tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post5999152060864923323..comments2024-01-11T04:26:33.475-05:00Comments on Drifting Through The Grift: My Wingfield Something Somethinggriftdrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-72147651726592546252009-07-03T17:52:15.216-04:002009-07-03T17:52:15.216-04:00"A straight carbon tax would be fairer - A co..."A straight carbon tax would be fairer - A conservative calling for a tax? Both shocking and correct."<br /><br /><br />Certainly. It individualizes the incentive to correct a negative externality. C&T just monetizes an "acceptable" level of polluting.machine2473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-14626043353117542982009-07-03T11:25:04.367-04:002009-07-03T11:25:04.367-04:00Grift, the answer is "something Wingnuts.&quo...Grift, the answer is "something Wingnuts." Think about it: Kooky ideas? My far-right wingnuts. Bold-faced lies or brazen arrogance? My big, brassy wingnuts. Fuzzy logic? My hairy wingnuts. <br /><br />I could go on, but you get the picture. <br /><br />Added bonus: Keeps the "morning Wooten" theme going.MTHEORYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794622350644205231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-6087876217444915552009-07-02T22:20:44.189-04:002009-07-02T22:20:44.189-04:00Jen,
C'mon now, everybody loves a good round o...Jen,<br />C'mon now, everybody loves a good round of pearl-clutching.<br /><br /><em>The horror. Bellowing beasts teetering in their Doc Martins in the bleachers, their yellow glazed eyes flitting about in search of a fix, the goal post a kitten thrown into a den of hungry wolves. It was doomed. Doomed I say!</em><br /><br /><em>Never in all of my 19 years have I witnessed such a shameful and monstrous act.</em><br /><br />In all seriousness, every column written in a college newspaper is pretty much horseshit. I say that as someone who wrote one.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384169549434844980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-10558020658703142542009-07-02T21:50:29.171-04:002009-07-02T21:50:29.171-04:00How about "A Steaming Kyle of Crap?" Bu...How about "A Steaming Kyle of Crap?" But only when he says something loony.nastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-41737651539740656642009-07-02T17:43:06.313-04:002009-07-02T17:43:06.313-04:00His argument is also devalued by his rant about ho...His argument is also devalued by his rant about how Democrats have arranged the proposed rollout schedule to their advantage. I mean, what's that got to do with it? So what? Of COURSE they did. <br /><br />As if Republicans aren't going to fight tooth and nail against anything proposed by the majority anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874835375028164943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-56944524781476837432009-07-02T17:26:26.466-04:002009-07-02T17:26:26.466-04:00I knew his name was familiar! I remember him writ...I knew his name was familiar! I remember him writing for the <i>Red & Black</i> as well.<br /><br />That guy sucks. He said it was shameful that Georgia fans tore down the goalposts after our 2000 victory over Tennessee.<br /><br />Heh.<br /><br />http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2000/10/09/Opinions/Meaning.Of.Win.Got.Lost.In.The.Crowd-2591874.shtmlJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495000058501064688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-63967843629578848342009-07-02T17:25:16.540-04:002009-07-02T17:25:16.540-04:00Grift,
I agree that the current cap-and-trade bil...Grift,<br /><br />I agree that the current cap-and-trade bill is a piece of horse-youknowwhat, but what isn't out of Congress these days? Anyway, that doesn't mean that cap and trade cannot work. For a very good explanation of the economics behind cap/trade vs. carbon tax, check http://www.env-econ.net/carbon_tax_vs_capandtrade.htmlTPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-66056318073248017322009-07-02T17:03:42.174-04:002009-07-02T17:03:42.174-04:00And, once again on a somewhat related note re: cli...And, once again on a somewhat related note re: climate change, I'll point you to the following Paul Krugman op-ed: <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29krugman.html?_r=2<br /><br />In the op-ed he calls out GA Rep Paul Broun who stood on the House floor recently declaring that climate change is nothing but a “hoax” that has been “perpetrated out of the scientific community.” ... And his declaration was met with applause...<br /><br />I find it hard to believe that this guy can represent Athens...Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369473822965870222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-84769690786261643582009-07-02T16:06:55.631-04:002009-07-02T16:06:55.631-04:00Maybe you could use multiple titles as they apply:...Maybe you could use multiple titles as they apply:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingfield_Series (found looking for a Simpson's reference)<br /><br />I would never use "settled science" when it came to our climate and environmental science. I don't even think they should use "somewhat understood science" until they can predict the weather 10 days out with a lot better accuracy than I've seen displayed. (If they can produce a picture of the Earth's thermostat and operator's instruction... I'll take my comment back)Daniel N Adamshttp://www.lpgeorgia.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-1891243490052022692009-07-02T15:21:27.998-04:002009-07-02T15:21:27.998-04:00I'm still partial to "My Morning Icarus&q...I'm still partial to "My Morning Icarus", but I'm also a bitter loser.Icarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668312413342918485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-31518006168501201142009-07-02T15:05:16.276-04:002009-07-02T15:05:16.276-04:00Unlike Jmac, I'm enjoying his columns. Shocki...Unlike Jmac, I'm enjoying his columns. Shocking!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175305901091202296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-51672093168697371922009-07-02T14:42:59.394-04:002009-07-02T14:42:59.394-04:00On a Wingfield and a Prayer?
Grift,
I think most...On a Wingfield and a Prayer?<br /><br />Grift,<br /><br />I think most people that object using the complexity argument is that someone is proposing to break a complex system down into a much too simple model.<br /><br />A perfect example just happens to be carbon dioxide induced global warming. Sadly, "simple" solutions (with paradoxically extremely complicated legislation) are we get out of Washington.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-46604622119822207242009-07-02T13:57:42.233-04:002009-07-02T13:57:42.233-04:00What about Spanking the Wingfield?
Uh...I got not...What about Spanking the Wingfield?<br /><br />Uh...I got nothing.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339673763054572203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-5248048509165456642009-07-02T13:49:38.343-04:002009-07-02T13:49:38.343-04:00I went to Grady College with that guy!
Yeah, I di...I went to Grady College with that guy!<br /><br />Yeah, I didn't care for his stuff when he wrote for <i>The Red & Black</i> either.Jmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949705691074218937noreply@blogger.com