Charlie Rose

Gelles  03/21/2013 10:01 AM Report

The Party that would reform LNLM: Language Numbers Law and Money.

It starts with all the things that were in place before life itself began. These were there and inventing LNLM made possible progress beyond nature's gift to animals and living creatures who adapted to it.

Now we find that LNLM have been twisted out of shape. They lie and we will soon destroy all that nature offers on account of the ignorance of peers who believe the lies and disobey the law that might have been their guide.

Foremost among the liars are those who reject the Golden Rule, the Second Bill of (economic) Rights, and money designed for full-employment budgets and demand that maintains supply.

Remnant speaks of debt as though it were owed to him. It's not. It's worth what money it collects and what that money buys--but that is only to the people who hold the notes. Others hold nothing in their hand and even less in their head. When we model things with words, quantities with numbers, predicted moral outcomes in law and projected output in money, we have a chance to survive another day. When we don't, our chances drop another notch and those at fault cast the blame on everyone but themselves.

Last night's show (at midnight between Wednesday and Thursday, on the West Coast, we were treated to a vision of war with poison gas and hideous results because Russia and America did not prevent it when they might have. It was not a comforting idea.

We may assume the men in power in Washington and Moscow are in tough to try to prevent the worst. They may be stupid but they are not blind to their responsibilities. Or are they? Our own responsibility as unknown critics is minute. Some of us are blind to it--but it is too small to register outside our own conscience.

SharkswithfrikingLazers  03/20/2013 06:04 PM Report

Reagan's "three legged stool" of free enterprise, strong defense (HAWKS), and in your pants social policies (abortion, gay marriage) could lose two legs.

The Media Research Center, the Family Research Council, Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University and the Heritage Foundation pulled out of CPAC this year, following boycott calls by the American Principles Project.

APP and the others cited more than anything CPAC's inclusion of GOProud, a pro-gay Republican group that supported the recent repeal of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy, and unlike other social conservative groups or individuals, opposes a federal marriage amendment.

The other leg of strong defense is not popular with the Libertarian Republicans: "We support the maintenance of a sufficient military to defend the United States against aggression. The United States should both avoid entangling alliances and abandon its attempts to act as policeman for the world. We oppose any form of compulsory national service."

So Hawks and Social Conservatives may want to leave the Republican Party and prepare to move to Irate (new country made just for them after we combine Iraq and Iran--like Liberia).

SharkswithfrikingLazers  03/20/2013 05:40 PM Report

American Conservative Union chairman Al Cardenas:

"This year, for better or for worse, we felt like, ah, like he (Chris Christie) didn't deserve to be on the all-star selection, ah, and, for decisions that he made. And so hopefully next year he's back on the right track and being a conservative," Cardenas said. "He's a popular figure, but everyone needs to live by the parameters of the movement."

SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R-FL): We don't need a new idea. There is an idea. The idea is called America. And it still works.

SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered. I don't think we need to name many names, do we?

There you have it Charlie. Rome was the correct choice.

charliesheep  03/20/2013 12:18 PM Report

THE SHIPS SAILED; IT CARRY A COPRATE[ CONTRACTED] FLAG L.L.C.-ITS POWERED BY SELFISH NEEDS OF THAT ENGINE;THE "BOUNTY" --THE ALL AMERICAN ALBATROSS--SANS --REAL STATESMEN TO STEER--NO WONDER--ALL THE DUMB ASSES ON THE HILL, DO COWER DOWN---THE POWER OF A CORPORATE "PEOPLE" WHO "BUY" THE VOTE DO; SUPPLANT THE CITIZENS, WHO THE HELL ARE THEY?--THE CANNON'S ON JOURNALIST-WHO DO, MAN SHIPS I.E. DO FRUITLESSLY LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS, WHEN THE IDIOTS ARE THE PROBLEM - AND MONEY IS 'SOLE" VOICE -BUT, NO "SOUL"--- EAT THAT DAILY! WHEN THE SHIP; WAS BUILT BY WOODY WOOD PECKER AND LAUNCHED--THE SHIP SAILED WITHOUT AMPLE SUPPLY OF CORKS SO, STICK THE LEFTOVERS---- IN THE EARS OF CONGRESS---THEY ARE DEAF , DUMB,-- PARALYZED --THE WALKING DEAD!

REMant  03/20/2013 11:59 AM Report

Rand Paul narrowly beat out Marco Rubio at CPAC, and the immigration and other issues follow suit, so it is not, as has been touted in the lurid press, a wholesale retreat from the "Tea Baggers." Chris Christie didn't even show in the CPAC sweepstakes.

The outreach effort is not aimed at pandering to the Democratic constituencies but simply listening to the Republican base, some of whom crossed lines, and making a positive Republican case to counter the idea that it is simply, as painted by adolescent Democrats, the party of no.

The immigration issue, as much as the budget issue, has to solved, the only question being, like the other, how to do it in a way that doesn't create a moral hazard. However, balancing the budget would in several ways help slow immigration, but I'm sure the Democrats who've always relied on it to bolster their numbers will not be in favor of doing either.

It's one thing, too, to accept homosexuality as a matter of genetics, and quite another to say the govt should sanction it in what is truly a religious institution. The First Amendment separated church and state, it did not transfer the powers of the one to the other. None of the major churches are likely to change their minds, however, whatever the politicians think, and I doubt it will make any significant difference in the election statistics.

My guess is the administration and Federal Reserve is hoping to inflate its debts away, but, if so, they're in for a big shock, because it is like that old TV commercial showing a guy holding a balloon squeezed at one end, only to see it bulge out at the other, illustrating the futility of negotiating with car salesppl. Debt doesn't inflate away, it just makes us poorer and less able to do the things we'd like, and which might actually erase it.

Plus, I think Hunt's enthusiasms are again getting the best of him re tax reform, because in the past week it was impossible to miss one politician after politician from both parties talk about closing loopholes to balance the budget. It seemed to be the only thing they agree on. And the only thing I think which will keep it from happening is if they stop trying to do the latter, alho, of course, Democratic number-juggling attempts just that. But I'm quite sure Mr Hunt never saw the economic collapses in 2001 and 2007 coming either.