en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1462889 Comments by SamHamilton http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/27/bachmann-illegal-immigrants/#IDComment228783812 The point is that it makes no sense for Bachmann to be criticizing Gingrich for his stance when she took pretty much the same position herself less than two months ago. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:57:03 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/27/bachmann-illegal-immigrants/#IDComment228783812 http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/04/25/the-universal-service-fund-and-taxing-internet-content-providers/#IDComment155786070 You're definitely in the small minority then. Enjoy trying to convince people that your view of this is the way to go. Tue, 24 May 2011 23:06:51 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/04/25/the-universal-service-fund-and-taxing-internet-content-providers/#IDComment155786070 http://www.telecompetitor.com/national-broadband-plan-author-levin-responds-to-telecompetitor/#IDComment146946900 It's as if Mr. Levin and others have never heard of the law of diminishing returns. The FCC's plan upsets the entire system of rate-of-return that has worked so well to bring broadband to rural communities served by RoR regulated carriers just for the hopes of weeding out those two or three carriers with extra-high costs per line. It's like saying the entire Social Security system should be abolished because a few people are receiving some benefits they didn't really earn. We'd lose so much more in the process of preventing this "waste" than you'd ever hope to recover from eliminating it. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:22:47 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/national-broadband-plan-author-levin-responds-to-telecompetitor/#IDComment146946900 http://www.telecompetitor.com/national-broadband-plan-author-levin-responds-to-telecompetitor/#IDComment146944800 It's the same policy makers who bemoan the state of American broadband speeds and service compared to other countries (even though these surveys usually compare apples to oranges) who then turn around and say "we can't increase the amount of money" we spend on building broadband. They seem to expect our world rankings to improve magically. These policymakers either need to come up with more money or they need to stop complaining about our world rankings. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:15:43 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/national-broadband-plan-author-levin-responds-to-telecompetitor/#IDComment146944800 http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/04/25/the-universal-service-fund-and-taxing-internet-content-providers/#IDComment146190324 The policy question we should ask ourselves is: Do we want a modern communications network that reaches everyone in the country (within reasonability)? If the answer is yes, then we need to find a way to pay for it. That money can come from two places: 1) continue on the current course, which is tax everyone who uses a phone or 2) change the current system so that we tax the companies that profit by sending large amounts of content over the internet (i.e. Google, Netflix and others). I'd much prefer the government scrap the tax on the phone bill and tax the large content providers for their use of the Internet. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:44:58 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/04/25/the-universal-service-fund-and-taxing-internet-content-providers/#IDComment146190324 http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/04/25/the-universal-service-fund-and-taxing-internet-content-providers/#IDComment146189150 Let's be honest here. The only one on this panel who was advocating "taxing Google or Netflix" was Mark Cooper from the Consumer Federation of America. Shirley Bloomfield said nothing of the sort. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:39:29 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/04/25/the-universal-service-fund-and-taxing-internet-content-providers/#IDComment146189150 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/08/13/erica-paynes-fck-tea-campaign-reveals-more-about-her-character-than-the-tea-partys/#IDComment92785538 I don't suspect they'll make much money off of these. Most people who disagree with the tea party aren't going to want to walk around with with a t-shirt with an expletive on it. It's bad marketing on the creators' part. Dummies. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:20:19 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/08/13/erica-paynes-fck-tea-campaign-reveals-more-about-her-character-than-the-tea-partys/#IDComment92785538 http://biggovernment.com/cdevore/2010/08/13/something-for-nothing-state-debt-and-the-2008-presidential-vote/#IDComment92784896 Yes, he definitely used the wrong map. In his text, he gets the state won or lost by Obama and McCain correct, but he linked to the wrong map. I think it's an honest mistake, but it needs to be corrected. It took my a while to figure out what the heck he was talking about. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:16:20 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/cdevore/2010/08/13/something-for-nothing-state-debt-and-the-2008-presidential-vote/#IDComment92784896 http://biggovernment.com/laborunionreport/2010/07/30/why-democrats-are-pushing-the-165-billion-union-pension-bailout/#IDComment89781516 This is sickening. These pension plans were an agreement between employers and employees. The American taxpayers, as a whole, should not be in the business of bailing out bad decisions made by these two groups. If a local or state government has underfunded pensions that it us up to that government and its tax base to come up with the money. It shouldn't come from federal tax revenues. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:06 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/laborunionreport/2010/07/30/why-democrats-are-pushing-the-165-billion-union-pension-bailout/#IDComment89781516 http://biggovernment.com/pchabot/2010/07/30/barbara-boxer-serving-in-uniform-just-like-being-a-politician/#IDComment89780707 Barbara Boxer is one of the dimmest bulbs in the Senate. She doesn't deserve re-election. Someone needs to put a video of these remarks into a campaign ad and just keep running it. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:34:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/pchabot/2010/07/30/barbara-boxer-serving-in-uniform-just-like-being-a-politician/#IDComment89780707 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89627221 Then I guess I'm just curious why I've got a -9 right now on this comment. I thought what I wrote was pretty sensical - basically, if you look at politics differently than Bill does, you're not going to agree with him. Not exactly controversial stuff there. But who knows...I'm not going to lose sleep over it! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:31 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89627221 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89599128 Okay, even if they are at a statistical tie, she's still in danger of losing. I hope she wins in the end, but nothing you've said disproves my point that what used to be a win is now a toss-up because of the philosophy of getting the most pure candidate nominated. This philosophy will be tested in November in Nevada. I hope this philosophy is proven right in the end, but it's proved problematic so far in this race. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:14:30 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89599128 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89598503 To be fair, he didn't say Grayson was a "conservative", he said he was "more conservative...than most Republicans." There's a difference. There are a lot of elected Republicans out there who I wouldn't consider conservative at all. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:26 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89598503 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/democrats-gone-wild-report-rangel-cuts-deal-and-avoids-trial/#IDComment89598181 ha! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:07:03 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/democrats-gone-wild-report-rangel-cuts-deal-and-avoids-trial/#IDComment89598181 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/democrats-gone-wild-report-rangel-cuts-deal-and-avoids-trial/#IDComment89598001 Wow, shocking...Congress trying to bury an ethics investigation. Rangel should step down from his seat immediately. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:39 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/democrats-gone-wild-report-rangel-cuts-deal-and-avoids-trial/#IDComment89598001 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89585897 Thanks for the response. Your second and third points are good ones, but I'm not so sure about the first. His voting record it pretty mixed on that one. At times he's opposed big business and at others voted right along with them. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:50 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89585897 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89585215 Huh? I asked the guy to actually back up his opinion with some examples. What's the problem with that? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:37:45 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89585215 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89580317 And I hope he is toast, but to throw out every poll because it's done by a LIBERAL organization is like sticking your head in the sand. Some polls lie, others don't. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:55:30 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89580317 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89580117 Dude, she's down in the polls to Harry Reid, a Senator with one of the lowest approval ratings in the nation. This seat was a pretty sure pick-up for Republicans before Angle was nominated. Now it's a toss-up. I didn't say she was going to lose, I said she is in danger of losing. Yes, that's my opinion. But your facts say the same thing. She's in danger of losing. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:54:32 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bhennessy/2010/07/29/liberty-or-tyranny-in-2010-support-the-rightward-most-viable-candidate/#IDComment89580117 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89573175 eh, I'll give them a chance to correct their mistake before criticizing them. They might not have known he was this wacky when they voted for him the first time. The Republican they kicked out was a boob so they might have thought he'd be better. If they re-elect him then I'll think they are insane. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:20:51 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/29/taxpayers-spend-73000-on-alan-grayson-dvds/#IDComment89573175