a liar, or just plain stupider than a lavatory plunger?

[realthog]

I report, you decide. Well, in fact, it's Harper's Weekly that reports:

The House and Senate reached agreement on a $789 billion economic-stimulus plan, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law despite a lack of support from Republicans. "When Roosevelt did this," said Representative Steve Austria (R., Ohio), "he put our country into a Great Depression. That's just history."

Um, no, Rep. Austria. It's not.

Comments

[realthog.livejournal.com]

It is indeed the second case. Roosevelt was elected after the Great Depression was in full swing, and the measures he introduced analogous to Obama's helped first alleviate its hardships and then eventually end it.

Who do you fancy in the return bout between Oz and SA, then?

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

Definitely the second case, but now all is clear.

I haven't been following, but SA seem the safer bet.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

I have been following, you bet! Thanks to cricinfo.com even here in the States one can gat ball-by-ball coverage of Test matches all over the world.

I'm not sure which side I'd back, to be honest. The Ozzies must be itching to get their own back having lost the series to SA just a few weeks back in Australia. On the other hand, the home side always seems to have an advantage. So . . .

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

Aus seem to be out of form, or maybe past their peak, and I see SA as traditionally their strongest rivals. More experienced cricket watchers might disagree.

I lost interest in international cricket because it became predictable. TV ads promoting the World Series were trying to stir up enthusiasm about who would become the second team into the final!!! because we all knew who would the first team in. It does seem to be more balanced now though.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I lost interest in international cricket because it became predictable."

I know what you mean . . . and it must have been ten times worse in Australia.