Comments for leewochner.com http://leewochner.com/blog Writer. Director. Writing instructor. Thinker about things. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Weekend update by Jim Markley http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1839#comment-58160 Jim Markley Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:18 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1839#comment-58160 Maybe Lee meant "he". As I recall, he was the shark. Maybe Lee meant “he”. As I recall, he was the shark.

]]> Comment on The reading pile by Jim Markley http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1840#comment-58136 Jim Markley Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:43:48 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1840#comment-58136 Do you take unsolicited bookmarks? Do you take unsolicited bookmarks?

]]> Comment on Somebody else who’s hung up on the iPhone problem by vasey@hotmail.com http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1786#comment-58127 vasey@hotmail.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:20:57 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1786#comment-58127 We hope Apple will fix the problem shortly. We hope Apple will fix the problem shortly.

]]> Comment on The reading pile by leewochner.com » Blog Archive » The reading pile http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=764#comment-58104 leewochner.com » Blog Archive » The reading pile Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:52:54 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=764#comment-58104 [...] spent part of my day of doing essentially nothing (thank you, Grover Cleveland) rearranging the reading pile next to my bed. Why haven’t I yet bought Jonathan Franzen’s new novel even though I [...] […] spent part of my day of doing essentially nothing (thank you, Grover Cleveland) rearranging the reading pile next to my bed. Why haven’t I yet bought Jonathan Franzen’s new novel even though I […]

]]> Comment on Tea service by Paul http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-58020 Paul Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:53:17 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-58020 Wow, a one line blog post has created the most comments I've seen on Lee's blog. Wow, a one line blog post has created the most comments I’ve seen on Lee’s blog.

]]> Comment on Weekend update by Valorie http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1839#comment-57964 Valorie Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:30:05 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1839#comment-57964 Don't really think I called our poker guests "marks", especially given my track record of winning (not). Don’t really think I called our poker guests “marks”, especially given my track record of winning (not).

]]> Comment on Weekend update by Paul http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1839#comment-57875 Paul Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:53:45 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1839#comment-57875 My sister-in-law was stopped by a NY State Trooper a few months ago and did a traffic school program. It got her a good discount on her car insurance, more than what the ticket was and avoided point on her license. My sister-in-law was stopped by a NY State Trooper a few months ago and did a traffic school program. It got her a good discount on her car insurance, more than what the ticket was and avoided point on her license.

]]> Comment on Tea service by Lee Wochner http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-57851 Lee Wochner Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:33:45 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-57851 Dan, were you an ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL who lied UNDER OATH? Dan, were you an ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL who lied UNDER OATH?

]]> Comment on Tea service by Dan http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-57850 Dan Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:27:39 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-57850 Jim, you say Bush didn't hide the cost of the War or his tax cuts, but he used the "official" budget for all his statements about the rosy economic future. So why, why, why does no one at these rallies say a word about him or the lock-step Republican majority in the Legislature that made all his dreams come true? Lee, if you equate lying about one's sex life with selling drugs, I'm guilty of repeated felonies. Jim, you say Bush didn’t hide the cost of the War or his tax cuts, but he used the “official” budget for all his statements about the rosy economic future. So why, why, why does no one at these rallies say a word about him or the lock-step Republican majority in the Legislature that made all his dreams come true?

Lee, if you equate lying about one’s sex life with selling drugs, I’m guilty of repeated felonies.

]]> Comment on Tea service by Jim Markley http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-57794 Jim Markley Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:13:11 +0000 http://leewochner.com/blog/?p=1835#comment-57794 Paul, I agree mostly. Many of us conservatives are not "new- found" deficit hawks". I have been against deficit spending for years. The one thing I liked about Dukakis was that one of his main priorities was cutting the deficit. I was strongly opposed to the creation of DHS under Bush, as I felt it increased the deficit with little actual benefit. George W. Bush didn't "hide" the cost of the war, as it was public knowledge to anyone who cared to look and was done with the full support & cooperation of the Democrat leadership. The problem is that if any serious cutting is to be done, some special interest group screams murder and the opposing political party makes hay of it. I don't think either party or even most of the public wants the real solution: spend less money. This is not a "it's the Republican's/Democrat's fault". This is a result of bloated federal & state governments, out-of-control social spending and the eagerness of politicians to win votes by throwing our money around. Paul,
I agree mostly. Many of us conservatives are not “new- found” deficit hawks”. I have been against deficit spending for years. The one thing I liked about Dukakis was that one of his main priorities was cutting the deficit. I was strongly opposed to the creation of DHS under Bush, as I felt it increased the deficit with little actual benefit.

George W. Bush didn’t “hide” the cost of the war, as it was public knowledge to anyone who cared to look and was done with the full support & cooperation of the Democrat leadership.

The problem is that if any serious cutting is to be done, some special interest group screams murder and the opposing political party makes hay of it. I don’t think either party or even
most of the public wants the real solution: spend less money.

This is not a “it’s the Republican’s/Democrat’s fault”. This is a result of bloated federal & state governments, out-of-control social spending and the eagerness of politicians to win votes by throwing our money around.

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