up, and up, and up. But, hey! We Do Not Raise Taxes!! Of course, he gets his advice from some nut-job economist who thinks we should ditch public transit and just have _everyone_ drive a car. Because our out of date road system can really handle more traffic. The frosting on this scam is his attempt to make a new state park- by buying undeveloped forest land at $6,000 and acre from United Steel. Oddly, my friend had his property appraised, with a house on it, at $1500/acre when the state wanted to widen the road. Ahh, him and Michelle Bachman make my brain hurt! T-Paw is a mess waiting to happen. Here in MN, he resolutely will not raise taxes. So he stopped paying his bills. Cash-strapped cities laid off cops, property taxes have gone up, and up, and up. But, hey! We Do Not Raise Taxes!! Of course, he gets his advice from some nut-job economist who thinks we should ditch public transit and just have _everyone_ drive a car. Because our out of date road system can really handle more traffic.

The frosting on this scam is his attempt to make a new state park- by buying undeveloped forest land at $6,000 and acre from United Steel. Oddly, my friend had his property appraised, with a house on it, at $1500/acre when the state wanted to widen the road.

Ahh, him and Michelle Bachman make my brain hurt!

]]> By: Hank Roberts http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21795 Hank Roberts Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21795 January 29, 2010 "... just yesterday, the Republicans in the Senate voted in perfect formation against re-instituting "pay-as-you-go" budget rules that require tax cuts or spending increases be matched by revenue measures that keep the effect debt-neutral...." http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2010/01/treason-against-conservatism.html January 29, 2010
"… just yesterday, the Republicans in the Senate voted in perfect formation against re-instituting "pay-as-you-go" budget rules that require tax cuts or spending increases be matched by revenue measures that keep the effect debt-neutral…."
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2010/01/treason-against-conservatism.html

]]> By: PeterA1 http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21794 PeterA1 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:53:30 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21794 Wouldn't a BBA need a slush fund for the Too Big To Fail crowd? After we have implemented BK's plan, we could 'assess' the states for our TBTF account. Wouldn't a BBA need a slush fund for the Too Big To Fail crowd? After we have implemented BK's plan, we could 'assess' the states for our TBTF account.

]]> By: BK http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21793 BK Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:51:17 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21793 Wouldn't we just be better off by eliminating the federal government all together? I mean the states (especially Minnesota) and local units of government have done an awesome job of protecting vulnerable citizens from crime, poverty and assualts on civil liberties while truly enhancing public education, providing for police, fire and ambulance services and keeping a strong military all while keeping taxes low. Just ask the mayors, county executives, city council members, county board supervisors and the folks who run your state government - they will all tell you that we don't need the federal government... (But only those who don't represent the inner cities and rural areas.) Wouldn't we just be better off by eliminating the federal government all together?

I mean the states (especially Minnesota) and local units of government have done an awesome job of protecting vulnerable citizens from crime, poverty and assualts on civil liberties while truly enhancing public education, providing for police, fire and ambulance services and keeping a strong military all while keeping taxes low.

Just ask the mayors, county executives, city council members, county board supervisors and the folks who run your state government – they will all tell you that we don't need the federal government…

(But only those who don't represent the inner cities and rural areas.)

]]> By: Da Moose http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21792 Da Moose Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:33:42 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21792 We need to completely overhaul our tax code. End of story. We need to completely overhaul our tax code. End of story.

]]> By: JohnR http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/02/02/an-open-letter-to-tim-pawlenty/comment-page-1/#comment-21791 JohnR Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:15:17 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3055#comment-21791 A pleasure to read, but ultimately unsatisfying; like boxing a tree: you may well win on points, but the tree doesn't notice. A pleasure to read, but ultimately unsatisfying; like boxing a tree: you may well win on points, but the tree doesn't notice.

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