tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post68555771467030795..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: EdjimacationMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88033227433964838012015-03-07T10:25:27.380-08:002015-03-07T10:25:27.380-08:00Once again, you've nailed it my friend. I rem...Once again, you've nailed it my friend. I remember being a kid and actually believing the grownups knew something. If people want politicians they can throw back a beer with, I vote for you. :)Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59572152653404013492015-03-06T09:33:06.064-08:002015-03-06T09:33:06.064-08:00Some degrees confer education but many others just...Some degrees confer education but many others just school you in ignorance disguised as education. Then, regardless of the quality of an institution some people prefer ignorance - it connects them to their homeys. <br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54177767418444623332015-03-06T05:54:05.172-08:002015-03-06T05:54:05.172-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50463142344344306472015-03-06T05:53:11.489-08:002015-03-06T05:53:11.489-08:00I think that's part of the problem! Most peop...I think that's part of the problem! Most people think, "well, my guys are okay, I wish you other people would get with the program." <br /><br />I like Michigan's senators. But some of the folks we have in the House are raving space loons.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44204637389600706422015-03-05T11:43:52.394-08:002015-03-05T11:43:52.394-08:00Apropos of nothing, we just saw a coyote loping do...Apropos of nothing, we just saw a coyote loping down the street near our house. In the middle of the city. Didn't see a cat all day.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14207431307123865922015-03-05T11:43:02.390-08:002015-03-05T11:43:02.390-08:00Perfect! We want you coming back, after all.Perfect! We want you coming back, after all.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85917073341406112922015-03-05T11:42:36.466-08:002015-03-05T11:42:36.466-08:00I do like my own representatives. I'm living i...I do like my own representatives. I'm living in a bubble, here.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75444186525251728812015-03-05T10:44:55.699-08:002015-03-05T10:44:55.699-08:00I also want politicians to be smarter than me and ...I also want politicians to be smarter than me and also care about people more than me. Most of them seem like misanthropists. How many really want to do a good job for the people? Name two. I better stop now or I'll rant you to death. <br /><br />Do you ever feel like the coyote just before that puff of dust at the bottom of the canyon?Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16947851857370608582015-03-04T19:34:50.592-08:002015-03-04T19:34:50.592-08:00You're skillful, Murr. I went from tears to la...You're skillful, Murr. I went from tears to laughter.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765620834311598057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76560529614131413582015-03-04T19:08:01.992-08:002015-03-04T19:08:01.992-08:00So I'm guessing your current choice of candida...So I'm guessing your current choice of candidates isn't quite what you're wishing for? Only guessing of course because I don't know enough to say for sure. I'm not edjamacated.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11603861491839337562015-03-04T17:48:41.504-08:002015-03-04T17:48:41.504-08:00I myself only unleash them every so often, because...I myself only unleash them every so often, because I value my mental health.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70241781797851529992015-03-04T17:24:52.267-08:002015-03-04T17:24:52.267-08:00I got nuttin'.....
I could unleash a tirade, b...I got nuttin'.....<br />I could unleash a tirade, but that would just place me in the Clown Car.<br />dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38441446873296050232015-03-04T16:42:41.269-08:002015-03-04T16:42:41.269-08:00I keep looking at that cute girl with the long hai...I keep looking at that cute girl with the long hair and thinking: what happened to those EYEBROWS?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6405196691393194172015-03-04T16:12:26.503-08:002015-03-04T16:12:26.503-08:00Lookit the cute girl with the long hair!
And watch...Lookit the cute girl with the long hair!<br />And watch House of Cards to get even more cynical.<br />I think President Obama is a far better person than we deserve right now, and the BEs can't take that.<br />Random thought generator...out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80192332116853265512015-03-04T12:21:17.170-08:002015-03-04T12:21:17.170-08:00I was being very specific.I was being very specific.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23979021310665183192015-03-04T12:10:24.743-08:002015-03-04T12:10:24.743-08:00Were it not for the laughs I got from the last par...Were it not for the laughs I got from the last paragraph, I would be so pissed off that you want 80-year olds to die already. Or maybe that did not necessarily apply to all octogenarians?vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29486363013898404092015-03-04T12:07:44.794-08:002015-03-04T12:07:44.794-08:00Nope. Can't match that for gloom. Jeez, Dale! ...Nope. Can't match that for gloom. Jeez, Dale! Yes, I'm a big fan of the republican form of government, which is one reason I'm not as thrilled with our state ballot initiative process as I'm *supposed* to be. I'd rather stick with electing someone who can carefully study the issues and perhaps legislate the way I'd like rather than leaving every little thing up to a Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37385187630144382612015-03-04T12:05:22.922-08:002015-03-04T12:05:22.922-08:00I find myself wondering if, since we don't see...I find myself wondering if, since we don't seem to be able to pass laws regulating how much money you can accumulate for running for office, we could pass some regulating how much you're allowed to spend. Say, $100,000 tops for a Senatorial campaign.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27516137088699434642015-03-04T11:50:10.660-08:002015-03-04T11:50:10.660-08:00I believe that we have a congress of far better qu...I believe that we have a congress of far better quality than our electorate deserves. (Match *that* for gloom!) I'd really like to see another level of indirection in our voting process -- something like the electoral college was supposed to be. But the trend seems to be toward direct democracy. God help us.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85835361895394243732015-03-04T10:51:24.327-08:002015-03-04T10:51:24.327-08:00Yes an education is important to me. I would also...Yes an education is important to me. I would also like to see rather more caring. Not just for how to get re-elected, and consequently limiting my support to the people who might help achieve that aim. And a longer view would be nice to see as well.<br />Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91089369099304329732015-03-04T10:45:42.983-08:002015-03-04T10:45:42.983-08:00Please provide us with details on that and other, ...Please provide us with details on that and other, possibly related, stories.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34815364575302442592015-03-04T10:45:06.107-08:002015-03-04T10:45:06.107-08:00I guess I agree with all of the above. I do think ...I guess I agree with all of the above. I do think there are a lot of people with college degrees who can't speak and can't follow an argument. But Dave and I have been lucky enough to meet and make friends with a lot of kids in the 25-35 year-old cohort and they floor me. They're SO much smarter than I am. I'd vote for them. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25226608425714335712015-03-04T10:43:54.127-08:002015-03-04T10:43:54.127-08:00It's got to be discouraging for any idealist t...It's got to be discouraging for any idealist to contemplate running for office when it requires so much money-raising.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37298705373920832482015-03-04T10:42:40.619-08:002015-03-04T10:42:40.619-08:00"I have a dog on me right now" really, r..."I have a dog on me right now" really, really, really sounds like an idiom, but I don't want to think about what it might mean.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60337291781476786492015-03-04T10:42:09.379-08:002015-03-04T10:42:09.379-08:00Well, the more things change, the more they stay t...Well, the more things change, the more they stay the same...As someone who has actually worked for the US Congress (albeit briefly), I"ll chime in that even back in 1977, we had Members Who Ate Boogers.....but for the sake of propriety, please don't ask for details on this or other, possibly related, stories.....Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.com