tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post3361592635850068154..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: AmericansErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-61577299681564631872009-01-20T18:24:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:24:00.000-05:00Hi Kirk, I think people believe Obama cares about ...Hi Kirk, I think people believe Obama cares about them. Bush failed miserably in that department. Remember the "fly by" inspection of Katrina? Arguably one of the worst moments in his entire presidency.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-60313851781994605732009-01-20T17:54:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:54:00.000-05:00Oh, man, talk about have-it-all-right-now. I was j...Oh, man, talk about have-it-all-right-now. I was just checking out the Hufffington Post when suddenly a box appears on the left telling me it's my lucky day, as long as I click the "click now" I clicked. Then, it told me I could have my very own Blackberry or I-phone if I just clicked again. So I just clicked again.<BR/><BR/>Now, I've got so much spam in my email box I feel like the guy who handed out food packets to the troops on the eve of the invasion of Normandy!<BR/><BR/>Don't follow my example.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-251953746404337952009-01-20T17:31:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:31:00.000-05:00The American People: To believe or not to believe,...The American People: To believe or not to believe, that is the question...<BR/><BR/>More to the point, should we BLAME the American people for the pickle this country is in? I say no, and that includes the folks that voted differently than I did. Who knows for sure which is right (or left)? Incidentally, I really believe that is what's at the root of voter's apathy. Those people know that they don't know, and fear finding out. I think they should vote anyway--if nothing else it gives our leaders a few more hoops to jump through. Uh-oh, the old cynicism is coming through. Give me a second to compose myself.....<BR/><BR/>OK, I'm better. Look, I don't expect miracles from our public servents. I just want them to try. I think the whole "100 days" thing is silly. And that goes double for an "Iraq timetable" The reason I chose Obama over Hillary, and then Obama over McCain, isn't because he knows a better way out than those two, but, because he was against the war when it mattered, I know he'll TRY.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I'm running off at the keyboard, Erin, but it's your own fault for being so thought-provokingKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-16189415051486910852009-01-20T16:18:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:18:00.000-05:00Mojito, I'd have a butter sandwich with you any da...Mojito, I'd have a butter sandwich with you any day of the week. <BR/><BR/>Zen, That is a good report. I took public transportation for years. I don't understand why people get so freaky over it. I know many who would never consider taking a bus. Fine. Let them pay $200 a month to park at work, the tools.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-50972731943704948822009-01-20T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:56:00.000-05:00During the approx. 2.5 weeks in September when the...During the approx. 2.5 weeks in September when there WAS NO GAS in Atlanta, mahy people took public transportation for the first time in their lives.<BR/><BR/>You wonder how many people said, "$3.50 per day? No insurance or ripoff mechanics? I will just keep doing this I guess..."Zen Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932736559039078183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-12308432714088480752009-01-20T09:44:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:44:00.000-05:00I'm not gonna come back into this comment thread b...I'm not gonna come back into this comment thread because I know some jackass is gonna try to rain on your parade. But, thanks. Thanks for making my day a little bit brighter. As far as recovery: my grandparents and their brothers and sisters did it. They didn't have the luxury of ham sandwiches, they had butter sandwiches growing up during the Depression. But they busted their asses to make sure I grew up in comfort. It can and will need to be done again.<BR/><BR/>The world needs ditch diggers too. And that ain't a bad thing.Mojito Librehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432821533933582770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-66221523774509892522009-01-20T09:09:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:09:00.000-05:00Hi Timothy and thanks for reading/commenting. Here...Hi Timothy and thanks for reading/commenting. Here's my best wishes that your bon mots ring true.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-27783867756196269392009-01-20T08:11:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:11:00.000-05:00Happy inauguration, my American friends! Erin, as...Happy inauguration, my American friends! Erin, as I watch from Australia I share your sense of hope in the face of economic recession. Just over a year ago we too had a change of government - from the conservative Liberal Party to the more progressive Labor Party. Our former prime minister, John Howard had slavishly followed George W. into the whole 'war on terror' debacle and his administration has been a dark chapter indeed. Anyway, it's a new beginning for both our nations and hopefully the start of a more peaceful and just world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-24982463652205609762009-01-20T06:52:00.000-05:002009-01-20T06:52:00.000-05:00Philbilly, I like you. I like you a lot. You are w...Philbilly, I like you. I like you a lot. You are what the good guys look like. When you start making those USA thinger-dingers, email me and I'll buy some up even if I don't need any.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-76340648405023776122009-01-19T21:28:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:28:00.000-05:00Two words;Chesley Sullenberger.And his flight crew...Two words;<BR/><BR/>Chesley Sullenberger.<BR/><BR/>And his flight crew.<BR/><BR/>That's the kind of guys and gals we have, in spades.<BR/><BR/>I'm starting a business, got more lawyers than Carter's got pills, I can't wait to get the legal bullshit in the can so no unemployed Wall Street ho's can get a run at us. Then I'll be gettin' dirty full time, no effin' tie, making real things in the USA for USA'ers. No other place in the world lets a couple smart guys start a big ass corporation so easily, with so much legal protection. China, India et al are figuring it out, very smart guys there too. This financial blowout was just Nature's way of abhorring a vacuum of ethics. Be frugal and unafraid, the best is yet to come.<BR/><BR/>I got yer Al Qaeda right here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com