Hugh Conway

it's amazing how you can imbue the gray lady with so much power at the same time declaring it's irrelevance. I'd suggest cognitive dissonance but don't believe cognitive is possible in your feeble mind.

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yes it was

So we'll have an independent military and police to run our vassal state - lovely! I love irony.

Foreign dignitaries aren't necessary to build nations they are necessary to build colonies

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/world/africa/19zimbabwe.html Unions on the side of democracy and non-confiscatory economic policy? Say the dogma ain't so Milton.

dude, wanna grab a beer after work?

I'd go skiing. Duh.

hysterectomies are acts of god?

okay, but in a world of invitro-fertilization lesbians can still have kids, no? possible, but not natural so no sterile marriages. should people then divorce after menopause and move on to a fertile young bride?

So sterile people shouldn't be able to marry?

your mom

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So what was Seattle's problem in the 70s-80s? We are talking about the same time scale for decay in employment - 20 years. When your economy is dominated by only a few major employers it takes more than removing "structural impediments" to return employment. I realize you need to blame the unions for every ill though, it's ok. BTW: W still sucks and the Iraq war is still retarded?

So what does that have to do with Kodak executives inability to foresee changes in the market for their cash cow?

Many ways. Many had big manufacturing centers on shore - Kodak, Xerox, B&L, GM. Those are mostly gone with large loss of employment. Some that were/are headquartered failed to capitalize on the technology they developed(kodak) some grew beyond the location (Gannet) some were bought out (Champion). It's telling that the largest employer in the region is the University & it's associated hospital.

Based on my experience in Rochester, yes. The city was "progressive". As business and industry fell apart it became much less so.

stressed societies = those remaining in rustbelt America - you know, the ones clinging to god and guns because there ain't much left for employment in rural Pennsyltucky

Nah, he's a "straight shooter". Didn't see much in Obama's statement flattering to egos and pretensions - more an accurate statement of the proclivities of stressed societies.

Mccain's got more than a few Dean screams in him left

Don't forget people who mock blue collar Pennsyltuckians

Finance is where the money is....

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CA income tax is good for 10% or so.