Comments on: Overnight spin and predictions

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:33:20 +0000

Tom, I just saw your spiel. Can’t believe I missed it since it contained such truths. As for me, I believe “rules” are made for those who need them. Never being a rule fan myself, nonetheless I can accept the plight of obsessive compulsives like yourself who hide behind those rules and cannot and will not see the absurdity of denying 1/10 of America (Fla and Mich) the “principle” of one man/one vote…a principle, by the way Clinton did not introduce to America. But live by your lower case rules Tom, but remember that it is an upper case principled world the Constitution is based upon not Suitcoated subspecies like the DNC

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:34:10 +0000

Ooops, I just saw that you were talking to the Trib. In that case, I will enthusiastically back up your questions, since the Trib and virtually all the “balanced” papers I read online are also enthusiastically happily aboard the O and O train (Okrah and Obama). We have to remember that 1/3 of Omama’s shock troops (the other two being rabid students and blacks) are the “affluent whites” and I don’t think these Trib boyz are hurting for the dough..

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:28:01 +0000

I don’t really know who you are talking to Grrrrrrrrrl (an appropriate name), but I must applaud you in getting 3 somewhat disconnected questions in 3 lines of type ?

By: RivrGrrl

RivrGrrl — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:13:47 +0000

I have some questions for the Trib reporters and editors:

How much is the RNC paying you to twist, slant and distort the news to reflect their (failed) ideologies? Or do you only get McDonald’s coupons, like their blog-bots get? And lastly, does it hurt on a physical level when you sell your soul?

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:48:10 +0000

I wonder what Obama’s disability claim will consist of….irritation of the stomach lining caused by excessive latte intake ?

By: Michael Blaine

Michael Blaine — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:29:20 +0000

“John McCain gets tax-free disability pension

The disclosure of the Navy benefit for injuries incurred as a Vietnam POW may raise fitness questions.

By Ralph Vartabedian

Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

April 22, 2008

Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a “disability pension” from the Navy.

When McCain released his tax return for 2007 on Friday, he separately disclosed that he received a pension of $58,358 that was not listed as income on his return.

On Monday, McCain’s staff identified the retirement benefit as a “disability pension” and said that McCain “was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW.”

McCain campaign strategist Mark Salter said Monday night that McCain was technically disabled. “Tortured for his country — that is how he acquired his disability,” Salter said.

Certain types of military and veterans pensions are either partially or completely tax-exempt, depending on the seriousness of the disability. In McCain’s case, the exemption is 100% . . .”

By: Robert Grant

Robert Grant — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:45:38 +0000

Here is the doom and gloom Strib story.

New home sales plunge to the lowest level in 16 1/2 years, prices drop largest amount in 38 years
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER , Associated Press

Last update: April 24, 2008 - 9:32 AM

And here is another take;

New home sales of single family residential units in March of this year were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,213,000; 13.8 percent above the revised February figure of 1,066,000 but down 7.2 percent from the estimate in March 2005 of 1,307,000.

New home sales increased in every region except the West. That region strongly skewed national statistics with sales in that region up 35.7 percent from February. The Northeast was up 4.7 percent for the month and the Midwest and South showed growth of 10.9 and 6.9 respectively.

Once again, objective reporting by the Strib.

How’s business?

By: Tom Thomas Thompson

Tom Thomas Thompson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:01:07 +0000

Principle trumps rules? That is ridiculous statement. Who’s prinicples? Clinton’s? -which seem to change depending on how they suit her? I can only imagine how your “easy concept” might apply to anything else in life based on rules and laws.

By: Paul Peter Paulos

Paul Peter Paulos — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:10:30 +0000

ehenly, it’s not a “free pass” to “give those votes to Fla and Mich residents since those votes were taken away by their fearless leaders not of their own wishes. But keep this in mind ( I knoww you won’t) but in this case the principle “one man one vote” (you may have heard of that) trumps any rule (as in rules established to justify the existence of the DNC). Principles trump rules..pretty easy concept

By: Robert Grant

Robert Grant — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:19:34 +0000

Justin,

You should be very careful how you word your witty comments. I seriously doubt that you have been to the middle east, and am also fairly certain you have no military experience. Before you make blanket statements about potential hot spots, you should check all resources available, and not just AP reports, or the negativity that comes from this “newspaper.”

You seem young, and un-informed about a lot of topics.

I suggest you spend some time with Veterans from as many conflicts as you can. You may be surprised by conflicting reports from people who truly know.