Comments on: I Warned You http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/06/i-warned-your.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dr. T http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/06/i-warned-your.html/comment-page-1#comment-12051 Dr. T Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:16:14 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/06/i-warned-your.html#comment-12051 <p>Democrats never were big lovers of civil liberties. So, it was no surprise that almost half of the democratic congresspersons voted for this bill. The bill also included amnesty for the telecommunications companies who illegally provided customer data to the federal government. I wonder how many contributions and favors (to both parties) occurred to help this pass?</p> Democrats never were big lovers of civil liberties. So, it was no surprise that almost half of the democratic congresspersons voted for this bill. The bill also included amnesty for the telecommunications companies who illegally provided customer data to the federal government. I wonder how many contributions and favors (to both parties) occurred to help this pass?

]]> By: Josh http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/06/i-warned-your.html/comment-page-1#comment-12050 Josh Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:06:28 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/06/i-warned-your.html#comment-12050 <p><i>reign</i><br /> –verb (used without object)<br /> 4. to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority.<br /> 5. to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power.<br /> 6. to have control, rule, or influence of any kind.<br /> 7. to predominate; be prevalent. </p> <p><i><b>rein</b></i><br /> –verb (used with object)<br /> 5. to check or guide (a horse or other animal) by exerting pressure on a bridle bit by means of the reins.<br /> <b>6. to curb; restrain; control.</b><br /> </p> reign
–verb (used without object)
4. to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority.
5. to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power.
6. to have control, rule, or influence of any kind.
7. to predominate; be prevalent.

rein
–verb (used with object)
5. to check or guide (a horse or other animal) by exerting pressure on a bridle bit by means of the reins.
6. to curb; restrain; control.

]]> By: Yoshidad http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/06/i-warned-your.html/comment-page-1#comment-12049 Yoshidad Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:21:04 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/06/i-warned-your.html#comment-12049 <p>Counting on Obama for change is positively delusional. See here: http://www.votenader.org/blog/2008/06/20/old-obama-new-obama/</p> <p>He appears to be a conventional politician, committed to telling you what you want to hear, rather than expressing a commitment, or rousing a constituency for real change. I don't know if it's any consolation, but McCain is worse.</p> Counting on Obama for change is positively delusional. See here: http://www.votenader.org/blog/2008/06/20/old-obama-new-obama/

He appears to be a conventional politician, committed to telling you what you want to hear, rather than expressing a commitment, or rousing a constituency for real change. I don’t know if it’s any consolation, but McCain is worse.

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