Making Baby Jesus Cry

[Spanky]

I know what a sock is. Can someone tell me what a troll is? And whay are Ty, Penske and Hank considered Trolls?

[Miss Crabtree]

Originally posted by Spanky
I know what a sock is. Can someone tell me what a troll is? And whay are Ty, Penske and Hank considered Trolls?

Trolls are sub-human creatures who live under bridges and try to eat your goat.

Now, Spanky, do you really want to know the second part?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Spanky
I know what a sock is. Can someone tell me what a troll is? And whay are Ty, Penske and Hank considered Trolls?

Because we are intellectually provocative, albeit from differing places on the political spectrum. Most of the posters here (i.e. rank n file liberals) are static in their thinking, i.e. deep inside the illogical non-sense box of modern day liberalism. Creative solutions (even the crazy blogospheric progressive stuff that Ty is spewing...spouting....whatever) scare them, so they call us trolls. I feel confident that I am in the right since I have been on the winning side 5 of the last 7 national elections. 7/7 if you count a vote for Perot as electing Clinton. The rest of the bunch here, short of you, Club, Bilmore, Sheik, Slave, Burger on a good day and me (and Plated's ghost), are still pining for Dukakis. Oh and except Ty-I think he's a green.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Miss Crabtree
Trolls are sub-human creatures who live under bridges and try to eat your goat.

Now, Spanky, do you really want to know the second part?

You are the stupidest sock ever. If I find out this is you Shifty, I am quitting our little club and going out on my own. No offence.

[Monty Hall]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
You are the stupidest sock ever. If I find out this is you Shifty, I am quitting our little club and going out on my own. No offence.

Troll.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Spanky
If the government pays for everyone there is no incentive to keep prices down. For everyone that has their health insurance premiums paid by the government won't care what price is paid for the premiums. You need a bunch of people shopping for the best health care plan they can get (the licensed driver). If the government is the only purchaser then they will start buying $5,000 wrenches and buy the health insurance plan from the company that donates the most to their campaign.

Read the last sentence of the post you were responding to again.

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Because we are intellectually provocative, albeit from differing places on the political spectrum. Most of the posters here (i.e. rank n file liberals) are static in their thinking, i.e. deep inside the illogical non-sense box of modern day liberalism. Creative solutions (even the crazy blogospheric progressive stuff that Ty is spewing...spouting....whatever) scare them, so they call us trolls. I feel confident that I am in the right since I have been on the winning side 5 of the last 7 national elections. 7/7 if you count a vote for Perot as electing Clinton. The rest of the bunch here, short of you, Club, Bilmore, Sheik, Slave, Burger on a good day and me (and Plated's ghost), are still pining for Dukakis. Oh and except Ty-I think he's a green.

Perot was against NAFTA - shame on you.

Did you vote for Dole?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Monty Hall
Troll.

I know who you are, and this response is disappointing.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Spanky
Perot was against NAFTA - shame on you.

Did you vote for Dole?

I trudged two foot high snow in the blustery winds of New Hampshire, sockless, in Bass weejuns, going door to door to GOTV for him...









..in 1988.

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Read the last sentence of the post you were responding to again.

I should have been more specific. Even with these private pools doing the bidding the government would still be covering the bill. So there would be no or little incentive to keep the costs down.

Maybe I have it figured wrong. Why do you think these private pools would care about the cost of the premiums?

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I trudged two foot high snow in the blustery winds of New Hampshire, sockless, in Bass weejuns, going door to door to GOTV for him...









..in 1988.

DID YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID IN 96?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Spanky
DID YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID IN 96?

Let's focus on positive accomplishments. Remember the 11th Commandment.

[Spanky]

So does Troll mean posting alot? So am I considered a Troll?

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Let's focus on positive accomplishments. Remember the 11th Commandment.

If Hillary becomes our next president it will be partially your fault.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Spanky
I should have been more specific. Even with these private pools doing the bidding the government would still be covering the bill. So there would be no or little incentive to keep the costs down.

Maybe I have it figured wrong. Why do you think these private pools would care about the cost of the premiums?

We're both trying to find a way to use competition to keep prices down. You have in mind that most people will have their own insurance, and will either will make their own choices to drive prices down, or will select insurance providers that do so. I have in mind that people are going to be in something like an HMO, only with a government-required minimum standard of coverage, and that the competition among providers to get that business will keep prices down. I don't like your mechanism for some of the same reasons that led to wonk owing this ER doctor $5000. But that's off the cuff.

And theren't aren't many trolls hereabouts lately, but Hank et al. like to call people trolls. They think it's funny.