1. Punitive damages are designed to punish bad conduct and discourage future mis conduct. The “Business Friendly” Supreme Court sold out the people of Alaska and told EXxON/MOBIL that its OK to put drunk captains to sea and destroy peoples lives. You will get what amounts to a parking ticket. To be effective, punitive damages must “sting”. They are celebrating in the EXxON/MOBIL board room!
2. The last decent Republican president was Theodore. He busted the Standard Oil (EXxON/MOBIL)Trust.
3. Please let the Greedy Old Perverts (GOP) DRY UP AND DIE!
Ah yes…another original poster who has to resort to using Obama’s middle name (Hussein) as though it’s an insult. Wow, did you know that Hussein is the SAME LAST NAME of an evil dictator that we removed in Iraq? Therefore, Obama must also be evil!
Look, Obama may have TONS of things wrong with him. He’s a flip-flopper, he doesn’t speak well unless he has a teleprompter, he has no real experience etc. etc. Problem is, he’s going to win and it doesn’t really matter if you like it or not (I don’t).
Let’s not resort to name-calling because he happens to have an Arab middle name (yes, I’m talking to you, Ann Coulter). It’s borderline racist and makes you sound as bad as everyone else with their parrot-like Talking Points.
I don’t get this “flip-flopper” thing. It’s one thing if politicians say they support something then a week later with nothing changing and no new information coming in saying they don’t support it. It’s entirely different when politicians come out with a reasoned argument why they changed their views, even if it boils down to a change in beliefs.
There’s not a single politician out there that isn’t a “flip-flopper” and I wouldn’t want one. The whole “stay the course” thing is insanity. McCain is a “flip-flopper” too since he originally opposed the tax cuts he now says should be made permanent. Should that count against him?
A working definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. I don’t want insane politicians running the joint. I want people who are willing to change their minds and alter their positions.
This string has gotten a little unnecessarily heated but I do have a couple final (for me) comments before I move on to things more productive.
I am not at all impressed with those who equate a pro-business stance with lack of education (or the reverse): I don’t know if the attitude is ‘liberal’ or ‘commie’; I do know that it is elitist snobbery at its worst. “Disagree with me and you are either ignorant or blind.” I think the discussion can rise to a higher level.
For ‘Words from Alaska’ I find your comments particularly moving. Full reparation should be made to those injured. Our courts system here is NOT designed to resolve disputes equitably. If anything, there is a bias in the legal system toward prolonging disputes in ways that only benefit counsel. Nonetheless, there are limits that attach to punitive damages. We may not agree where to draw the line but we can agree that SCOTUS has drawn it for this case. Punitives no larger than the specific award is not unusual; linking punitives in this case to the size of the company opens the door to outrageous awards for relatively minor bad acts based solely on the pocket of the payer. ‘We gotta get their attention!’ Because of the extended litigation, the specific award may yet never have been paid.
By the way, does anyone know who will get the punitive award? Citizens or government? Or lawyers?
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1. Punitive damages are designed to punish bad conduct and discourage future mis conduct. The “Business Friendly” Supreme Court sold out the people of Alaska and told EXxON/MOBIL that its OK to put drunk captains to sea and destroy peoples lives. You will get what amounts to a parking ticket. To be effective, punitive damages must “sting”. They are celebrating in the EXxON/MOBIL board room!
2. The last decent Republican president was Theodore. He busted the Standard Oil (EXxON/MOBIL)Trust.
3. Please let the Greedy Old Perverts (GOP) DRY UP AND DIE!
HAVE A NICE DAY!
How stupid do you have to be to kiss up to and defend a huge multinational company that doest give a heck about anyone but itself??
Reagan, tell us, whats your IQ?
Ah yes…another original poster who has to resort to using Obama’s middle name (Hussein) as though it’s an insult. Wow, did you know that Hussein is the SAME LAST NAME of an evil dictator that we removed in Iraq? Therefore, Obama must also be evil!
Look, Obama may have TONS of things wrong with him. He’s a flip-flopper, he doesn’t speak well unless he has a teleprompter, he has no real experience etc. etc. Problem is, he’s going to win and it doesn’t really matter if you like it or not (I don’t).
Let’s not resort to name-calling because he happens to have an Arab middle name (yes, I’m talking to you, Ann Coulter). It’s borderline racist and makes you sound as bad as everyone else with their parrot-like Talking Points.
Im voting for Nader who is Palestinian! hes awesome, and the world would be better for everyone if we would all just vote for Nader.
I’m gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.
I don’t get this “flip-flopper” thing. It’s one thing if politicians say they support something then a week later with nothing changing and no new information coming in saying they don’t support it. It’s entirely different when politicians come out with a reasoned argument why they changed their views, even if it boils down to a change in beliefs.
There’s not a single politician out there that isn’t a “flip-flopper” and I wouldn’t want one. The whole “stay the course” thing is insanity. McCain is a “flip-flopper” too since he originally opposed the tax cuts he now says should be made permanent. Should that count against him?
A working definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. I don’t want insane politicians running the joint. I want people who are willing to change their minds and alter their positions.
Excellent point, lastbat. I was just regurgitating some of the talking points.
it’s like Stephen Colbert says, “I’m not a fan of facts. Facts can change, but my opinion will never change regardless of the facts!”
This string has gotten a little unnecessarily heated but I do have a couple final (for me) comments before I move on to things more productive.
I am not at all impressed with those who equate a pro-business stance with lack of education (or the reverse): I don’t know if the attitude is ‘liberal’ or ‘commie’; I do know that it is elitist snobbery at its worst. “Disagree with me and you are either ignorant or blind.” I think the discussion can rise to a higher level.
For ‘Words from Alaska’ I find your comments particularly moving. Full reparation should be made to those injured. Our courts system here is NOT designed to resolve disputes equitably. If anything, there is a bias in the legal system toward prolonging disputes in ways that only benefit counsel. Nonetheless, there are limits that attach to punitive damages. We may not agree where to draw the line but we can agree that SCOTUS has drawn it for this case. Punitives no larger than the specific award is not unusual; linking punitives in this case to the size of the company opens the door to outrageous awards for relatively minor bad acts based solely on the pocket of the payer. ‘We gotta get their attention!’ Because of the extended litigation, the specific award may yet never have been paid.
By the way, does anyone know who will get the punitive award? Citizens or government? Or lawyers?
Sooo…….
Rebups are big business, but Dems get support from the Hedge Fundies on Wall street and all the lawyers.
Sooo, Dems get the vote of poor people and blacks, but repubs win them back by supporting the NRA and hating gays.
Do you think they worked this out ahead of time so they could corner the market and never allow anything to get done and have a built in excuse?
They just do the bidding of their controllers, the wealthy power world elite.
Check out the big brain on Mark! Wow you are really piecing it together one iota at a time. What’d you buy a sociology book?