“suggesting the country has been “ravaged” by the most wealthy, ”

She is not suggesting that. She is suggesting that the tax policies, such as the one that allows the most profitable company in U.S. History–Exxon Mobile–to avoid paying taxes is ravaging the country.

I agree with Ms. Brown. She is generally thoughtful, reflective and accurate.

As for passion, let it appear that Ryan’s draconian plan to ration health care for the elderly by income is being seriously considered. There will be more passion than in a Lifetime movie.

It’s good to know that the venerable Newsweek is in such good, nonpartisan hands. Tina should drop by Slate sometime.

THE REAL RABID KOOK said:
As for passion, let it appear that Ryan’s draconian plan to ration health care for the elderly by income is being seriously considered.

Why does Paul Ryan want Warren Buffet to die, Kook?

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
As for passion, let it appear that Ryan’s draconian plan to ration health care for the elderly by income is being seriously considered

So Ryan thinks that private insurance companies who do not want to insure people with pre-existing conditions are going to want to insure elderly people? Or are the little vouchers/coupons for direct medical services rendered to them, and any cost difference is to be financed like a used car, if they qualify?

His plan doesn’t go far enough. It doesn’t take on the combined menace of national parks, arsenic free water, and paved highways.

Naturally having to defend a position that is just plain irrational, unrealistic and indefensible tends to dampen one’s enthusiasm in defending it.

When you see crazy, call it what it is. These phonies were lying last year about Killing Grandma, a big lie. Yet they want to starve Grandpa and Grandma, the Uncles and the Mamas. Don’t you phonies think you’d also grow old one day (if you are not dead already), why would you cut taxes for the corporations who do not need it, but you are ready to make the seniors suffer.

So “Passion” equals class warfare demagoguery???

The democrats never passed a budget last year, that is why we are in the mess we are in. They will shoot at the goofy proposal Ryan put forth, but hey, he at least put one forth! Obama comes out this week finally to do this part of his job….everyone needs to get to work and do their jobs. Let’s get a proposal from all parties and find the middle ground. But one thing is for sure… WE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY. BALANCE THE BUDGET!!!!!

skoorbekim said:
So “Passion” equals class warfare demagoguery???

Starving the seniors is UN-AMERICAN. don’t you have any shame?

That was a rhetorical question.

skyfet said:
Don’t you phonies think you’d also grow old one day (if you are not dead already), why would you cut taxes for the corporations who do not need it, but you are ready to make the seniors suffer.

Gov’mint spending trillions more dollars than they bring in every year is not a revenue problem. It’s a spending problem.

But hey – when one places their hopes and dreams into a president who promised a ‘net spending cut’, created a debt commission to deal with this crisis and then completely ignored their proscriptions, it’s understandable that one may lash out in all sorts of directions.

skyfet said:
Starving the seniors is UN-AMERICAN. don’t you have any shame? That was a rhetorical question.

Starving seniors is inhumane…

Listen, the 1995 playbook is not going to work for the Democrats this time around…
The established media is already backing off…
The Fed gov’t has a daily, a DAILY, deficit of $5Billion…

Black and Gold Brad said:
Gov’mint spending trillions more dollars than they bring in every year is not a revenue problem. It’s a spending problem.

That is the same BS i hear from GOP Congress Men. What do you mean by money they bring in is not the problem. Damn right it is the problem, and wasteful spending on endless wars and defense contracts and the other rubbish pet project they send to their donors. If corporations like freaking GE and Exon Mobile pay their fair share of taxes and the loophole for the other thieves are closed, perhaps there would be more money in the coffers.

Tina Brown is right, the corporations and the “Mangerial Class” of Americans have been making-out thanks to the “Bush Tax Cuts” and their ability to make money through their investments rather than working at a hourly pay-rate job.

For an example of the Republicans thinking about Social Security Senator Rand Paul writes:

http://www.flixya.com/blog/2881961/Tea-Party-Senator-On-Social-Security

Black and Gold Brad said:
Gov’mint spending trillions more dollars than they bring in every year is not a revenue problem. It’s a spending problem. But hey – when one places their hopes and dreams into a president who promised a ‘net spending cut’, created a debt commission to deal with this crisis and then completely ignored their proscriptions, it’s understandable that one may lash out in all sorts of directions.

The “revenue problem” is caused by not enough Americans working and paying taxes, only 62% of the workforce is employed. This is caused by the corporations taking their record profits and investing them in:

http://redwriteblue.blog.com/2011/02/17/polaris-snowmobile-heads-south/

Demorats hated the Republican proposal even before they had read it. This is just posturing and demagoguery…nothing more and certainly nothing less.

For an example of the Republicans thinking about Social Security Senator Rand Paul writes:

Democrats have suggested the exact same changes… Even the POTUS debt commission agrees…

redwriteblue said:
The “revenue problem” is caused by not enough Americans working and paying taxes, only 62% of the workforce is employed. This is caused by the corporations taking their record profits and investing them in: http://redwriteblue.blog.com/2011/02/17/polaris-snowmobile-heads-south/

Do you know what a corporation is???

redwriteblue said:
The “revenue problem” is caused by not enough Americans working and paying taxes, only 62% of the workforce is employed. This is caused by the corporations taking their record profits and investing them in:

http://redwriteblue.blog.com/2011/02/17/polaris-snowmobile-heads-south/

Is that the cause? What causes a snowmobile company to want to move manufacturing out of the US?

skyfet said:
the Uncles and the Mamas

The worst musical group of all time .

Few people know that skyfet’s avatar is his actual picture . Ahhhhhh

same2u said:
So Ryan thinks that private insurance companies who do not want to insure people with pre-existing conditions are going to want to insure elderly people? Or are the little vouchers/coupons for direct medical services rendered to them, and any cost difference is to be financed like a used car, if they qualify?

Yes, that pretty much sums-up what would happen if a “voucher” system was established for paying for retired Americans’ medical care. Senator Rand Paul writes about how it would work:

http://www.flixya.com/blog/2882010/Tea-Party-Senator-On-ObamaCare

skyfet said:
That is the same BS i hear from GOP Congress Men.

Skyfet — I fully agree that those huge corporations are getting away with murder by not paying their fair share. Sounds to me like you would be in favor of a Flat Tax – a thoroughly conservative idea. Of course, even if GE and ExxonMobil paid a huge tax bill, the Feds would just piss it away on some other bloated program, and we’d still be $14 trillion in debt.

You understand that all those loopholes and carve-outs in tax law is how DC keeps its power.

Pablo said:
Is that the cause? What causes a snowmobile company to want to move manufacturing out of the US?

The company has been posting record profits, even during the Great Recession and they claimed that they would be “closer to their dealers in the South and Southwest” after the move to Mexico. I investigated and found-out that they wanted to get-rid of their senior employees that had helped build the company and made it successful:

http://redwriteblue.blog.com/2011/02/17/polaris-snowmobile-heads-south/

When you pull the string on the back of a Liberal it says: “Tax the Rich…”

skyfet said:
When you see crazy, call it what it is. These phonies were lying last year about Killing Grandma, a big lie. Yet they want to starve Grandpa and Grandma, the Uncles and the Mamas. Don’t you phonies think you’d also grow old one day (if you are not dead already), why would you cut taxes for the corporations who do not need it, but you are ready to make the seniors suffer.

Yes, the “spending cuts” to food stamps and Medicaid are going to hasten the demise of some Americans.
Republican Senator Rand Paul writes about their reasons for repealing Obamcare:

http://www.flixya.com/blog/2882010/Tea-Party-Senator-On-ObamaCare

Tina Brown’s opinion is just about as relevant to what’s going on in Washington today, or the rest of America for that matter as Barack Obama’s…………that’s NOT AT ALL.

redwriteblue said:
I investigated and found-out that they wanted to get-rid of their senior employees that had helped build the company and made it successful:

I don’t seen any “investigative” product there. I only see assertion.

redwriteblue said:
Yes, the “spending cuts” to food stamps and Medicaid are going to hasten the demise of some Americans.Republican Senator Rand Paul writes about their reasons for repealing Obamcare: http://www.flixya.com/blog/2882010/Tea-Party-Senator-On-ObamaCare

The Obamacare bill contains $500 Billion in cuts to Medicare…
and you do not need to quote Rand Paul for reasons to repeal Obamacare…
Just ask the public:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/30/healthplan_n_725503.html

Who’s Tina Brown?

So, obots, why is it that we’re wasting hundreds of millions on the Libyan War instead of using that money here?

Money going to bombs and missiles that could be used for social programs. Notice how the libs are only anti-war when the Prez has an R attached to his name? Where are the Hollywood activists these days, Sean Penn, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon? Not a peep out of them.

Tina, the only thing “obscene” is your ability to understand that the entire fricking world couldn’t pay back 14 trillion dollars. Obambi’s budget cannot be paid for -ever-. You morons have finally run out of “other peoples money”.

By suggesting the country has been “ravaged” by the most wealthy, Brown”

one of the most wealthy ….

Both sides of the isle are arguing over a minuscule amount of budget cutting, holding up $60-Billion in budget cuts as though they were deep and hurtful cuts. Twice that amount could be found in waist and fraud in any number of useless government entitlement programs. This argument is laughable, and the political-beggars arguing about this nonsense are even more laughable. What we need is a full-gutting of both Houses of Congress. If their not accountable, get rid of them!

Thanks to the magnificent work of Paul Ryan, in Nov 2012 American voters will get to cast the most important vote of their lives — do you want America to go down “The Path to Prosperity”, or do you want America to continue to careen out-of-control down the lunatic-left d-crat socialist TAX-AND-SPEND “Road to Hell” ?

As expected, crazy pelsoi has already come out with her GRAND LIE and FEAR MONGERING that Ryan’s magnificent “Path to Prosperity” plan will kill seniors dependent on Medicare by depriving them of food ! This from one of the creators of the obozocare DEATH PANELS for seniors !!!!!!!!

Hasn’t Tina’s work Visa expired?

Tina Brown: Woman of the People.

Thelonious Funk said:
His plan doesn’t go far enough. It doesn’t take on the combined menace of national parks, arsenic free water, and paved highways.

That’s right, if you think there should be limits on government, you’re an anarchist. It’s not working, hon.

What? All that kicking, screaming, and whining combined with irrational name calling and predictions of doom isn’t passionate enough for her?

What does she want, a Jim Jones mass suicide of the far left?

Good grief.

TeaPartyPatriot said:
that Ryan’s magnificent “Path to Prosperity” plan will kill seniors dependent on Medicare by depriving them of food !

I swear to God you tea party nuts don’t have a working brain cell in your head! The plan that ryan has will kill seniors! Many older people only get around $900 a month which sounds like a lot, but they have to pay rent, utilities and need money for transportation along with food. There isn’t too much money left over for a doctor or meds, so they will have to choose, food or medical help. People will die you cold blooded idiot! Why not have people like the koch brothers or dick armey pay their fair share in taxes?

Is there anything funnier than 2 Liberals like Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz discussing how disappointed they are with President Obama’s policies and yet make feeble attempts to defend him at the same time. A Funny edited video, if you’re in the mood for a good laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coRM1ATfJhw

Montecore said:
I swear to God you tea party nuts don’t have a working brain cell in your head! The plan that ryan has will kill seniors! Many older people only get around $900 a month which sounds like a lot, but they have to pay rent, utilities and need money for transportation along with food. There isn’t too much money left over for a doctor or meds, so they will have to choose, food or medical help. People will die you cold blooded idiot! Why not have people like the koch brothers or dick armey pay their fair share in taxes?

You and your brain cells are describing Obamacare…
PS
How many people do the Koch brothers employ?
Did your brain cells know that the Koch’s use union labor?

What is she talking about. Isn’t she aware of all of the online Progressive movements out there, the comments being made on such sites as the Daily Beast, Media Matter’s,Politico, Salon, Mother Jone, Truthout ( new and excellent). Then there is The Petition Site by care2causes.org, PFAW and many other’s..

If Tina Brown is so unaware of what’s going on out there , then maybe she’s not the right person for this job.

“I don’t feel the passion”

Same thing she drunkenly slurs to every man who has the unfortunate opportunity to spread her legs.