Comments on: Something to think about over the next few days of budget kabuki https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SteveS https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27392 SteveS Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:20:54 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27392 Finally passing a budget under the gun one time in 4 years doesn't change their history of inaction. Finally passing a budget under the gun one time in 4 years doesn’t change their history of inaction.

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27384 alcaray Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:39:52 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27384 Buy (or in this case, sell) on the rumor; sell (or in this case buy) on the news. Buy (or in this case, sell) on the rumor; sell (or in this case buy) on the news.

]]> By: Tony https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27381 Tony Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:21:15 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27381 Your talking points are out of date there Your talking points are out of date there

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27380 TB Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:19:33 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27380 <p>The stock market has been nuts for quite a while now.</p> A fart in the wrong place can send the market gyrating all over the place. If I were in my 30s and had a lot of stock, I'd probably hold it, but it wouldn't be all of my portfolio. If you're in your 60s, I'd be diversifying away from large percentages of stock. Now's a good time with the market at a pinnacle. I held all my stock clear through the crash, and didn't sell anything until it was above the 14,000 mark. Didn't lose a nickel. The trick is not to panic when everyone else is. Only an idiot of any age would be buying large amounts of stock right now. The stock market has been nuts for quite a while now.

A fart in the wrong place can send the market gyrating all over the place.

If I were in my 30s and had a lot of stock, I’d probably hold it, but it wouldn’t be all of my portfolio. If you’re in your 60s, I’d be diversifying away from large percentages of stock. Now’s a good time with the market at a pinnacle. I held all my stock clear through the crash, and didn’t sell anything until it was above the 14,000 mark. Didn’t lose a nickel.

The trick is not to panic when everyone else is.

Only an idiot of any age would be buying large amounts of stock right now.

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27374 FrankC Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:20:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27374 Any thoughts on the market jump after the "shut down"? Any thoughts on the market jump after the “shut down”?

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27363 TB Tue, 01 Oct 2013 03:13:52 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27363 <p>Eastern Zone weenies.</p> "Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well." Don't ever delete that ballad. Eastern Zone weenies.

“Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well.”

Don’t ever delete that ballad.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27362 ER Tue, 01 Oct 2013 03:07:50 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27362 ...and ER's turning in." -The Ballad of Tom Bombadude …and ER’s turning in.”

-The Ballad of Tom Bombadude

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27360 TB Tue, 01 Oct 2013 03:02:03 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27360 <p>"Graciously conceding." Is that how you remember it?</p> Whatever. We're only talking about re-elections here, because the point you were making was based on voter endorsement of continued presidential policies. “Graciously conceding.” Is that how you remember it?

Whatever. We’re only talking about re-elections here, because the point you were making was based on voter endorsement of continued presidential policies.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27359 ER Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:53:05 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27359 And the electoral vote was disputed, to put it as charitably as possible. Al Gore avoided a constitutional crisis by graciously conceding and not insisting on pursuing a technicality. Who was saying "We won, so shut up.", then? You're a fraud, Tom. Spare us the crocodile tears, we know you too well to join your pity party. And the electoral vote was disputed, to put it as charitably as possible. Al Gore avoided a constitutional crisis by graciously conceding and not insisting on pursuing a technicality.

Who was saying “We won, so shut up.”, then?

You’re a fraud, Tom. Spare us the crocodile tears, we know you too well to join your pity party.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2013/09/30/something-to-think-about-over-the-next-few-days-of-budget-kabuki/#comment-27357 TB Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:35:31 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=38703#comment-27357 It's not about what people "like." It's about the math. I think you're putting a remarkable weight on an election victory that was only 1.4 percent larger than Bush's in 2004. (Obama won by about 5 million votes, Bush by 3 million.) I didn't see a lot of Democrats dropping to their knees in 2005 saying, "well, Bush won. I guess that's that. We have to deal with it." I recall four solid years of trying to rip Bush's throat out, particularly when the Democrats got Congress back. Remember when Democrats tried tacking Iraq defunding onto continuing funding resolutions? Hell, Reagan won re-election by almost 17 million votes, and the Democrats still spent four years waging total war on him. Next time the shoe is on the other foot, I expect liberal views on political minorities to change radically. Again. It’s not about what people “like.” It’s about the math.

I think you’re putting a remarkable weight on an election victory that was only 1.4 percent larger than Bush’s in 2004. (Obama won by about 5 million votes, Bush by 3 million.)

I didn’t see a lot of Democrats dropping to their knees in 2005 saying, “well, Bush won. I guess that’s that. We have to deal with it.”

I recall four solid years of trying to rip Bush’s throat out, particularly when the Democrats got Congress back.

Remember when Democrats tried tacking Iraq defunding onto continuing funding resolutions?

Hell, Reagan won re-election by almost 17 million votes, and the Democrats still spent four years waging total war on him.

Next time the shoe is on the other foot, I expect liberal views on political minorities to change radically. Again.

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