Of all the possible appointees to the catfood commission, why was Alan Simpson chosen?

[Stinky The Clown]

Anybody?

[hatrack]

1. Malcolm Wallop was busy? Todd Tiahrt was on the campaign trail?

Steve Forbes was already booked?

Your guess is as good as mine.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. K&R

[katandmoon]

3. He was the biggest FUCK YOU to progressives that Obama/Rahm could come up with

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. +1

His name is really all you need to hear.

I can just imagine the chortling - " Wait the f!@#ing retards find out we put SIMPSON on the Committee! They'll go ballistic! Hardee har har!"

[Robb]

5. Close. He's the biggest pigheaded Republican they could come up with.

Whatever comes out of the commission, with this fucker on board no one can possibly say it's biased against knuckledraggers.

Remember when he called Peter Arnett a Saddam "sympathizer" because he reported from Bagdhad? :rofl:

Edited to add: he's also in no position to run for anything, so Simpson won't be able to score points.

[glitch]

19. Yep. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

6. As a corollary to thos question: Why did we need *any* repubican co-chair?

As a rhetorical corollary to *that* corollary, what benefit has come from *any* bipartisanship in the Obama administration?

[Robb]

8. 60 million people voted for the other guy.

...Shall we tell them to go fuck themselves, no chance of their interests being even partially represented?

[katandmoon]

9. Why not? We had 8 years of them doing it to us!

[Robb]

11. Which if course makes it right?

The nation is not your schoolyard playground. Governance is not taking away the other kid's banky.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. Its "binkie" . . . . and yeah, some binkie loss is appropriate. Elections ought to have consequences

Its funny. Some always seem to think that the left needs to give up, give in or give over. No one seems to thing the repubicans have the same obligations, though.

I would LOVE Rahm Emanual if he were a lefty. I love the hard charging, take no prisoners style. That's what leaders do. I just think his politics are are the antithesis of everything I believe in.

I know you're a big supporter of the president and an opponent of everything negative against him. So, from that perspective, how can you say "my way or the highway" Rahm is a good thing (presumably, because Obama appointed him) and then call for bipartisanship? That seems antithetical - or unprincipled.

[Robb]

13. Um, what?

Some always seem to think that the left needs to give up, give in or give over.

Yes, working with half of America is "giving up." :D You want a leftist dictator. I don't.

I would LOVE Rahm Emanual if he were a lefty.

...You mean, if he agreed with you at every turn?

I know you're a big supporter of the president and an opponent of everything negative against him.

:rofl:

Try again, Stinky. You can do better. This week doesn't bear out that attempt to minimize my opinion.

So, from that perspective, how can you say "my way or the highway" Rahm is a good thing (presumably, because Obama appointed him) and then call for bipartisanship?

Ooo, swing and miss, and transparent. You want to paint me as a Rahm lover? Perhaps you should find a single post of mine to that effect. If you could, you'd probably score some points in trying to argue against me, rather than my argument. I think I called him an effective paid asshole at one point, which you could try to spin as praise.

Off you go, search away. ;)

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[Robb]

18. Careful, you might hurt my internet feelings.

:rofl:

...Nice to see some world-class rhetoric. :hi:

[Stinky The Clown]

20. Once again, I'm done engaging you. I said mine, you said yours.

By the way, kudos on mastering the smilies. Well done!

I bet you were quite the guy with fonts when they were all the rage.

[Robb]

21. This isn't Fox News, you can't just turn off my mic.

...Do you have anything but snark?

[Stinky The Clown]

29. I didn't turn off your mic. I turned off my ears.

Have a good one!

[Robb]

30. It appears not.

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[tekisui]

23. They will undoubtedly do it to us again when they are in power.

[Robb]

24. So? I thought you were pissed because you think Democrats are acting like Republicans.

...Why encourage just that?

[tekisui]

25. You are misunderstanding. I strongly disapprove of repuke policies.

I would have no problem with Dem actions if they produced results. Even if they acted tough, brutish and like they, I don't know, had power.

Dems don't know how to exert their power. Unfortunately, repukes know how to all too well.

[Jennicut]

7. Catfood commission? My cat eats well, I must say.

Fancy Feast is NOT cheap.

Anyone else thinks Alan Simpson looks like Lurch?

[KharmaTrain]

10. A "Reasonable" Rushpublican...

I used to hear Ted Kennedy clean his clock daily in the 80s on a radio feature. He was a right wing loon in those days but now seems "moderate" in light of how far off the political abyss the GOOP has gone.

[Warren Stupidity]

15. Aye Clown, thar's a good question.

[burnsei sensei]

16. Because we have a Third Way

administration that has made accommodation of conservatives a priority.

[burnsei sensei]

17. I think James K. Galbraith

is more qualified to chair the committee.
Robert Reich is more qualified.
How about Dr. Stiglitz?
Politicians are good at politics.
They are not good at fiscal structure.

[glitch]

22. Or David Korten. That Wall St retreads were chosen tells us something most of us will not hear. nt

[QC]

26. Because he can help bring about the White House's intended outcome. n/t

[Karmadillo]

27. Because Obama wants to cut social security benefits?

nt

[n2doc]

28. Because Dick Cheney is retired and said no? n/t

[Better Believe It]

32. Answer: The establish credibility among right-wing Republicans and Wall Street tycoons

[branders seine]

33. because the predetermined outcome of the process

was thought to need someone of his esteemed caliber.