What about the word NO doesn't Obama and Congress understand?

[Blackflag]

Well, what can I say. I enjoy a nice pair of slacks now and again...

Yeah, I bet you do. In a pile on your floor.

[Nickdfresh]

Yeah, I bet you do. In a pile on your floor.

[Seshmeister]

I've probably been there more recently than you, and let me assure you that the stereotype is as true as ever.



The cow in south america is as good as it gets. But I've had steaks in Texas that were as good.

So your extensive palate is based on eating steaks. Sounds like it's as narrow minded and parochial as your politics.

[Blackflag]

Oh fuck, please tell me you're not going to try and argue that the food there is fit for anything other than pets.

[hideyoursheep]

Let me guess...and you want to perform it? Gross.

Nah...you guessed wrong. You knw damn well what I'm saying, and if you don't, you're one of those 5'8" , 215 lb scumbags....I bet more than 230lbs. Stop eating, dick. You make Kevin Smith look healthy.

"Oh, my poor colon!" Bet it's not the first time you've said that.

Only after bad Mexiacan food. I bet you say that every other Saturday.

Eat steak, you pussy.

I have. No matter how you prepare it, it is not good for you. Lots of people like Twinkies and Mr. Pibb, too...does it make me a "pussy" because I'm too smart to fuck myself up intentionally?

Have another bag of Dorito's....and wash it down with a Pibb.



Idiot.

[chefcraig]

Have another bag of Dorito's...

Speaking of those things, has anyone else come across this bizarre shit? In an apparent move to corner the stoner market hanging out at 24 hour Walgreen's and convenience stores, Frito Lay has come up with this series of "Late Night" Doritos, that come in Taco, Cheese burger and yes, Last Call Jalapeno Popper flavors. Yup, you always eat the oddest crap when it's near dawn and you're stoned.

[Seshmeister]

Oh fuck, please tell me you're not going to try and argue that the food there is fit for anything other than pets.

I'm not dumb enough to generalise a whole country's cuisine but last time I was in the US I noticed the chain restaurants are pretty bad. Places like Dennys are pitching their prices so low the quality is getting inedible.

I don't know where you went in the UK but I'm guessing it was probably one of those London steakhouses that only exist in London, are stuck in the 1970s and are populated entirely by tourists.

I would say that there are still better steakhouses in the US and that the South American ones are untouchable but for a lot of other stuff the UK is well up there especially at the high end and ethnic stuff. Every town in the UK has a couple of Chinese restaurants that are better than most you would find anywhere in the US, same with asian curries.

[Blackflag]

I'm not dumb enough to generalise a whole country's cuisine but last time I was in the US I noticed the chain restaurants are pretty bad. Places like Dennys are pitching their prices so low the quality is getting inedible.

I don't know where you went in the UK but I'm guessing it was probably one of those London steakhouses that only exist in London, are stuck in the 1970s and are populated entirely by tourists.

I would say that there are still better steakhouses in the US and that the South American ones are untouchable but for a lot of other stuff the UK is well up there especially at the high end and ethnic stuff. Every town in the UK has a couple of Chinese restaurants that are better than most you would find anywhere in the US, same with asian curries.

So your argument is that - if you're unlucky enough to have to eat in the UK - eat Chinese food.

Point taken.

I also love that your idea of "food" is Denny's.

[Seshmeister]

No that's your idea.

Jeez it's like having a conversation with JW Pepper.

[binnie]

Didn't realize that the UK was renowned for bad food.

[Blackflag]

[chefcraig]

Didn't realize that the UK was renowned for bad food.

It isn't. It's mostly known for it's advancements in dentistry.

[kwame k]

It isn't. It's mostly known for it's advancements in dentistry.

[Terry]

These statistics thrown about by various politicians, columnists and tv talking heads which supposedly reflect "what the American people want" are suspect in my book.

Our politicians have simply lost the will to make the tough decisions. It's a weakness borne out of fear...mostly fear of losing re-election bids.

What's going to happen when the fruity baby boomer generation starts retiring en masse shortly? What's going to happen when the ratio of those working is significantly lower than those who have retired? What happens when the amount of people paying into programs like social security and medicare is far outstripped by the amount of people drawing from those programs?

'Obamacare' doesn't have all the answers, but it's hard to escape the conclusion of the bottom line re: all this right-wing political obstructionist behavior. It's a naked ploy to retake the WH and Congress.

Hey, fine. Fair enough. The Dems acted in a similar manner from 2005 to 2008.

The difference is the GOP has no plan beyond gaining control. The GOP had that control from 2002 through 2006. What happened with social security? Nothing. Did health insurance premiums rise or fall during those years? They rose. Did the quality of care rise in proportion to the premiums? Not as far as I can see.

I'd have no problem with what the GOP are doing if I had a degree of faith that they had plans and the political will to put those plans into action.

They don't.

The teabaggers allowing themselves to be co-opted by the GOP would be one of the bigger tragedies of this whole situation should it come to pass. The GOP (like the baggers) might SEEM like the underdog politically, but the party is just one of two viable options the way the system stands right now, and it is the system that is broken.

I'm sorry, but the tactic of 'do nothing' just doesn't cut it. Is it an easy option when a crisis comes to fore? Yes. However, it may entail far more risk to do nothing in this case than to try something new.

That's the thing about revolutions: before they take place they're seen as unimaginable, yet after they happen they're seen as inevitable.

[BigBadBrian]

More importantly why does Brian not think the US people should get healthcare reform when most of them voted for it?

How do you figure "most of them voted for it?"