tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post8862489930735474385..comments2023-12-24T08:02:36.605-05:00Comments on Betsy Transatlantically: Political DepressionBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953626122327472245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-62636433730644174812010-11-02T12:28:53.254-04:002010-11-02T12:28:53.254-04:00I'm with Christian on Cameron's Big Societ...I'm with Christian on Cameron's Big Society as presented in The New Yorker. Sounds like he wants to replace lots of paid jobs with volunteers. It might work if the economy was in great shape, but not now. Cameron should read Keynes!As for the US Tea Party madness, Betsy, it's simple. Christine O'Donnell, who hasn't bothered to read the Constitution but expects neverthless to be the next senator from Delaware, has as her campaign mantra "Vote for me. I am you." And most of the you's out there are as uninformed as she is. Further, their primary concern is cutting taxes without thinking about the consequences. Alas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784606447982022875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-39349344817567092032010-11-02T10:25:14.878-04:002010-11-02T10:25:14.878-04:00you should check out the article about cameron'...you should check out the article about cameron's "big society" in last week's new yorker. i applaud him for doing the necessary dirty work of trying to reduce the deficit, but as a believer in big government, i think he's putting an awful lot faith in people to "do the right thing." especially when they either lack the will or the means to do so...<br /><br />as for things here, i can only be comforted by the fact that once these tea party reps get to the house they'll realize that they're freshman and no one cares about their ridiculous ideas because they represent some podunk district in flyover country. abolish the dept of education? please.christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670650347356165344noreply@blogger.com