tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563831.post7394467372499673721..comments2024-02-15T15:25:04.287-08:00Comments on Losing the War on Humor: Austan Goolsbee: A Mel Toast Exclusive2Truthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621258620190540140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563831.post-70573608487093326072013-10-14T17:50:24.106-07:002013-10-14T17:50:24.106-07:00When will he take his road show out here to entert...When will he take his road show out here to entertain all us fracked out Pennsylvanians? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563831.post-19247759138973348152009-10-15T17:44:04.577-07:002009-10-15T17:44:04.577-07:00...a new U.S. wage/compensation schedule that will...<i>...a new U.S. wage/compensation schedule that will cap these forthcoming green jobs at $18.50 an hour (before shelling out roughly $15K annually for the MANDATORY shitty insurance mafia payola)?</i><br /><br />I thought most of the green R&D and manufacturing was already revving up in China, anyway. Giving green tech jobs to Americans is <i>protectionist</i>, you filthy xenophobe.<br /><br />"Shitty insurance mafia payola". Yup, that pretty succintly describes the royal sodding that's going to be our special reward when the health care deform dust settles. I can hardly wait, I'm so excited.Evelyn "Red" Oaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563831.post-24297724717797323352009-10-14T14:21:41.679-07:002009-10-14T14:21:41.679-07:00RO, Ah yes, the ladder has been pulled up and mos...RO, Ah yes, the ladder has been pulled up and most of the pols - with the possible exception of "five or six" as you pointed out -- have already latched onto their rung.<br /><br />I attended a conference/seminar on sustainable green energy jobs/cap and trade issues this week, led by a former politician (D) who has formed a non-profit that seeks to address the white collar jobs displacement issue. <br /><br />But why do I get this sinking feeling today that despite all the happy talk, the cheap imported labor lobby is already all over this with a new U.S. wage/compensation schedule that will cap these forthcoming green jobs at $18.50 an hour (before shelling out roughly $15K annually for the MANDATORY shitty insurance mafia payola)?2Truthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621258620190540140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563831.post-85776031549459913812009-10-09T07:11:56.375-07:002009-10-09T07:11:56.375-07:00Is there anybody in Washington who is not a shamel...Is there anybody in Washington who is <i>not</i> a shameless traitor? I mean, they're now so confident that they can do <i>anything</i> to American citizens without pushback (sadly, not an irrational belief based on current evidence) that they don't even bother with the bullshit and smokescreens anymore.<br /><br />(Well, maybe there're what? - five or six who aren't. Perhaps they should be identified and issued some sort of identifying badge, that they might be spared, cometh the Day of Reckoning...)Bertrand "Red" Oaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563831.post-32350972663195432682009-10-08T22:58:45.490-07:002009-10-08T22:58:45.490-07:00Sorry about the Super-Size-Me video that cuts into...Sorry about the Super-Size-Me video that cuts into The Gay Swami's twitter universe...2Truthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621258620190540140noreply@blogger.com