Morgan Tsvangirai just threw in the towel in the elections in Zimbabwe after his supporters were murdered, tortured etc by Mugabe’s thugs. Since he’s available, and political opposition is now one of those jobs homegrown Americans think is beneath them, why don’t we just import him? We need political opposition that doesn’t scare easily, and Tsvangirai needs a job and a new home.

Sounds more plausible than waiting for the Democowards to grow a pair.

It would please me if the preceding was of some assistance.

June 18, 2008 at 0:17

It’s really not that bizarre. For blacks about 70% of births are out of wedlock, while for whites it is like 25%.

Because everyone knows that marriage prevents people from abandoning their children.

Umm…. ok you’re right nothing to see here….

Actually, that’s the way our system is supposed to work, c.f. Federalist #10.

Truman managed to get bumped up to VP that way. Of course, today the same people who “long for the Democratic party of Truman” would call a modern day Truman “hyperpartisan and shrill and playing politics while we should be supporting the troops” … and would make sure he’d never get another job in DC again. So much for “ambition being made to challenge ambition”.

Nu? Instead politicians target the powerless ’cause real ‘Murkens lurve a bully!

Well I mean if you think about it, what were you expecting? That attacking groups that hold political power would be politically profitable?

” ^_^ “

I think its easier to beat Brad Delong than Iran.

Because everyone knows that marriage prevents people from abandoning their children.

Does anyone have any god damned idea what a YT is, either?

I am stealing that right now.

Bon apetite!

Also, I didn’t die, I was just given a hell of a headache.

Observation. I used to be a welfare assistance worker and simply saw a ton of this stuff.

OK. If that’s the case then your claim: that the dad who can afford to pay CS but doesn’t because he doesn’t wanna is the same as the mythical welfare queen is based on … what exactly? I’m assuming you didn’t have a lot of contact with families that didn’t qualify for welfare.

(Full disclosure, many moons ago I was roped in to do volunteer work for a national child support group and still do a little writing when mom applies the guilt.) Unfortunately once you get beyond the basic demographic: Male, there doesn’t seem to be a predictor of who is more likely to skip out on helping with the bills. Plus, the guys with steady jobs can afford lawyers which just adds an extra layer of nasty to the whole proceeding.

But education, counseling to reduce the need to drag a guy, any guy, into court? I’m all for it.

Here in Utah, there sure is. For women, there’s more of one than there is for men, and it’s more widespread.

Our Army loves the stuff and rapes Iraqi girls and female reserves while the jungle beasts are blasting. Rap is aural American terrorism: “freedom”. zero political or economic clout

50 cent (or is it siz’ent?) has called our president a “gangsta” in Fortune magazine, zero political or economic clout . This thug gave his props for the subsarahran IQed warlord, all Bush is missing is a spear to chuck. A president who has enveloped the ghetto culture notion of “I gotz mine, fuck ya’lls”. A president who has attacked the middle class YT with impunity. zero political or economic clout

Sister Souljah (and Ricky Ray Rector) moments were based on political considerations alone.

I luv Obama supporters. Good to know that Obama’s intentions are always pure, unlike those vile Clinton’s.

June 17, 2008 at 6:43

What I like is the bizarre implication that deadbeat dads are a “black” problem. Ever been to a trailer park in Sabbatus, Maine ?

It’s really not that bizarre. For blacks about 70% of births are out of wedlock, while for whites it is like 25%.

From what I’ve seen you’re um … wrong. The courts are more than willing to look at the absent parent’s finances when determining the amount of support.

Observation. I used to be a welfare assistance worker and simply saw a ton of this stuff. And I started out privately judgmental against the dads. While it’s true that many courts (particularly in the more civilized regions of the country) set fair amounts, a goodly number of the dads never get to the courtroom at all. (Why? Many reasons, but being poor and lacking legal representation, many are simply averse to courtrooms out of fear. Some, I’m sure, just don’t care about their kids nor their responsibilities.)

As a result, support gets ordered by default, sometimes based on what the custodial parent requests and sometimes by what a state child support agency requests and that often reflects nothing similar to what the non-custodial parent’s income is.

I’m well aware of how men’s ‘rights’ group play the game and am not acting as an apologist for their BS. I advocate for classes that help both parents overcome the hurdles of ignorance about the courts, the best interests of the kids, etc. That tends to maintain or create a partnership instead of power struggles rooted in anger, ignorance and/or fear.