Retzillian said:

What needs to happen (and what I have yet to see addressed) is that we have to return manufacturing to our country. Instead of just giving that idea some lip service, we have to see some real action. Companies that are producing all their goods overseas have to be pursuaded (either by their morals, patriotism or tax incentives) to return to the USA and open up factories.

We need to produce things besides food, bombs and spreadsheets

Could we even reclaim old factories in run-down cities, producing jobs in the local population, and also [please] use the cleanest processes possible as a matter of course?

Your characterization of my contributions here seems to me to be “a bit” over the top.

I was talking about how the Democratic primaries affected me and how I interpreted that experience in relation to Glenn’s post. You made it into a rehashing of Primary pros and cons.

Since you misread that comment, do you think that perhaps you have also misinterpreted some of the others in labeling them as part of some supposed “continuous Ode to Clinton”.

I’m so sorry that you’re a “bit bothered”, omooex. Don’t hesitate again to let me know when I should censor my comments to make things more comfortable for you.

Thanks for that. :-)

OK. :-)

Someone here mentioned the following site for Stimulus Bill information:

They have "Track the Stimulous-decoder ring included!"

http://www.propublica.org/feature/track-the-stimulus-decoder-ring-included

They're supposed to have a chart [I saw it last night], but I can't seem to access it right now.

Here's a list which they are updating frequently:

http://www.propublica.org/special/the-stimulus-plan-a-detailed-list-of-spending

I am starting to get suspicious of the timing of the bank bailout wrt to the above. The banks were given, hell, are still being given blank checks to do with as they please, all the while the auto manufacturers are being made to leap through hoops. I don't think that's a mistake and the timing and script have pretty much ensured that the rest of the country, enraged by the first public endowment of our tax dollars, will be more vociferously opposed to the second, arguably more productive (because it preserves some sort of manufacturing base), release of funds.-- Pedinska

I'm sorry to have taken so long to get back to you. I have the sinking suspision that you may be right to be suspicious. I'm not sure I have the terminology correct, but the word "Oligarchy" keeps popping up in my head. hmmmm...

I've read better screeds on the back of a Dr Bronner's soap bottle

That made me LOL. I've spent many a shower wondering why they can't just make the soap and dispense with the trite philosphising. I like when they utterly change something that was just fine like it was, and say "with a slight assist from Dr. Bronner's".

I should learn just to use the other stuff, but I guess [as Bronner himself might say] it's what's on the inside that counts.

Krugman is the only one worth reading, imo.

eriposte at The Left Coaster is doing a series of posts on south east Asia, and recently focused on Pakistan here:

http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/013797.php

He links to the “South Asia Terrorism Portal”, where there is more about Balochistan here: “Pakistan Assessment 2009”

http://satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/index.htm

I’ve been thinking that eriposte would be very interested to hear what you’ve been so forcefully and eloquently expressing here and on your blog.

Note from the shrieking harpie:

“[…] And I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach — a feeling that America just isn’t rising to the greatest economic challenge in 70 years. The best may not lack all conviction, but they seem alarmingly willing to settle for half-measures. And the worst are, as ever, full of passionate intensity, oblivious to the grotesque failure of their doctrine in practice. […]”

Decade at Bernies, Krugman

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/opinion/16krugman.html

We need

MORE SHRRRRILLLL

and less shill.