tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post113768473387593110..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1138221987337226622006-01-25T15:46:00.000-05:002006-01-25T15:46:00.000-05:00China has had 10% growth for two years running, an...China has had 10% growth for two years running, and some observers think China is <B>under</B>reporting the true figure so as not to provoke retaliation. It's true they're starting from a lower place, making larger proportional gains more feasible. But it certainly sets the positive U.S. figures, which are always cherrypicked and massaged for maximum optimism, into stark relief.<BR/><BR/>It's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1138024756005924192006-01-23T08:59:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:59:00.000-05:00Bueller? Bueller?Bueller? Bueller?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137803013428468452006-01-20T19:23:00.000-05:002006-01-20T19:23:00.000-05:00Still too vague?Still too vague?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137782859881966622006-01-20T13:47:00.000-05:002006-01-20T13:47:00.000-05:00How about the stagnation in real wages? The expor...How about the stagnation in real wages? The exporting of jobs and manufacturing? A widening trade deficit, the longterm sinkhole of the Iraq War (now estimated at a $2 trillion cost), the ubiquity of downsizing and pension plan wipeouts within a CEO-centric business model, a housing bubble at full quiver, a national energy policy in lockstep with the shrinking supply of the world's oil, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137776694991878502006-01-20T12:04:00.000-05:002006-01-20T12:04:00.000-05:00Anonymous, can you substantiate your claim that th...Anonymous, can you substantiate your claim that the economy "isn't doing much"? That's a rather vague dismissal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137718767722963902006-01-19T19:59:00.000-05:002006-01-19T19:59:00.000-05:00thanks.. now can I have my funnel and flashlight b...thanks.. now can I have my funnel and flashlight back?JoeFridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065432894361393547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137711042911004272006-01-19T17:50:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:50:00.000-05:00Still looking, Joe... still looking... oh wait, he...Still looking, Joe... still looking... oh wait, here it is, hidden right under the [b]"Extra"[/b]:<BR/>“I wonder if the Dems are going to be highlighting their opposition to the NSA surveillance program today.” It's taken from the linked item entitled "Osama to America." Hence the connection between "totally different topics." Glad to be of help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137702927706045562006-01-19T15:35:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:35:00.000-05:00Hang on a sec while I look up that clever connecti...Hang on a sec while I look up that clever connection that Eric was making between an alleged bin Laden resurrection and validating wiretapping... hmm... still looking.. wow, that Eric is a clever guy cuz he hid it so well that I can't quite pull out the soundbite for it<BR/><BR/>in fact, there is no correlation.. while the totally different topics COULD be connected, it would take someone with anJoeFridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065432894361393547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137700981221673252006-01-19T15:03:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:03:00.000-05:00Good gravy, are you serious?This is not Reuters. ...Good gravy, are you serious?<BR/><BR/>This is not Reuters. I'm not bound to report the Nikkei average or the sports scores.<BR/><BR/>In fact - hold onto your hat - this blog has a certain political leaning. (True! It's to the "right" for the record). People who disagree have their opinions on other blogs, or they can leave comments. Some of them view NSA spying as the crime of the century. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486910318208004303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137697574819842332006-01-19T14:06:00.000-05:002006-01-19T14:06:00.000-05:00Can't "unravel" the point? Try it this way. One ...Can't "unravel" the point? Try it this way. One boogeyman tape doesn't magically invalidate the concerns about illegal spying. Conversely, one positive announcement doesn't validate an economy that's not doing much. <BR/><BR/>Which was the true harbinger, the "all-time high" housing report in November, or the matching collapse of December? You only had room for the first item in your blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137693155827436012006-01-19T12:52:00.000-05:002006-01-19T12:52:00.000-05:00Should I be posting in decade-long blocks? I can'...Should I be posting in decade-long blocks? I can't unravel your point.<BR/><BR/>If jobless claims jumped up, do you think it would warrent a comment on Daily Kos? Or the New York Times? On just one news cycle?<BR/><BR/>It's a blog, for God's sake, not a quarterly arts journal.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486910318208004303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1137687201608267462006-01-19T11:13:00.000-05:002006-01-19T11:13:00.000-05:00The Democrats are supposed to drop their interest ...The Democrats are supposed to drop their interest in privacy and obeying the law in an instant, because of one tape (in a series)? <BR/><BR/>You whoop about today's "low jobless claims" announcement (despite having previously touted a half-dozen monthly reports whose gains were promptly reversed by the followup data).<BR/><BR/>With an attention span like that, you might want to reconsider Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com