tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855044890637642051.post6778645418898084368..comments2023-10-11T08:59:47.100-04:00Comments on Are YOU Smarter than Congress?: Japan, Role Model for the U.S.?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855044890637642051.post-22661858040225217532009-02-10T23:20:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:20:00.000-05:00What? Again, who said anything about Israel? It ...What? Again, who said anything about Israel? It does not have the same validity, because they're two totally different issues. <BR/><BR/>Do you mean: When republicans "grease vote-buying machines," it's less morally reprehensible than when democrats "grease vote-buying machines?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855044890637642051.post-52762624654102173652009-02-09T22:32:00.000-05:002009-02-09T22:32:00.000-05:00Moral equivalency. That's what the liberal Ameri...Moral equivalency. That's what the liberal American press says about the Hamas - Israel conflict. It has the same validity in a discussion of democrats - conservatives.Desmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669779468957611996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855044890637642051.post-40263955340379591732009-02-09T11:15:00.000-05:002009-02-09T11:15:00.000-05:00While that's certainly sad to see. I don't think o...While that's certainly sad to see. I don't think one party will ever be able to criticize another for that without being hypocritical. Unfortunately, it's what Washington does, no matter who's in charge. <BR/><BR/>One's party affiliation might as well boil down to a decision on which entities they think are more worthy of being "greased" and which party does that greasing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855044890637642051.post-11788136648025668602009-02-09T10:02:00.000-05:002009-02-09T10:02:00.000-05:00Oh yeah? Did you read the part where it says, "gr...Oh yeah? Did you read the part where it says, "grease...vote-buying machines that help keep the party in power?"Desmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669779468957611996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855044890637642051.post-66765382312554247852009-02-09T08:58:00.000-05:002009-02-09T08:58:00.000-05:00Dear SmarterThanCongress,Japan's "Liberal Democrat...Dear SmarterThanCongress,<BR/><BR/>Japan's "Liberal Democratic Party", despite it's name, is actually the conservative party. No joke, they are most comparable to our country's Republicans. A simple Wikipedia search will reveal this in the first sentence on the party's page. But if you don't trust Wikipedia, search a little further and you'll get the same description of the LDC on any other website.<BR/><BR/>That said, the difference between Japan's failed stimulus package and ours, is that Japan has almost no natural resources and therefore had to invest in what would become the late '90s tech bust. America's stimulus bears no resemblance to Japan's.<BR/><BR/>Also. www.bafflegabbed.com, coming very soon to a computer near you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com