Comments on: Norton sails through the revolving door. http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dave http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1359480 Dave Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:23:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1359480 This is a very interesting artical on the subject of oil royalties and payoffs http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_ROYALTIES?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-12-30-14-55-27 This is a very interesting artical on the subject of oil royalties and payoffs

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_ROYALTIES?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-12-30-14-55-27

]]> By: tom baker http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1347265 tom baker Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:51:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1347265 RICO prosecution is what GOP leaders should've gotten for xmas, and that would still be better than what they actually deserve. RICO prosecution is what GOP leaders should’ve gotten for xmas, and that would still be better than what they actually deserve.

]]> By: jimbo http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1344737 jimbo Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:02:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1344737 you know what's so SICKENING about these cronies is she resigns goes into the private sector that is suppose to have no affiliation.... yet political contributions occurs and the same scandals and corruption occurs over and over and over again. resigned means FIRED!!!!!!! no farther contact, BANNED, eliminated CRIMINAL, all of them GET RID OF ANY POLITICIAN return the integrity back to the accoutability NOT oh yeah were going to serve the people..... then what??? OUTRAGEOUS!!!! Bush is a CROOK, and this kind of corruption has a LONG history within the Bush Family and Clinton and it appears a good junk of them you know what’s so SICKENING about these cronies is she
resigns goes into the private sector that is suppose to
have no affiliation…. yet political contributions occurs
and the same scandals and corruption occurs
over and over and over again.

resigned means FIRED!!!!!!! no farther contact, BANNED, eliminated
CRIMINAL, all of them GET RID OF ANY POLITICIAN

return the integrity back to the accoutability NOT oh yeah were going to
serve the people….. then what??? OUTRAGEOUS!!!!

Bush is a CROOK, and this kind of corruption has a LONG history within
the Bush Family and Clinton and it appears a good junk of them

]]> By: jimbo http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1344362 jimbo Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:54:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1344362 when oh when is this revolving door corruption going to end? NEVER........... oh yeah.... democrats going to serve the people, just wait rmember the 1994 democrats who bought $25,000 silk covered chairs? by 1998 we wanted them all out only to welcome the savior republican servants. revolving doors.... :( CORRUPT and enough to **** !! when oh when is this revolving door corruption going to end?

NEVER………..

oh yeah…. democrats going to serve the people, just wait
rmember the 1994 democrats who bought $25,000 silk
covered chairs? by 1998 we wanted them all out only
to welcome the savior republican servants.

revolving doors…. :( CORRUPT and enough to **** !!

]]> By: azapache http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343682 azapache Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:03:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343682 This is the company that all of a sudden found out/forgot, that if you don't maintain your oil pipelines, they leak. All though they did not forget to pay their CEO/Chairman his big fat bonus. This is the company that all of a sudden found out/forgot, that if you don’t maintain your oil pipelines, they leak. All though they did not forget to pay their CEO/Chairman his big fat bonus.

]]> By: Fools on the Hill http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343629 Fools on the Hill Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:44:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343629 Another petro whore hero type. Another petro whore hero type.

]]> By: Republicans are the fear and smear party http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343578 Republicans are the fear and smear party Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:13:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343578 #56..."The American way of life is not negotiable." - Dick Cheney The conservative mentality is: Why should we conserve oil? When we run out we'll find a flimsy excuse to invade an oil-rich country and take theirs. Oil-dependency problem solved. #56…”The American way of life is not negotiable.” – Dick Cheney

The conservative mentality is: Why should we conserve oil? When we run out we’ll find a flimsy excuse to invade an oil-rich country and take theirs. Oil-dependency problem solved.

]]> By: Bluedog49 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343547 Bluedog49 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:02:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343547 The repub congress has been authorizing huge tax breaks for people who buy large gas guzzlers and cutting breaks for hybrids. In spite of this, the Hummer lots are full and there are waiting lists for hybrids. Hey, I know what we could do. Give the bigger breaks to the hybrid buyers and quit providing incentives to guzzle gas! I'm sure there's a "can't do" conservative around who will be happy to explain to us why we can't do something as simple as this. The repub congress has been authorizing huge tax breaks for people who buy large gas guzzlers and cutting breaks for hybrids. In spite of this, the Hummer lots are full and there are waiting lists for hybrids. Hey, I know what we could do. Give the bigger breaks to the hybrid buyers and quit providing incentives to guzzle gas!

I’m sure there’s a “can’t do” conservative around who will be happy to explain to us why we can’t do something as simple as this.

]]> By: Bluedog49 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343521 Bluedog49 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:55:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343521 Roger is what they call a "can't do" conservative. Roger is what they call a “can’t do” conservative.

]]> By: chimpeach http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343508 chimpeach Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:49:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343508 #39 Roger_Roger <em>If you can find something that is as usable, as cheap, and as easy to refill as gas, WE SHOULD SWITCH. The hot air however is coming from the left as you haven’t found even something close to gas when we discuss alternatives.</em> Here's the deal, Roger. When you have people in the White House who are not only chummy with all the oil people--they ARE oil people--and then you've got people like Norton who enter government to grease the wheels for the oil companies and then leave government to go rake in the rich rewards for their shill-work, it doesn't matter what the Dems or the consumers say or do. The oil companies will do everything in their power to keep us from weaning off of oil. Do you understand the contradiction? You want there to be a cozy relationship between the Bush administration and the oil companies, but then you blame everyone else but Norton, the administration, the GOP in Congress, and the oil companies for us not having a viable alternative to oil, yet. Stop feeding the monster and we'll have a chance at beating the monster. #39 Roger_Roger

If you can find something that is as usable, as cheap, and as easy to refill as gas, WE SHOULD SWITCH. The hot air however is coming from the left as you haven’t found even something close to gas when we discuss alternatives.

Here’s the deal, Roger. When you have people in the White House who are not only chummy with all the oil people–they ARE oil people–and then you’ve got people like Norton who enter government to grease the wheels for the oil companies and then leave government to go rake in the rich rewards for their shill-work, it doesn’t matter what the Dems or the consumers say or do. The oil companies will do everything in their power to keep us from weaning off of oil. Do you understand the contradiction? You want there to be a cozy relationship between the Bush administration and the oil companies, but then you blame everyone else but Norton, the administration, the GOP in Congress, and the oil companies for us not having a viable alternative to oil, yet.

Stop feeding the monster and we’ll have a chance at beating the monster.

]]> By: Bluedog49 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343497 Bluedog49 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:46:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343497 Roger: "You can keep putting up a fight, but in the end we are doomed." Fearful little man. Isn't that precious. So glad his guys aren't in control of congress starting next month. Roger: “You can keep putting up a fight, but in the end we are doomed.”

Fearful little man. Isn’t that precious. So glad his guys aren’t in control of congress starting next month.

]]> By: Gregor Samsa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343400 Gregor Samsa Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:04:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343400 Speaking of cronyism, nepotism, and favoritism (my emphasis): <i>Federal investigators have already determined the Bush administration squandered $1 billion on fraudulent disaster aid to individuals after the 2005 storm. Now they are shifting their attention to the multimillion dollar contracts to <b>politically connected firms</b> that critics have long said are a prime area for abuse. In January, investigators will release the first of several audits examining more than $12 billion in Katrina contracts. The charges range from political favoritism to limited opportunities for small and minority-owned firms, which initially got only 1.5 percent of the total work. </i> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2750575" rel="nofollow">Fraud, Katrina Contracts Could Waste $2B</a> I wonder how these firms become politically connected in the first place. By hiring former government officials, perhaps? No? You have to love the free market conservatives advocates, who do their best to avoid any competition whatsoever. Goes to show the so-called free markets are about as real as the Easter Bunny, and are just fodder for the gullible. Speaking of cronyism, nepotism, and favoritism (my emphasis):

Federal investigators have already determined the Bush administration squandered $1 billion on fraudulent disaster aid to individuals after the 2005 storm. Now they are shifting their attention to the multimillion dollar contracts to politically connected firms that critics have long said are a prime area for abuse.
In January, investigators will release the first of several audits examining more than $12 billion in Katrina contracts. The charges range from political favoritism to limited opportunities for small and minority-owned firms, which initially got only 1.5 percent of the total work.
Fraud, Katrina Contracts Could Waste $2B

I wonder how these firms become politically connected in the first place. By hiring former government officials, perhaps? No?

You have to love the free market conservatives advocates, who do their best to avoid any competition whatsoever. Goes to show the so-called free markets are about as real as the Easter Bunny, and are just fodder for the gullible.

]]> By: Republicans are the fear and smear party http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-2/#comment-1343393 Republicans are the fear and smear party Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:59:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343393 solar power gets its energy from the sun which is not expected to burn out for at least a billion years. solar power gets its energy from the sun which is not expected to burn out for at least a billion years.

]]> By: TerrytheTurtle http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343388 TerrytheTurtle Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:55:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343388 #44 - let me guess - there was a Kevin Costner marathon on the SciFI channel again.... #44 – let me guess – there was a Kevin Costner marathon on the SciFI channel again….

]]> By: TerrytheTurtle http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343370 TerrytheTurtle Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:45:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343370 Rogx2 says "where do you get the electricity from...?" Try asking a Frenchman...... Did you read anything about who controls "the market" ? Guess not - Rogx2 has lost the ability and the will to adapt..... Rogx2 says “where do you get the electricity from…?”

Try asking a Frenchman……

Did you read anything about who controls “the market” ? Guess not – Rogx2 has lost the ability and the will to adapt…..

]]> By: TerrytheTurtle http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343363 TerrytheTurtle Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:42:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343363 Rogx2 says: "I may lean conservative" and then says "....Ill enjoy life and all its resources". Rogx2 is a very strange conservative..... Rogx2 - go ahead and drink the Jim Jones Kool-Aid, please allow the rest of us a chance to save our children's futures. Rogx2 says: “I may lean conservative” and then says “….Ill enjoy life and all its resources”. Rogx2 is a very strange conservative….. Rogx2 – go ahead and drink the Jim Jones Kool-Aid, please allow the rest of us a chance to save our children’s futures.

]]> By: dlet http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343357 dlet Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:40:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343357 #44 Roger_Roger, Wow. Lose one election and its the end of the world for you. We may be super-predators but we are also gifted with a super-brain compared to the rest of the Animal Kingdom. Instead of using it you think we should give up. Nice defeatist attitude. Where is the American ingenuity for problem solving and the desire to better the future generations. I guess conservatives just don't hold true to American values anymore. #44
Roger_Roger,

Wow. Lose one election and its the end of the world for you. We may be super-predators but we are also gifted with a super-brain compared to the rest of the Animal Kingdom. Instead of using it you think we should give up. Nice defeatist attitude. Where is the American ingenuity for problem solving and the desire to better the future generations. I guess conservatives just don’t hold true to American values anymore.

]]> By: Roger_Roger http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343354 Roger_Roger Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:39:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343354 And where do we get the electricity from in the first place? Coal plants and natural gas mostly. All are huge factors in Global warming as well. So your 2 ideas certainly don't give me warm fuzzy's. They are also much to inconvient for the market to accept. And where do we get the electricity from in the first place? Coal plants and natural gas mostly. All are huge factors in Global warming as well. So your 2 ideas certainly don’t give me warm fuzzy’s. They are also much to inconvient for the market to accept.

]]> By: Roger_Roger http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343350 Roger_Roger Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:35:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343350 Electric cars have a range of around 300 miles max. Can you refill them in under 6 minutes when they are on empty? NO, so we the consumer wouldn't use it. Electric cars have a range of around 300 miles max. Can you refill them in under 6 minutes when they are on empty? NO, so we the consumer wouldn’t use it.

]]> By: Roger_Roger http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1343348 Roger_Roger Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:34:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/28/norton-sails-through-the-revolving-door/#comment-1343348 Oh yes, the "make a difference" arguement and the "we knew we were right arguement". You see, I ain't an old repug. I may lean conservative, but I also fully believe in Global warming and that we cause it. I am also someone who uses logic instead of passion. You see, the "make a difference" arguement is complete BS. In the end, we are still simply animals. Scientists would classify us as "super predetors". You see, we are too good at consuming resources and just like every super predetor before us, we to will wipe the planet clean of resources we value. It is animal nature afterall. You can keep putting up a fight, but in the end we are doomed. We in America could all stop using cars and stop heating our homes and it wouldn't matter one bit. China afterall is putting up 1 new coal plant every 4 days and is planning an additional 10+ million new cars within the next 6-10 years. India is a close second. Hell, many scientists already believe that we are in positive feedback mode already and it doesn't matter what we do. So, I keep acting like the super predator I am. I'll enjoy life and all its resources. My children will enjoy a bit less and there children will go to war over the last remaining resources. After that, we will wipe all but 5%-10% of the human population off the map and the whole thing starts fresh except the planet will never support the population it once did. Become a realist already! Oh yes, the “make a difference” arguement and the “we knew we were right arguement”. You see, I ain’t an old repug. I may lean conservative, but I also fully believe in Global warming and that we cause it. I am also someone who uses logic instead of passion. You see, the “make a difference” arguement is complete BS. In the end, we are still simply animals. Scientists would classify us as “super predetors”. You see, we are too good at consuming resources and just like every super predetor before us, we to will wipe the planet clean of resources we value. It is animal nature afterall. You can keep putting up a fight, but in the end we are doomed. We in America could all stop using cars and stop heating our homes and it wouldn’t matter one bit. China afterall is putting up 1 new coal plant every 4 days and is planning an additional 10+ million new cars within the next 6-10 years. India is a close second. Hell, many scientists already believe that we are in positive feedback mode already and it doesn’t matter what we do.

So, I keep acting like the super predator I am. I’ll enjoy life and all its resources. My children will enjoy a bit less and there children will go to war over the last remaining resources. After that, we will wipe all but 5%-10% of the human population off the map and the whole thing starts fresh except the planet will never support the population it once did. Become a realist already!

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