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Don't you just love how they scuttle away into the darkness when you call their bluff? They find it really hard to get past the "this is BS because I say so" routine.
@rforno- It's also accurate to simply say:
"Many elected officials prefer an ignorant and/or selectively-disinformed citizenry, since they don't know enough about such things."
(In this instance referring to the elected officials themselves.)
@LewisBraham- Don't you just love how they slink away into the darkness when you call their bluff? They find it really hard to get past the "this is true because I say so" routine.
@Ted: If you had bothered to read the article and respond to the information presented there I might have some respect for your comments. Until then, your grade of pure BS is hard to beat.
Here's a few additional excerpts from the article (edited for brevity):
It turns out that people are separated not just by gun ownership, religion and their beliefs on affirmative action — but also by English muffins, flashlights and mustard.
To p…
The market demands a broad Trump-Russia theory — but the evidence doesn’t support one
Jonathan Chait does present an interesting and suggestive interpretation of Trump's relationship with Russia. (Check out David Moran's link in his original post, …
@hank- Seems to me that it wouldn't take much effort for a mutual fund company to take a representative sample of accounts in the RMD phase, and keep an eye on the average (not in the mathematical usage) cash account level once the transfers have be…
Let's see now. The graphic says that in 2017:
• the US sold ~130 B to China.
• China sold ~500 B to the US.
Let's say that-
• we apply a 10% tariff to the 500B: that's a tax of 50 B that US consumers will be paying.
• China applies a 10% tari…
@rforno- Good Lord! You've been dredging through the Sargasso Sea of Lost Links all this time? Years ago we (read: David and Chip) spent months finding a decent way to evade the dreaded Sea of Lost Links without edging into the even more dangerous w…
From The Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Coal and Energy Lobbyist Named Acting EPA Chief
And the WSJ goes out on a limb with this prediction:
"Andrew Wheeler’s elevation from deputy administrator isn’t likely to bring big policy changes"
Who woulda tho…
This just in! Not to worry- Fox will now have the real story... everything else is fake news.
White House Taps Former Fox News Executive For Senior Communications Job
"Former Fox News co-president Bill Shine has been named White House deputy chief…
When we go to Costco the immense displays of huge televisions with wonderful color and fantastically clear pictures are of course right by the entrance, so you can't miss them. Sometimes I stop and look for a minute or so. Then I remember that ther…
This is absolutely not a commentary on any connection between Independence Day and military activity. However, having recently visited the American Military Cemetery at Omaha Beach, this story is riveting:
How A High Schooler Helped Reunite Twins …
