Comments on: Pigs are flying: sympathetic Palin piece in the Times

By: gs

gs — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:24:15 +0000

I have found (at least) two data sets that lead to contradictory conclusions about Palin’s spending as mayor (subject to checking my arithmetic, which is awful). Each would be credible if it were the only data available.

Maybe the original data sources, as available, will dispel some of the ambiguity. Having already spent longer than intended on the topic, I have to pause. I will follow through when time is available.

By: grackle

grackle — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:41:00 +0000

Baklava, I sincerely appreciate the support and viewpoint; like anyone else I like it when someone agrees with me, but the commentor is within his rights to disagree on an issue. I don’t question his motive — motives are not what matter — just the facts and the interpretation thereof. Good ol’ Sgt. Friday — “Just the facts, ma’am.”

I have been wrong on issues many times in my life and have had my mind changed, or at least had the beginnings of a mind-change, by comments on this blog and others. For instance on immigration, which I used to be pretty blasé about. Also, Obama himself, which I used to think of as an ordinary liberal. Whew!

Objectivity begins with the thought that I could be wrong. Maybe Palin is a spendthrift. Right now I don’t think so but no one is infallible, least of all — me — or Palin, for that matter. The commentor may bring something valuable to this table of discussion. But this time he needs to post links to some fact-based sites — census data, etc.

I am leaving now for the weekend to visit friends who barely know what the internet is and wouldn’t dream of spending time and good money on a computer. They won’t buy a TV either — wouldn’t own one if someone tried to give them one. The pain of technology withdrawal will be smothered by the warmth of old friends. But I will check the comments when I return Monday.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:01:26 +0000

gs, do you expect a budget for a city with a population growth of 55% to stay the same?

What are you expecting?

Why are you doing this?

If your motive is to convince us she’s a lefty big government type – you probably won’t.

It’s about perspective.

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By: gs

gs — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:27:07 +0000

1. Baklava Says: gs was just smacked down.

OK – I’m just teasing.

I was telling myself that few in this community, whether proPalin or antiPalin, would be persuaded by grackle’s discussion of Wasilla’s population.

So I’m relieved that you’re just teasing.

2. grackl Says: I could not obtain figures for the years before 2000…

I did.

… but we now know that in the last two years that Palin was Mayor that Wasilla was growing very fast indeed.

I’ll return to this, and to other parts of grackle’s comment, later.

By: grackle

grackle — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:03:44 +0000

Baklava I ain’t got no grammer myself sometimes. I like Palin but I also like others. Marco Rubio is interesting. Check this video out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbaP0Jzd6QA

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:11:18 +0000

horrible grammar. sorry.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:11:00 +0000

btw, I’d prefer Chris Christie or Bobby Jindal would be preferred to me.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:55:56 +0000

That’s a pretty fair article to me.

By: grackle

grackle — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:49:10 +0000

Thanks, Baklava. Here’s an interesting article about the viability of a Palin run against Obama.

http://tinyurl.com/243jplj