tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post951420219949739602..comments2024-03-29T06:22:47.638-07:00Comments on CONTRARY BRIN: Speaking up for the Blue DogsDavid Brinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-70991256210974540152010-11-13T16:21:48.688-08:002010-11-13T16:21:48.688-08:00Carter never passed comprehensive health care refo...Carter never passed comprehensive health care reform or a Wall Street regulations reform. I think (hope) we can expect better message management from Obama over the next Congressional session; I think the country works better when the President is more of a talker than the listener Obama has been. He needs to do both.Rob Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618647194288598056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-51315716475075096762010-11-13T15:24:54.488-08:002010-11-13T15:24:54.488-08:00Blue Dogs are not moderates. They are corporatist...Blue Dogs are not moderates. They are corporatists. They did not compromise with Republican ideology, they capitulated.<br /><br />Worse, they diluted the Democratic Party's message and confused the low information voter (approximately 10-20% of voters overall) who are most influenced by short term events or status.<br /><br />The low information voters are also binary voters such that if one party is in, they will go for the other party not caring what the other party really stands for or against. Those people voted Democratic in 2008 and Republican in 2010. We'll see what they do in 2012...<br /><br />The problem for Obama is he is fast becoming Jimmy Carter and maybe even Herbert Hoover when he was given the opportunity of a crisis to be FDR or Lincoln. <br /><br />I do not cry over the loss of Blue Dogs. They could have won with an economically populist message in a variety of places so that people would not be confused over who stands for the regular folks and their families. They instead pursued a corporatist and bankster agenda and they lost. Goodbye to them for the moment, as I'm sure we'll see them return to the DC Village as corporate lobbyists....Mitchell J. Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999515428915501896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-6105730093025856912010-11-12T20:24:59.076-08:002010-11-12T20:24:59.076-08:00Precognition article - I'm betting on subtle e...Precognition article - I'm betting on subtle experiment design error. Maybe their random number generator isn't as random as they assume.<br />============<br />3D TV - I think the key will be combining 3D sensor technology like Kinect with video from a couple of cameras to generate a 3D graphical representation of a live action (movie or TV) scene. <br /><br />That moving 3D information will be transmitted to one's tablet or smartphone, where it will be rendered and displayed in stereo AND be able to be tilted and rotated side to side and up/down by moving the phone. <br /><br />The livingroom version will use the remote control for the same manipulations, though probably only when a button is pressed. Probably someone will implement it first in a video game, using live 3D action cut-scenes.<br /><br />In fact, I'll bet someone will program Kinect to do a limited version of this - having you turn 360 degrees while recording images of you, then mapping your images onto a 3D version of you to put you into a game. <br /><br />That'll be the killer app for Kinect - not the current crop of motion injury fad games, because Kinect has too much latency for decent gaming, at least as currently programmed.TwinBeamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-49944481756923081642010-11-12T20:03:49.057-08:002010-11-12T20:03:49.057-08:00Wonderful article,thanks for putting this together...Wonderful article,thanks for putting this together! "This is obviously one great post. Thanks for the valuable information and insights you have so provided here. Keep it up!"Dissertation helphttp://www.dissertation-topics.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-42731805506267327872010-11-12T17:42:56.340-08:002010-11-12T17:42:56.340-08:00David;
you mistake sheep in wolves clothing for w...David;<br /><br />you mistake sheep in wolves clothing for wolves in sheeps clothing. When the mask is torn away there is only power and naked greed and dman little difference on either 'side'.bookmanpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640616927002915074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-63670267871098621722010-11-12T17:12:20.373-08:002010-11-12T17:12:20.373-08:00Just got home from seeing Skyline in theaters. Int...Just got home from seeing Skyline in theaters. Interesting movie, good even. It was definitely a Hollywood movie, and some of the action got rather implausible, though the frequency of near-misses didn't annoy me so much (having played a lot of action games, I've had multiple consecutive strings of "Three more pixels and we'd have been dead" near-misses, so I recognize them as possible, however unlikely) as the little things like cannon rounds from an F-22 chewing up concrete inches from the characters legs and them not only dying, but escaping completely unscathed (the M61 Vulcan 20mm round has an effective radius against uncovered personnel of 2m), but that's just nitpicking.<br /><br />Overall, it was a very entertaining movie. Very dark and bleak. The director and writers went to great lengths to make you feel utterly hopeless, and then give you a faint glimmer of hope only to smash it mercilessly in your face. There were a few minor issues, directing-wise (my nitpicks aside), such as the opening starting at the zero-hour of day one for five minutes, and then cutting back to 14 hours before and leading back into zero hour over the next 15-20 minutes. It was pointless and didn't go very well. It didn't disrupt the flow of the movie very much, but there were a few little things like that through the movie that detracted from it, though the half-hearted jump-back at the beginning was the most noticeable. It ends fairly well, if predictably, and in a way that would easily allow for a sequel (in fact, I suspect we actually got hit with a teaser for the sequel just before the movie started...). <br /><br />As a horror-thriller action movie, I give it a solid 4/5. The directing is a tad off in a couple spots and the near-misses push up against the line between exciting and absurd, but overall it's well-executed.<br /><br />As a pure sci-fi movie, I give it a 2/5. In pure science-fiction content, it's sparse, and various science/realism nitpicks and plausibilities don't hold up to even in-theater inspection. The actual score I give it is 1/5 for pure science fiction, but it gets a bonus star for actually coming up with a plausible reason for the alien invasion (albeit rather impractical, especially considering certain plot points at the end).<br /><br />For a sci-fi movie, I give it 3/5; compared to sci-fi movies in general, it's a good action sci-fi. It doesn't compare to the higher-quality sci-fi movies, and the focus is on the action not the sci-fi, but even for an action-thriller they do come up with some interesting ideas and there are relatively few plotholes.<br /><br />For the specific-focus sci-fi role of a cautionary tale giving us reason to fear the sky, I give it a 5/5. The reason for invasion is far from ridiculous, and even plausible, and the invaders are made easy to fear without making them absurd.<br /><br />Overall, as an all-around movie, I give it a general 4/5.Ilithi Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10300247936272572280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-87337667585102823382010-11-12T16:07:53.641-08:002010-11-12T16:07:53.641-08:00Wow - a major psychology journal is to publish a p...<i>Wow - a major psychology journal is to publish a peer-reviewed paper reporting evidence for precognition.<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19712-is-this-evidence-that-we-can-see-the-future.html</i><br /><br />I knew this was going to happen...Jonathan S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-75323881363251206772010-11-12T14:44:33.500-08:002010-11-12T14:44:33.500-08:00Digital downloads only truly work when you have 10...Digital downloads only truly work when you have 100% broadband coverage. Otherwise you end up losing market share, and disenfranchising people. In addition, you will have people with electronic devices that lack internet connectivity; portable DVD players and the like. These won't be going onto the trash heap... which suggests then that the media will either still be printed onto DVD, or onto a cheaper format that is sturdier.<br /><br />Flash drives are one such media. In fact, I've already had a taste of this when I purchased a copy of Starcraft 2; the Collector's Edition included Starcraft and Brood War on a flash drive that was designed to look like a dog tag. Undoubtedly we'll soon be seeing flash drives used to deliver software, with flash drives replacing DVD drives. It's logical to see that by extension, some form of flash drive will be used to deliver movies, especially as you could have a supply of blank flash drives in one of those DVD vending machines that are cropping up, and have it load the move desired from a central database when someone "orders" a movie. There could even be coding in the flash drive so that you can only watch it so many times and then it self-deletes. There could even be a "return slot" where people could return the flash drive and get a discount on their next movie rental.<br /><br />Rob H.Acacia H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07678539067303911329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-52265669593751824312010-11-12T14:18:13.345-08:002010-11-12T14:18:13.345-08:00On TV/Television. I suspect that the current blue ...On TV/Television. I suspect that the current blue ray players will be last device I own that uses physical media. The next generation device will be 100% download. Either live streaming or download for later viewing.<br /><br />I am anticipating that someone is going to combine a purchase/ subscription model of iTunes with a distributed delivery method of bittorrent. This will offload a majority the bandwidth and storage costs from the content providers to the content users. TV shows will be pre-downloaded to the devices in an encrypted state prior to the official "air date" of the program. Then on the official air date, the decryption key will be made available to purchasers/ subscribers for immediate airing. Except for news, sporting events, and some late night shows (Stewart/ Colbert) everything can be preloaded and unlocked at the appropriate time.David Smelserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596446730839038592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-78002218192538962762010-11-12T12:46:00.490-08:002010-11-12T12:46:00.490-08:00As a Progressive my major concerns are for the adv...As a Progressive my major concerns are for the advancement of equal/civil rights, education, health care, environmental concerns, and social justice. I fully recognize that expanded personal economic opportunities and a viable technological base and national economy are critical to address those. There should indeed be representation of business interests.<br /><br />That being said, there is a pretense by some that entrepreneurial free enterprise and corporatism are the same expressions of capitalism and deserve the same lack of regulation, and the same degree of political support. This is where my conflict with Blue Dog comes from.<br /><br />A Blue Dog may indeed believe in civil rights, worker's rights, and a healthy environment, but if they are supporting <i><b>corporate interests</b></i>, whose only god is <b>profit</b>, they are undercutting those social social values, because nine times out of ten, <i>money wins.</i>Uthaclenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065010777540677353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-57637959133377740732010-11-12T12:11:31.436-08:002010-11-12T12:11:31.436-08:00LarryHart
Forward thinking people can project tha...LarryHart<br /><br />Forward thinking people can project that the Soc.Sec. funds will at some point in (fairly near) time be insufficient to handle current benefits. I think it proper to consider both increasing the age to eligibility and a degree of means testing/reduced benefit levels for seniors who do not need this as a backstop support. Myself, I am not counting on seeing a dime, so if I get some Soc.Sec that's all gravy to me.<br /><br />Or, or did you perchance think that when the S.Sec kitty is empty that there would not be overwhelming, wrath of Jehovah pressure to make it good from some other source of federal funds (should any such still be available)?<br /><br />For all their worthy qualities liberals (in this instance I eschew my preferred term, progressives) have a deucedly hard time saying no to anybody. <br /><br />I can justify stretching some future budget to help our seniors, but in austere times we have to make choices.<br /><br />I think having dared grab hold of the dreaded third rail of Social Security benefits, that the new political anthrax is going to be the requests from improvident, mostly blue states like California for federal bailouts.<br /><br />I do concede your second point in part. Every oldster working likely means one less job for his/her grandchild. <br /><br />Tacitus2Tacitus2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-62774309226510521472010-11-12T10:58:55.718-08:002010-11-12T10:58:55.718-08:00Tacitus2:
If you can hang glide, father children ...Tacitus2:<br /><i><br />If you can hang glide, father children and climb mountains after age 65, courtesy of various pharmaceuticals and Borg implants, where is the unfairness of society asking you to work a few more years to help foot the bill for this enviable state of affairs?<br /></i><br /><br />Well, as part of that "separate discussion"...<br /><br />The problem is that no one IS asking us to work a few more years. Well, they are in the sense of "Get a job!", but they're not in the sense of "I (an employer) need more people to DO work for me." The biggest cause and/or effect of today's financial crisis is UNEMPLOYMENT. Jobs aren't available for 20 or 30-year olds, let alone for septugenarians.LarryHartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-65608324248944018952010-11-12T10:53:55.980-08:002010-11-12T10:53:55.980-08:00Wow. Republicans and Fox News truly have managed t...Wow. Republicans and Fox News truly have managed to paint the Democrats with a broad brush there, haven't they? You see... 90% of Democrats left their "hippy roots" behind them in the 80s. They have become a very corporatist party; the only reason labor unions support Democrats over Republicans is that Republicans would rather completely do away with labor unions while Democrats are willing to disempower them but leave the framework in place so that the leaders of the unions still have an illusion of power (and money from union members). <br /><br />(For that matter, unions are a very useful and necessary device; they help encourage better treatment of employees, which results in better productivity - back 100 years ago factories didn't have paid breaks, vacations, or the like, and would fire people on whims. It was found that breaks and vacations enhance productivity, as does 8-hour work days. Yet none of these would be in place except for the efforts of labor unions and people fighting for worker rights.)<br /><br />I don't like Democrats. But outside of a few holdouts such as Massachusetts most Democrats are considerably more conservative than they were 30 years ago... let alone 40 years ago. Meanwhile, Republicans have moved to the far Right. Why shouldn't Republicans abandon their far right elements, if Democrats should abandon their near-left elements?<br /><br />Let's let the Republicans go first. They have a history of not keeping their promises, or their Contracts with America.<br /><br />Rob H., who's still interested in what people have to say about the state of journalism and the transmission of media in 20 yearsAcacia H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07678539067303911329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-74809901095584313052010-11-12T10:53:54.840-08:002010-11-12T10:53:54.840-08:00Tacitus2:
The argument for changes to Social Secu...Tacitus2:<br /><i><br />The argument for changes to Social Security is not partisan, its simple biology...<br /></i><br /><br />There's a whole separate discussion to be had about whether or not to mess with Social Security benefits.<br /><br />My point was that it is a separately-funded program. So cutting Social Security benefits has nothing to do with reducing the deficit.<br /><br />Which says to me that this is more "Shock Doctrine" in action. The proposal is not really a solution to the problem at hand. Rather, a crisis is being used as an excuse to implement a formerly-unthinkable agenda item.LarryHartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-80878202333561581432010-11-12T10:42:29.095-08:002010-11-12T10:42:29.095-08:00You keep mentioning woman's rights as if it is...You keep mentioning woman's rights as if it is somehow not a thing Republicans like. I really hope you are not confusing pro-choice with woman's rights. The myth of the misogynist Republican is just that, I can find as much misogyny from the Democrats as I can from the Republicans (which is far less than the media accuses either of).<br /><br />As a military officer I think the Democrats need to make a visible and vocal split with their hipster cadre before Democrats really make inroads. I probably fall into the category of military officer you mention (unless you are confusing pro-choice with woman's rights) but there is not a message board I can visit that doesn't get me simultaneous vilified by those on the left as either the a personal representation of wasted money or a baby killer. So while I may have to put up with a few conservative social positions I don't like, the right (not automatically the GOP) is still better than the Democrats in any calculation I can make from a personal perspective.<br /><br />I suppose I'd rather be a Blue Dog Republican so to speak than a Blue Dog Democrat if only for the extremist company I'd have to tolerate. <br /><br />I also disagree with your idea of a lock step party machine for the Republicans. The simple fact is the Democrats framed the debate in such a way that it was very easy for them all to be in ideological agreement not because of what they stand for, but for what they stand against. The Democratic positions was literally a laundry list of well known conservative "do nots" if you will (this was actually a bragging point for Pelosi and Obama), are we supposed to be surprised they reacted the way they did? And their constituencies agreed. Additionally, the simple fact is their was bipartisanship, it was simply bipartisanship AGAINST the Democratic leadership. Its not just measured in "Yay" votes, but also with "Nay" as well.<br /><br />Honestly David, when you paint us all as mindless ideologues or robots its not endearing, and it sort of smacks of exactly what you were saying you are against.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-83451880871548939742010-11-12T09:35:09.154-08:002010-11-12T09:35:09.154-08:00LarryHart
The argument for changes to Social Secu...LarryHart<br /><br />The argument for changes to Social Security is not partisan, its simple biology.<br />The retirement age of 65 dates way back to the template for Social Sec...Otto Von Bismark's retirement plan for Prussian civil servants. Circa 1880 you would not be paying out much, because few lived for very long after 65.<br />Much the same was true at the inception of US Soc.Sec., although turn of the century improvements in sanitation etc had created an new cadre of healthier young people. Call them either "folks who did not die of diptheria" or "potential recipients of Social Sec. when Larry and Tacitus are paying for it". The point being that even then, the life expectancy after age 65 was not all that long.<br />Nowadays we have spent our money, and our kids money to boot, on various medical interventions that mostly keep people alive and active in the 65-100 age range.<br />If you can hang glide, father children and climb mountains after age 65, courtesy of various pharmaceuticals and Borg implants, where is the unfairness of society asking you to work a few more years to help foot the bill for this enviable state of affairs?<br /><br />Of course exemptions need to be made. You are not gonna be digging ditches at 65. Although in my archeological endevours I find myself, mid 50s, easily outworking the slacker collegiate demographic!*<br /><br />Tacitus2<br /><br />*We reach a certain age, do we not, where those with any insight realize that our body will one day not be able to accomplish what our brains ask of it. This induces the adamant, resolute determination that today will not be that day! Tomorrow, we shall see.Tacitus2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-87301511836961244072010-11-12T07:15:38.613-08:002010-11-12T07:15:38.613-08:00I'm always willing to pull a discussion off on...I'm always willing to pull a discussion off on a tangent. ;)<br /><br />So, here's a question: what form do you see journalism and news reporting taking in the next twenty years? Will official for-profit news organizations go the way of the dodo or will they evolve into something that utilizes freelance reporting and the growing legions of cell phone camera-armed wannabes who film anything and everything they can?<br /><br />(I actually suspect non-profit news organizations will likely become more prevalent, as they don't have to worry about making increasingly higher profits each year; instead, they work to make a minimum profit to remain sustainable. As such I suspect these organizations will become common, especially among amateur reporters. In addition, partisan political groups may end up forming their own non-profit news organizations to present the news with a slant toward their belief structures.)<br /><br />-------<br /><br />Related is what will happen to television and television content delivery in the next twenty years. First, I predict that we will see within five years a move away from DVD/BluRay technology. Instead, movies will be coded onto flash drives (which are much smaller, less fragile, and can hold more content) or something similar; this new system may not use a USB interface, but will in essence be a flash drive. Considering the prevalence of flash drives and the fact they can be used on computers and a growing number of hand-held devices, a USB interface is probable.<br /><br />I also predict that 3-D television is going to remain a niche product. While there is a growing number of 3-D movies out there, the cost and effort involved in creating a 3-D program will remain high enough that we won't see 3-D television news or television programs. <br /><br />Another reason for this is that hand-held devices will remain 2-D unless someone comes up with an effective holographic system that works effectively in a small system while remaining safe (in terms of electromagnetic emissions and the like) for consumer use. The growth of smart phones and similar products will mean mass media will remain grounded in 2-D productions; even if costs for 3-D shows manages to become reasonable, the need to have both 2-D and 3-D content will force 3-D to remain a niche service.<br /><br />That said, there is potential for one form of 3-D system: the use of augmented reality vision systems (glasses or the like) or true holographic interfaces and force-feedback gloves, similar to the interfaces shown (and described) in the computer games <i>Mass Effect</i> and <i>Mass Effect 2</i>. We may see CAD/CAM systems that utilize a similar system as that showcased in the Iron Man movies, allowing people to interact with 3-D holographic projections to better design new devices and technologies.<br /><br />Rob H.Acacia H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07678539067303911329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-23118947593211135832010-11-12T07:08:18.559-08:002010-11-12T07:08:18.559-08:00Tacitus2:
I also thought the preliminary info fro...Tacitus2:<br /><i><br />I also thought the preliminary info from the Deficit Reduction Committee was impressive. <br />No doubt this is in part a trial balloon, and the final outcome will be less audacious.<br />But some darned good ideas in there.<br /></i><br /><br />Sorry, but how does reducing Social Security benefits and raising the retirement age help in any way with the federal deficit? Social Security is a separate fund which currently LENDS money to the US treasury. Is that the idea--that if Social Security doesn't have to pay out as quickly, they won't have to ask for the treasury for money ALREAY OWED back so quickly? This is a deficit-reduction measure? Maybe in some Shangri-La it is, but not here, sir! (courtesy of "The Simpsons"). <br /><br />As long as the biggest priority of the Repulican Party (and increasingly, of the Democratic Party as well) seems to be to extend billions of dollars in tax GIFTS to the top whatever percent from President Bush, I don't see any reason for the rest of us to tighten OUR belts in order to pay for it.<br /><br />Hey, I'm all for shared sacrifice to get through hard times--really, I am. But "shared" and "played for a sucker" are two different things. Too many times, the lower-wage earners are told they have to give something up in order to preserve the system, and then the predator class swoops in and puts the "gains" into their own pocket. Not this time.LarryHartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-33044141872792168802010-11-12T05:28:19.728-08:002010-11-12T05:28:19.728-08:00Continuing my resolute attempts to sabotage the po...Continuing my resolute attempts to sabotage the political discussions:<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/05/earth-2300-too-hot-for-humans.htmlIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739671401151990700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-44884552902364645602010-11-12T05:14:41.248-08:002010-11-12T05:14:41.248-08:00Wow - a major psychology journal is to publish a p...Wow - a major psychology journal is to publish a peer-reviewed paper reporting evidence for precognition.<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19712-is-this-evidence-that-we-can-see-the-future.htmlIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739671401151990700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-71669242831361562642010-11-12T00:42:27.518-08:002010-11-12T00:42:27.518-08:00Sorry missed last line
Representative voting syst...Sorry missed last line<br /><br />Representative voting system Like instant run offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-27594672238827191692010-11-12T00:41:34.739-08:002010-11-12T00:41:34.739-08:00As a Non Usaian it looks like the issues come from...As a Non Usaian it looks like the issues come from your "primary elections" why do you have these? or if you do why do people who are not members of the party allowed to vote. <br /><br />Why do you have to register as a democrat/ republican / independant?<br /><br />Of course you could swap to a more representative voting system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-9830083450905175562010-11-11T16:34:34.586-08:002010-11-11T16:34:34.586-08:00Rob, I have to admit, your non-specific complaint...Rob, I have to admit, your non-specific complaints (and even generalizations of your specific ones) I take for granted as what governments *do*. Every state I've lived in has had those kinds of problems, no matter the party of the administration. It's irritating and I'd love to find a fix for it, but I'm not convinced that we as a people have actually found one yet.<br /><br />And I would still say calling MA communist is just bizarre and an abuse of the term. =p<br /><br />So, since I just don't see a moral high ground when it comes to those things, from one party or the other, I judge them on ultimately personal things: Which party is more interested in protecting my personal autonomy.<br /><br />And again and again, I see that republicans* have little or no interest in this. They care about maximizing the autonomy of those who are already powerful, but are uninterested in trying to maximize the collective autonomy. (Or at least, are uninterested in doing so if it ever impacts the autonomy of the already powerful.)<br /><br />* And by republicans, I mean republicans as long as I've had political awareness, so, going back about 20 years. Perhaps our host would argue that the republican party had already lost its way then, I'm not sure.Winter Sealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624723709615780755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-32593605870351831012010-11-11T16:20:42.937-08:002010-11-11T16:20:42.937-08:00On the subject of political reforms, might this la...On the subject of political reforms, might this lame-duck session be a good time to try the DISCLOSE Act once again?<br /><br />Surely no-one would oppose mandatory and prompt disclosure of the identities of contributors to attack ads. Surely!rewinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008105385364113371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-62670824205739877782010-11-11T16:19:08.379-08:002010-11-11T16:19:08.379-08:00@Robert - that's an interesting idea, and I sa...@Robert - that's an interesting idea, and I salute your creativity and boldness in proposing it, but I'm pretty sure it would violate 1st Amendment freedom of speech.<br /><br />Unless there were a "None Of The Above" party, a.k.a. Independents, which would defeat the concept.<br /><br />Still, keeping thinking away. There has to be a solution if we're just clever and determined enough!rewinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008105385364113371noreply@blogger.com