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Posted at 5:53am on Jan. 21, 2007 Think Democrats Are Inherently Unpatriotic? You Should Read This.
By fake consultant
As some of you know I often place the same posts here and at the (D-leaning) TPMCafe website.
I like reading at both sites, too; there's smart writing on both sides, and a good variety of perspective.
There has been a discussion on this site "Warning: Liberal Content. On Patriotism and Democrats" (http://www.redstate.com/blogs/pgaige/2007/jan/20/warning_liberal_content... ) which has centered on the patriotism of D leaners.
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Posted at 5:11pm on Jan. 20, 2007 On Chess, Or, “The Surge Is Underway: What Now?”
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I’m not so good at chess.
I’ve noticed, however, that a near universal rule of chess is…
…The farther you can look ahead, the better chance you have of success.
With that in mind, I’d like to create a hypothetical, and see if there might be ideas that can be gathered from the community, put them together, and develop a sort of “Iraq Repair Plan”.
So here goes.
Let’s go forward in time about 3 or 4 months.
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Posted at 5:45am on Jan. 19, 2007 On Tire Inflators And DVD Players, Or, Should We Bury Utility Lines?
By fake consultant
So it’s been one of those winters, and if you’re reading this…
…you have Power.
There is a winter ritual involving snow shovels, kerosene, checking the “battery closet”, finding that missing glove, and all the other tasks that make losing current more bearable in our part of the world.
It appears many of you share this ritual, judging from what can be seen out there.
As our neighborhood frequently loses power, this is an ongoing process requiring frequent updates.
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Posted at 5:28am on Jan. 18, 2007 On A New Auto Industry, Or, The Road Ahead
By fake consultant
We have discussed the current state of the auto industry in the US, and it is evident that future trends do not point to likely profits soon for the “Big 3” (or Big 2, as was aptly mentioned, or 3 again if Daimler were to dump Chrysler).
Members of this community have referenced the labor cost problem as an enormous issue that hobbles the industry going forward.
Design issues also take a toll, but that was the focus of yesterday’s discussion, not today’s.
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Posted at 3:46am on Jan. 18, 2007 On Winning, Or, Democrats, Meet Joe Wood
By fake consultant
NOTE: This was originally posted in August of 2006 on both the (Democratic-leaning) Talking Points Memo group of sites, and on the (Republican-leaning) Tacitus.org site.
It was virtually ignored at TPMCafe, but was the subject of a lively discussion at Tacitus.
As courtesy requires, I've made Mr. Wood (the subject of the discussion) aware of the posting.
Because it remains topical for the 2008 election, I'm putting it up again, and look forward to the community's thoughts.
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Posted at 11:08am on Jan. 17, 2007 Why We Love Our Newest Subaru, Or, Dr. Z, Are You Listening?
By fake consultant
For those of you not paying attention, the days of the American automotive industry driving the US economy seem to be visible only in the rear view mirror.
The fortunes projected for the industry for 2007 are an improvement over the previous year, but only because 2006 (and 2005, for that matter) were, to put it bluntly, brutal beyond belief.
How brutal?
GM lost at least $16 billion during those two years, and soon expects to lose at least $6 billion more to close out the relationship with its former Delphi division.
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Posted at 1:54am on Jan. 17, 2007 On Solving The Iraq Problem, Or, How About A New Old Idea?
By fake consultant
I need not tell you gentlemen that the world situation is very serious.
That must be apparent to all intelligent people.
I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by press and radio make it exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation.
Furthermore, the people of this country are distant from the troubled areas of the earth and it is hard for them to comprehend the plight and consequent reaction of the long-suffering peoples, and the effect of those reactions on their government in connection with our efforts to promote peace in the world.