tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post112950251132786212..comments2023-12-28T20:28:45.631-05:00Comments on Petty Larseny: Chuck Hagel Shows How the GOP Split Is Helping...the GOPUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1130157726066902622005-10-24T07:42:00.000-05:002005-10-24T07:42:00.000-05:00Anonymous, I am intrigued by your party loyalty. C...Anonymous, I am intrigued by your party loyalty. Can you give me an example of some revelation or event that would shake this loyalty? Nothing too extreme, of course, something relatively close to the threshold for making you reassess.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the Supreme Court, I don't think you can say it is moving to the right -- I don't see evidence that Roberts is to the right of Rehnquist, or Miers is to the right of O'Connor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129937353291541142005-10-21T18:29:00.000-05:002005-10-21T18:29:00.000-05:00> Nope. Not angry at all. My guys control the W...<< Dude, you seem really angry. >> <BR/><BR/>Nope. Not angry at all. My guys control the White House, the House and the Senate. And the Supreme court keeps heading more and more to the right. So, why would I be angry? I'm not angry at all. I just think the "dude" (to use your word) who runs this website is a douche bag who thinks pretentious writing is good writing.<BR/><BR/>Observant? Sure. On target? Absolutely. Angry? Nah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129815045906881822005-10-20T08:30:00.000-05:002005-10-20T08:30:00.000-05:00To anonymous:Dude, you seem really angry. "Anger, ...To anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Dude, you seem really angry. "Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129790336709646892005-10-20T01:38:00.000-05:002005-10-20T01:38:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear that I seem to want to paint mys...I'm sorry to hear that I seem to want to paint myself as you describe me. I had hoped my inclusion of the following passage would make me seem to want to paint myself as specifically acknowledging the existence of observations already made by others:<BR/><BR/>"Hagel's comments on Iraq are, of course, nothing new. And many bloggers before me have pointed out that Democrats have already ceded to Republicans what should have been the Excalibur of 2006 and 2008 -- that Bush botched the war by its execution and very initiation."Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322566412308789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129785155678671852005-10-20T00:12:00.000-05:002005-10-20T00:12:00.000-05:00>Because...you seem to want to paint yourself as s...<< So I'm not sure what the point is of merely identifying the fact that the topic is not a new one. >><BR/><BR/>Because...you seem to want to paint yourself as someone who "digs up" information and then formulates clever, original conclusions - not someone who regurgitates observations already made by others.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, now you ARE sure what the point was of my comment. Hope I cleared that up for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129678980374004582005-10-18T18:43:00.000-05:002005-10-18T18:43:00.000-05:00>Um, YEAH, ya did "go back." You referenced Rush'...<< I'm not sure why you'd go back at all, however. I didn't. I made a remark about the person who was under discussion -- Rush Limbaugh.>><BR/><BR/>Um, YEAH, ya did "go back." You referenced Rush's former addiction to pain kilers. Old, dead news. What's next... your impression of Billy Crystal saying, "You look mahvalous." ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129678598958407332005-10-18T18:36:00.000-05:002005-10-18T18:36:00.000-05:00>(Yawn) Dear GOD, are you this tedious in real li...<< You can go back as far as you like. I'm not sure why you'd go back at all, however. I didn't. I made a remark about the person who was under discussion -- Rush Limbaugh. And if you want me to address the provenance of the broader thesis that the GOP split might very well aid the Republicans next year, I don't recall making a claim to have originated the thesis. So I'm not sure what the point is of merely identifying the fact that the topic is not a new one. >><BR/><BR/>(Yawn) Dear GOD, are you this tedious in real life? "Provenance?" Christ, you must be fun to hang with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129667058348073472005-10-18T15:24:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:24:00.000-05:00You can go back as far as you like. I'm not sure w...You can go back as far as you like. I'm not sure why you'd go back at all, however. I didn't. I made a remark about the person who was under discussion -- Rush Limbaugh. And if you want me to address the provenance of the broader thesis that the GOP split might very well aid the Republicans next year, I don't recall making a claim to have originated the thesis. So I'm not sure what the point is of merely identifying the fact that the topic is not a new one.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322566412308789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129663402353002642005-10-18T14:23:00.000-05:002005-10-18T14:23:00.000-05:00(sigh) Let me try to make this easier for you to ...(sigh) Let me try to make this easier for you to follow. <BR/><BR/><< if Limbaugh really made these observations a week and a half ago about remarks Chuck Hagel made this Sunday, I've clearly underestimated the man. Or the predictive power of pharmaceuticals... >><BR/><BR/>All I was pointing out was, Limbaugh has been saying that what the Democrats perceive as "splits in the GOP" actually pose a great threat to the Democrats. He's been saying this for a week and a half... maybe two weeks now. Before you, anyway.<BR/><BR/>As for your "pharmaceuticals" dig... nice. Now should I make commments about Clinton's blowjob LIES? Or should I go back as far as Kennedy and Chappaquiddick? Maybe some Ike jokes, Mr. Contemporary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129589233566144142005-10-17T17:47:00.000-05:002005-10-17T17:47:00.000-05:00Anonymous, if Limbaugh really made these observati...Anonymous, if Limbaugh really made these observations a week and a half ago about remarks Chuck Hagel made this Sunday, I've clearly underestimated the man. Or the predictive power of pharmaceuticals...Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322566412308789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129580763244543252005-10-17T15:26:00.000-05:002005-10-17T15:26:00.000-05:00>Great "digging." Well, this observation WOULD ha...<< That's why the GOP split poses a threat to the Democrats. >><BR/><BR/>Great "digging." Well, this observation WOULD have been great digging... except that Rush Limbaugh has been saying this very same thing on air, every morning, for the past week and a half. <BR/><BR/>But still, it's nice that you caught on. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1129562216931698802005-10-17T10:16:00.000-05:002005-10-17T10:16:00.000-05:00You hit the nail on the head, Larsen. The problem ...You hit the nail on the head, Larsen. The problem of how to exploit the split in the Republican party without forcing the opposition into a seemingly solid block against us. For now it seems as though leading Dems have taken a watch and wait attitude. And I have to agree - for the moment.<BR/><BR/>Come 2006 and 2008 it will still be possible to link the most egregious issues with the Republican Party. A failed economy, a money pit war, rising fuel costs, pork projects that enrich the few and make the middle class pay, etc.<BR/><BR/>One point needs to be made by the Democratic party, and one I feel is more important than all the others to average American citizens; Bush may not have <I>raised</I> taxes on the middle class, but he is cutting important tax deductions that will ultimately create higher tax bills for working Americans. A devious and nasty way of raising taxes without actually doing so.<BR/><BR/>Remember: It's the economy, stupid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com