tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post5232106888146335494..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Dogs, Not BarkingJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-85610687971278196892013-02-06T08:58:12.309-06:002013-02-06T08:58:12.309-06:00I see anti-research stuff popping up now and again...I see anti-research stuff popping up now and again - stories about how there aren't any geniuses anymore, how we should cut political/social science research, and my sister forwards me emails from her evangelical church calling science research awards "subsidies." <br /><br />Which is not a dog not barking, but I think somebody's trying to set the stage to cut DOE/NIH money big time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-87504076580279854712013-02-06T08:46:58.434-06:002013-02-06T08:46:58.434-06:00Whoops, just re-read the premise and I apologize f...Whoops, just re-read the premise and I apologize for posting something that clearly doesn't fit what you're looking for!Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-42064356694689344172013-02-06T08:44:57.177-06:002013-02-06T08:44:57.177-06:00Electoral vote rigging? It's been in the news ...Electoral vote rigging? It's been in the news a lot and major actors in the extended Democratic Party have been making a lot of noise about it, but nothing appears to have come close to passing yet (though possibly in part because of all the noise Democratic party actors and neutral media have been making). Obviously could still happen, though.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-48601309872536702472013-02-06T00:37:55.672-06:002013-02-06T00:37:55.672-06:00Not clicking, because I assume that's during t...Not clicking, because I assume that's during the period when Dole took advantage of his retirement from politics to have a stint as America's Dirty Old Man. Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-40708322191419588652013-02-05T20:25:04.340-06:002013-02-05T20:25:04.340-06:00I too find the slow pace of second-tier Cabinet no...I too find the slow pace of second-tier Cabinet nominations curious. Part of is that POTUS likely views the Cabinet as a cohesive whole and wants to maintain/increase gender and ethnic diversity.<br /><br />The administration may also want to get Hagel done and dusted before they move on. TapirBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11327586630549189956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-58755170108564648822013-02-05T19:11:14.163-06:002013-02-05T19:11:14.163-06:00Well Bob Dole was in a Super Bowl ad in 1997: http...Well Bob Dole was in a Super Bowl ad in 1997: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGx6kYRYj8 longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-36967000824012605852013-02-05T18:15:19.440-06:002013-02-05T18:15:19.440-06:00True enough, and it does tell us something...but t...True enough, and it does tell us something...but then again, it's something everyone knew and predicted months, maybe years, ago. But fair enough.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-62591710237575945072013-02-05T18:07:49.178-06:002013-02-05T18:07:49.178-06:00Mitt Romney has fallen off of the face of the eart...Mitt Romney has fallen off of the face of the earth.longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-5027279208569182062013-02-05T16:40:56.265-06:002013-02-05T16:40:56.265-06:00Legitimate Obama scandals. Benghazi, Solyndra, and...Legitimate Obama scandals. Benghazi, Solyndra, and Fast and Furious are the best they can do. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387816156204378075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-6143118302879497262013-02-05T16:17:43.456-06:002013-02-05T16:17:43.456-06:00Minimum wage will be an easy issue for 2016 Democr...Minimum wage will be an easy issue for 2016 Democratic Presidential hopefuls to embrace. It's liberal, it's popular, and it's due. It'll be almost ten years since the last increase come 2016. This is especially true of candidates that hail from blue states with higher-than-national minimum wages. <br /><br />Maybe a candidate will finally wise up and propose linking it to inflation. Kalhttp://twitter.com/#!/Kalbelgarionnoreply@blogger.com