Sum would cheer...

the* death of Keynesian Economics, but a super Congress? Compromise is the art of not making anyone truly happy. Not to mention metaphor happy, or blossom.

[8-1-11: Debt Deal[!]
OurFuture.org , The White House, Paul Krugman, AmericanProgress.org

Winner?
Obama(& Bane Or)
and Compromise & Filibuster
(The Table and Partisanship).

Loser?
The country
and the economy.

Not to mention:
O
'N[!]
Joe.]

[*]pun will lose
[Re: The Table, with Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd(paraphrased)...those who oppose the deal will roar in primaries not in the general] that puts the sword of Damocles on the people and in their votes.]

[My sum mary: the sum will cheer...BULLY[!]

[And some will whine. EXTREME RHETORIC ALERT for link one of the previous three. While in all actuality, I can agree that people are dying, and there are forces alligned against the common good to blame, I cannot use the Hitler analogy that LaRouche utilizes, though the results do border on treason, it is for the people to decide not a determination that can be legally formed. Glass-Steagall is probably one solution, and the offensive PDF probably summarizes the deal accurately, and the only good thing that can come from this hyper-rhetoric is if it works, but it should not make too many people happy that it does. There is also something about the table which links what seems to be a common cause of both La Rouche and Tea Party supporters(at least of the more pragmatic and incremental Libertarian strain).]
[Process in context[!]? Right On!]
[Final Notes: Hall and Bashir 2B updated (alter or Bane).]

The Jig is Up?

Metaphors aside the Debt Ceiling "negotiations" may require a short-term vote.

[Cut, Cap and Balance: Cutting Jobs, Capping Responsibility, and Balancing on Disaster. That is a not only a non-starter it is a nation ender. Spending is not the problem, Congressional responsibility is, and we know which party. The House sets the budget, with the approval of the Senate and with only a veto threat by the President. A balanced budget amendment with a cap on percentage of GDP is a form of capping the mechanisms of government to get anything done.]

[The President addresses the nation.]

[7-26-11 Misledership: Cut Cap and Balance - The Whine and Teas
for the American P-ease-
Hook, line and sinker.]

[7-27-11: Reel Time*? Blank Check? Bounced check for previous Republican administrations(See Chart).]

[Respected Sources: Randi Rhodes, Lawrence O'Donnell. Ezra Klein. Norman Goldman (7-28). ]


[Disrespected Sources: Whiner of the House.]
[Debt Picture 101: or cut, cap and balance.]

* Lawrence O'Donnell, Howard Fineman, polls and results.

[7-28-11: Down Riggers and Reel Leders set the bait. There are apparently three options: something that will pass the senate without the presidents veto, a clean bill or no bill. And no bill (to mix metaphors) is a punch to the tackle box. Section 4 of the 14th Amendment(see bait) not only is the right solution, as the debt ceiling is probably not constitutional. It makes no sense to pass budgets that are not paid for, let alone put the present administration on the hook for earlier non-sense.]
[7-29 Thom Hartmann , Rerun O'Donnell- Nancy Pelosi and Grand Bargain: Leg 101.
Stephanie Miller: Leg 102., Debt 201. NG 7-29. N.G. Prophesied: Two weeks for John Boehner as Speaker, since he cannot control his people. I don't think they want to control their people, so he may remain. It leaves a bit of denial to the party, or would be a total association with them if they replaced him with someone who could.]
[7-30 I'm conflicted or caught in a net, is it deal or bounced check? If you can expect a deal why not a clean bill? How about a no bumber stickers or banners and slogans, pledge? But get a deal done or the president will have the biggest line item veto any Republican could wish for. Or invoke the 14th Amendment, impeach and MoveOn. Clean deal or no deal?]

From a Viking...

no less.
Norway Attacks.

Obama 2012

The appropriate follow up for Economics 2011
Netting it big with Bridge Poker.

Week old Last Word: It is not Republican checkers against Obama and N-dimensional chess, it is whatever you call the Republican bored games against Obama*** and his Bridge Poker*. That is my take, not Lawernce O'Donnell's.

[My guess is that whatever is voted on will be politically beneficial**, win or lose.]

*more than just the table games
** for Democrats
*** not much of a chess player myself, I think it is a bad metaphor. A bit more of a poker player and less of a bridge player, I did not know there was actually the game of Bridge Poker. But negotiations are one thing and politics is more the thing, so a bit of Go Fish might be thrown in. And if wishes were fishes we'd be fed up.
[Belated Happy Birthday to MSNBC!]

[Later in the day, apparently Speaker Boehner bails out or has taken the bait: Remarks by the President:

So they will come down here at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. I expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing done over the course of the next week. The American people expect action. I continue to believe that a package that is balanced and actually has serious debt and deficit reduction is the right way to go. And the American people I think are fed up with political posturing and an inability for politicians to take responsible action as opposed to dodge their responsibilities.

[Earlier Obama Town Hall]

[7-24-11: The Deadliest Catch]

Economics 2011

Ravi Batra's Weapons of Mass Exploitation.(Economics For Beginners)
Is the United States broke?
Who broke it?
Economics in One Lesson.*
(Austrian) Economics in One Lesson**

* actually a review of Economics in One Lesson, which includes a caution for those without "a significant amount of economics", they may risk "permanent neurological and ideological damage".***

** Austro-Libertarian Economics (Mises Project Video)

*** seriously [Stick to bold links to be safe: I don't know if it is just me, or my Economics 250 A&B, or my Marx, Nietzsche, Freud 374, but I am not sure I will risk a full read or view of Economics in One Lesson. But I will say, as Nietzche put it there is German thinking and there is Oriental thinking; linear and wholistic (not to put things in black and white). Then (I might say)there is Austrian thinking; not to cast aspersions of intent or geographical origins, but I will follow up with related Economics (and other)links that I feel are helpful.]

Alter Under Construction

not to* mention** Altar.
It's the change thing.

* NWRoots
** Follow ups
[7-18-11 Bleep 'n Compromise posted and up dates
[7-19-11 America under De-construction: Not exactly Triangulation or is it ?]
[Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? Or the revisit the ditch metaphor?]
[7-20-11 - New Metaphor - Voodoo Or Stock Car: Not exactly new, but the analogy for the complaints from both sides of the political spectrum is that they want the roof on before the walls are built. But then there is the D-Ri've punned or they've punned, which I have Re-vised, where the economy is in the ditch and some have the solution of running it into a ditch again to fix it. Not to get too sunk in metaphors, rising tide or not, there are D-R i've O(a)rs of the economy no matter the vehicle or passengers.]
[From the desktop: Thom Hartmann and Ravi Batra 'n WME]
[On the other hand, in context:

Redistribution has a "from" side (taxation) and a "to" side (spending). On the "from" side, the notion that government should use taxation to increase rather than decrease equality is hardly Marxist. In "The Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith begins his section on taxation with the following maxim: "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities." To ask otherwise, Smith writes, would be obviously unfair.]

[Loose thought- Cut, Cap and Balance- vs. The Badger 14 Re: fleeing their jobs. Pappa mmm Mow Mow, speaking of olds mobile oar 'n balance.]
[Quick Sand of Sorts: Rove, Ailes, Nordquist, Eyman- see Four Horsemen of the Trick-L Down.]
[The Change Thing? - Sanders on Ratigan? Debt Restructuring - Pour Analogy: If the US were a household and the GDP were its income, its overall debt would be close to but still less than one year's income. Note: this is a poor analogy, but fair in the light of the alter. SEGUE: A caller to AM1090 pointed out a better analogy. The debt does not take into account the true assets of our country. Mt. Rushmore / The Grand Canyon / The shiny seas.]

[7-21-11 Fair and Balanced, and Leaning Back: "Cry me a river" Michael Steele leans back at Joan Walsh's Obama/Reagan comparison(Fair link - 3:20) on MSNBC's Hardball, but the reality is that Obama as a Senator and as a President fits the bill of the history. As a Senator his vote against the debt ceiling raise, was an attempt to address the deficit, just as what forced the compromise Reagan made to get his. Meanwhile the people are with President Obama as well as Cenk Uygur.]
[7-22-11 Obama 2012]

Bleep 'n Compromise

The President is speaking out of both sides of his mouth,
because he is the President of both sides of the country;
Spending, short term, long term.
Entitlements slash safety needs.
Media slash Try Pod of perspective*.

*unintentional pun of an insert @TryP: Do you remember where Obama was when he said that? In the Senate, but he was talking about both Houses of Congress. The Buck Stops Here, actually it starts in the House (per the constitution) and must pass the Senate. Do you remember who is the majority in the House at the present time? Republicans. Understood in this light, I am sorry he regrets his Senate vote.

[7-18-11 Although this was a rough draft, I will let it ride re: [7-16-11 Bleep & Compromise ]]

The Alter of Tax Cuts

Excuse me, Altar.
Now the Alter.

[7-13-11 Above may be parsed later,
previous to be parsed later*.
Breaking and Fixed News.]

* secondary to be parsed later

[If the US were a household and the GDP were its income, its overall debt would be close to but still less than one year's income. Note: this is a poor analogy, but fair in the light of the alter.]

[Cynical is as cynical does. Or fighting cynical with cynical. ]

[7-14-11 Follow-up: "Nelson's proposal was designed to ensure that Social Security recipients receive their checks in the event of a default, mandating that the program's obligations no longer count against the overall debt limit." That seems like a big and smart step, that could affect the clock if not relieve the Debt Ceiling problem if also applied to the unfunded "emergency spending" for the wars.]

[A new alternative(hybrid plan) is being crafted that seems to combine congressional creativity with giving it to the President to get 'er done. A Trumanesque reference to giving him the Hot Potato, while they get out of the kitchen.]

[7-15-11 Economics and History. Not exactly.]
[Foot Note: I try to put myself in the other's shoes, but sometimes it is in the other mouth.]

** tangent later
[Hi 8 US ot WME]

[7-16-11 Bleep & Compromise ]
[7-18-11 Bleep 'n Compromise
[7-22-11 Obama 2012]

'N Doodle of sorts

Four Horsemen* of the Trickle Dow n.
And if you recall, I 4shade this on more than one 4' M.

[Cross Post? More parsing later, but data must always be viewed carefully and comprehensively. My hunch is that crime is going down for a few reasons connected the following. Density and Income, each of which could use there own Un(or 'N)hunching and Re:parsing. But I will suggest that it is probably something like, more expensive to live in a city and more efficient in respect to things(diversity?) [which] I may parse later.]
[Uncross post: This is for those who were with me on Saturday. The D'Ribble(hint) is March 2005, 'n "I'd search my blog" By George(Rx) you just may get it[!] ]

[7-12-11 'N aka "un"]
[7-20-11 Horsemen named, but maybe their horses.]

N-oddly Enough...

[7-17-11 updating in progress]

I intend to expound upon the derivative-lined analogy(see Hint there).
To begin with, I had expounded upon the Murdoch troubles and 'N NPR report on my way into the NWRoots Conference. The NPR report had noted that Murdoch had influence, but it was not necessarily what made the difference in** elections in the light of his selecting a winner, not making a winner, and that it was more about money(power) than ideology(which needs more light or shading). Warren Buffet reflects some of this area that I 4shadow or shame. And Maher's remarks almost bring to color the ironic balance of logic.

Hint: 'N = not (also "an"*)

















Math: 'N X N = 4 = GPS [!]= ...
Or is it Not^3=Oh[!]

* & is '4 a sine or cosine?
[footnote: Segue /'N Horsey 'Nadir]

[7-17-11 'Nconsistency ofor whichcraft[sp!].]


** correction "in" added 12-16-11 found in Pun on Tangent/Sine/Cosine

All Politics is Local?

Welcome** Home Again.

[7-10-11 The Irthlingz opened the NWRoots 2011 Conference with a great song about "everything" that's related*** to the ecology, starting with the economy. I was also privileged to be one of three to hear a song they could not fit in at the closing. I hope to bring more details and comments to this post, but will just note that I attended three Breakout Sessions; Labor, Electronic Voting, and the Media Panel*.
More Later]

* a tangent to read later

[7-11-11 N-other tangents and suggested read w/video
Hint: N=3 gents refers to Murdoch, Buffet and Maher; not with the intent to spin out from local, but there is an intersection with the Media panel and consolidation, not to mention a derivative-lined analogy.]

** 7-17-11 link update
*** correction "the economy depends on the ecology"

Delta

[7-8-11 linkback added]
[7-9-11 Stimulus is in the works.]
[Prelude to Change...indeed]








Imaging 3D

[no pun* intended]

[* 7-7-11 click on first link within or here for the unpun
ALSO: having finished my book, there is a hint in this montage]

G'Ribble

Grand Ribble?
Everything is a meta4 con scious con science.
Guess what book I am reading.

Note: not in the links
Ribble defined: Ribbing and Riddle.

On a tangent, buy George*.

* update

[D'Ribble Not]
[My original intent was not to mock but to insert two images, but will suffice with the previous line. This will not necessarily answer what book I am reading but it is all about cause and effect dynamics.]

[7-7-11 Hint]

Tall Ebb and Try Pod.

Taleb and Tri-pod.

Bingo: Hint scroll over
[Footnote: another Try Pod]

[If some have problems with the President, how would they handle even more heat from the kitchen.]
[For later digging: Clams or C-shells...but my original intent was in the context of the Halperin/Evans political/media calculus or shore.]

[7-6-11 Follow-up: Rachel Maddow*, Chris Matthews**, Chris Hayes***, Last Word?*4. Not Quite. Tax & Spend R.I.P.* 3:25 and 11:00 economic brick, Rube Goldberg(Frank Rich)
** Sen. McCaskill Joan Walsh
*** David Frum, Eugene Robinson (& David Brooks)
*4 Do Nothing Congress]

Happy Fourth of July

Steve Clemons points out that the tent will soon be bigger for Duty, Honor and Country.

Not So...

Buy Gone Days.

By George...

I think that President Obama has got it. No Goldilocks, but the middle road between Boehner and Whiner. While no hot dog or Bush the Unitary Executive, some on the right have said he can "get her done".