Recent content by dr teeth

This is a violation of the Church commission. I know you John Birch guys don't care much about recent congressional history, but I think the Church commission followed the constitutional powers pretty well. I personally would like to see the War Powers Act revoked, and the CIA disbanded.

I somewhat agree with your assessment. The Republican leadership figured out he wasn't bringing money into the Republican coffers. He was getting people riled up, but he wasn't really helping the neocon wing of the party. The advertisers were just a good cover.

I have met Chris Matthews, and he is a decent guy. People from the left and right get pissed at him quite often, but I like him. I don't always agree with him, but I respect his ethic. He lays everything on the table, and tries to get his guests to do the same. Say what you want, but he...

I don't think you quite get what really happened. There isn't an Obama crowd behind this. Obama would much rather have Fox News turn up the dial. The White House has baited them since they took over. It was the netroots left that started the pressure on advertisers. By the way, a boycott is...

I don't understand what is wrong with this. By coordinating with police, they allowed the police to do their job. I own a few weapons. I don't carry myself, but I have no problem with someone, who chooses to carry. However a firearm is not a form of intimidation. Anyone who uses it as such...

I have entirely lost faith in the concept of moral hazard. Regardless of who you want to blame, moral hazard did nothing to prevent the calamity of the last decade. People make irrational decisions.

Then medicare will start crushing our ability to function as a nation. Insurance will become affordable to only the upper middle class. The mass of uninsured will force many hospitals to close their doors. The economy will grind to a halt, along with our government.

I respect that argument. Doing so may be chaos at first, but the providers would have to adjust supply and demand accordingly.

I don't disagree with you entirely. However, this is an irrational market. You have 3 consumers. Insured - Pay the most for services Medicare - Pay a lower cost for services Uninsured - Don't pay for services For a free market solution to work, that has to be addressed. You can't have...

I am sick of this political system playing to rhetorical debate. When it comes to health care, we have to make a choice here. Let's start being honest about the only two fiscally possible options. 1. Single Payer Health Care - Simply put we put all of the eggs in one basket. Everyone pays...

Palin is dead in the water. It may not seem like it now, but she wouldn't survive a primary. The attack add would read as follows from Romney or Huckabee. I was governor too, only I finished what I started. People want to compare her to Reagan, but Reagan was a successful governor. Of the...

The constitution thought so. Honestly, from what I've read, it was more about protecting the individual inventor or author. I'm not sure Microsoft filing a patent on something they didn't really create, just because no one did it first, was what they had in mind.

No. Any public office swears to uphold the constitution, which is in effect endorsing the rule of law. I know some anarchists, and if you want to turn a convention upside down, they are a good group to have around. Their agenda fails shortly after that.

Single payer is the lowest cost system overall, but I would want strict assurances. The mistake made in 1968 was combining social security with the national budget, could be easily repeated with a single payer system. Keep funds separate, where congress can't touch.

I'm definitely not neoconish. I don't believe the United States is an empire, and we shouldn't be exerting our influence anywhere. Our system of government will be a good example, but that is the extent of it. When it comes to military force, I don't believe military force is to ever be used...