Comments on: Is Syria next?

Is Syria next?

skallas — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:35:05 -0800

Is Syria next? Or understanding the Syria Accountability Act. Interesting criticisms by Rep. David E. Price, who voted for it but with certain reservations here.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:09:08 -0800

The Syrian Bet: Did the Bush Administration burn a useful source on Al Qaeda? The Widening Crusade: Bush's War Plan Is Scarier Than He's Saying

By: poopy

poopy — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:51:13 -0800

i am so hungry

By: anewc2

anewc2 — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 03:24:53 -0800

Shorter David Price: As a congressman I can spew verbiage till the cows come home, but when it comes to voting I'll bend over and grease up for our Republican overlords.

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 06:06:08 -0800

You can follow the progress of the act, or read the latest text, on THOMAS. Follow the Bill Status link to see where the bill stands and to find links to relevant roll call votes.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 06:50:29 -0800

Voting for a bill is like a woman possibly being pregnant: she either is or is not....reservations don't get tallied.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:47:35 -0800

Cheney's new adviser has sights on Syria

By: scarabic

scarabic — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:56:37 -0800

Excellent links, all. Thank you.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:55:45 -0800

Fortunately the continuing recession is putting an ending date on this Administration. I hope the next one isn't a case of "meet the new boss, the same as the old boss."

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:58:08 -0800

I wish this surprised me.

By: bshort

bshort — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:02:29 -0800

I'm still waiting for the invasion of Canada. After all, if you're not with us...

By: VeGiTo

VeGiTo — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:04:23 -0800

Uhh, where's the continuing recession? GDP recovered from two years of shrinkage in 2001 and never looked back. The stock market is hitting something like a 16-month high. And even the job market is showing signs of improvements. All this while inflation is still kept under control and liquidity is easily available in this low interest rate environment. Do you get your data two years late or something?

By: VeGiTo

VeGiTo — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:05:07 -0800

Oops, make that only 2 quarters of GDP shrinkage.

By: Mars Saxman

Mars Saxman — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:31:36 -0800

Gee, VeGiTo, if the economy is doing so well, why is everyone still unemployed, underemployed, and/or broke?

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 02:53:20 -0800

[crickets]

By: bshort

bshort — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:12:22 -0800

Here's an excellent article on why looking only at GDP isn't the best idea. from the article: "NDP is simply GDP minus the effect of equipment depreciation; Hatzius and some other economists doubt that simply replacing worn-out equipment does much to help the broader economy." The NDP since late 2000 has only been .6 percent as compared to a GDP of 3.6.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:01:19 -0800

[more crickets]

By: VeGiTo

VeGiTo — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:43:52 -0800

Because employment is a lagging indicator, and "jobs" are becoming less and less of a good way to evaluate a mature economy.