tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post1012884713259285855..comments2024-03-29T03:40:00.298-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: Here's Some Stupid For TuesdayShaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-17028977165900227472015-04-24T21:44:32.233-04:002015-04-24T21:44:32.233-04:00Gary Johnson, should he decide to engage in the po...Gary Johnson, should he decide to engage in the pointless exercise of running for the presidency as a Libertarian again, would likely do a better job of accelerating us toward <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/11/1215360/-We-Already-Tried-Libertarianism-It-Was-Called-Feudalism" rel="nofollow">neo feudalism</a> if he were (unlikely as it may be) elected.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-24574835231412406162015-04-24T17:38:47.945-04:002015-04-24T17:38:47.945-04:00Hopefully one day there will be. But if the democr...Hopefully one day there will be. But if the democratic party nominated a centrist candidate with common sense fiscal sense I could pull the lever for her/him.<br /><br />Don't see that happening soon either.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-22911361290111392042015-04-23T00:37:34.055-04:002015-04-23T00:37:34.055-04:00"...can't quite figure out how republican..."...can't quite figure out how republicans got so stupid."<br /><br />My dilemma is why haven't the democrats taken full advantage of it?<br /><br />Perhaps there is a viable third party we both could agree on, but I don't see it anywhere close on the horizon. Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-75445000823012049052015-04-22T19:31:46.346-04:002015-04-22T19:31:46.346-04:00They gambled on the Christian Right and lost. Now ...<i><b>They gambled on the Christian Right and lost. Now they're stuck with it.</b></i><br /><br />Nothing is etched in stone. unless you want it to be. Well, that and death.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-61920182380825114482015-04-22T17:00:25.659-04:002015-04-22T17:00:25.659-04:00Imagine what he'd do for the country if he got...<i><b><br />Imagine what he'd do for the country if he got elected!<br /></b></i><br /><br />Accelerate the journey to neo feudalism?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-11787592929162684182015-04-22T16:58:24.096-04:002015-04-22T16:58:24.096-04:00RN, perhaps it is you who are no longer a conserva...<i><b>RN, perhaps it is you who are no longer a conservative. Times and hence definitions change</b></i><br /><br />Well Jerry, I've given that much thought. At the conclusion, at least at this point in time, I remain a fiscal conservative, pro defense anti MIC, social libertarian, and can't quite figure out how republicans got so stupid.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-33463252937113993632015-04-22T15:27:45.202-04:002015-04-22T15:27:45.202-04:00The Iranians are probably wondering if they dare t...The Iranians are probably wondering if they dare trust a United States whose political class is so full of obviously-deranged religious wingnuts.<br /><br />RN, it's waaaaay too late for that. The Republican party chose this path when it allied itself with Jerry Falwell and similar religious reactionaries in the late 1970s. Now, at the end of the road, it's a theocratic party, period. Trouble is, the country is rapidly getting ever more secular.<br /><br />They gambled on the Christian Right and lost. Now they're stuck with it.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-41888023979334593592015-04-22T13:34:25.716-04:002015-04-22T13:34:25.716-04:00Ronnie... the Wisconsin Miracle...Ronnie... the Wisconsin Miracle...Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-80177513034050429112015-04-22T13:29:18.048-04:002015-04-22T13:29:18.048-04:00RN, perhaps it is you who are no longer a conserv...RN, perhaps it is you who are no longer a conservative. Times and hence definitions change.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-33741105846255002822015-04-22T12:04:44.671-04:002015-04-22T12:04:44.671-04:00Wisconsin Has Seen Largest Middle-Class Decline Of...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-has-seen-largest-middle-class-decline-any-state-study-finds" rel="nofollow">Wisconsin Has Seen Largest Middle-Class Decline Of Any State, Study Finds</a><br /><br />Imagine what he'd do for the country if he got elected!<br /><br />Ronnie's Raygunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-44562336256546362362015-04-22T11:00:30.543-04:002015-04-22T11:00:30.543-04:00Secular theocracy? That's when a guy gets his...Secular theocracy? That's when a guy gets his plumbing altered so he can't produce children. Seemed to work on me.okjimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013002335848390765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-24611647380401641392015-04-22T09:38:22.936-04:002015-04-22T09:38:22.936-04:00Dude, the wingnuts are shi**ing bricks over the th...Dude, the wingnuts are shi**ing bricks over the thought of Hillary being president. She lives rent-free in their empty little heads.<br /><br />Who've they got to go against her?<br /><br />The Kock-Puppett, Scottie Walker?<br /><br />Bwahahahahahaha!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Leo T. Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418515589127854709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-9233135344199767902015-04-21T23:09:38.941-04:002015-04-21T23:09:38.941-04:00Regarding Charlie Baker.
His move to deal with som...Regarding Charlie Baker.<br />His move to deal with some of the corruption at the T is going to find support. Looks like a centrist you can live with.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-60281355589649628052015-04-21T23:06:44.333-04:002015-04-21T23:06:44.333-04:00Secular theocracy.
I need a drink.
How many are g...Secular theocracy.<br /><br />I need a drink.<br />How many are going to pile out of the clown car this year?Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-86543010478739021282015-04-21T22:17:39.035-04:002015-04-21T22:17:39.035-04:00I do believe that was my point. And; Cruz should n...I do believe that was my point. And; Cruz should not and likely will not receive the GOP nomination. As Hillary IMO should not receive the democratic nomination.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-83529724807448591432015-04-21T22:03:18.881-04:002015-04-21T22:03:18.881-04:00No need to say sorry, it is what it is and until t...No need to say sorry, it is what it is and until the many good conservatives take the charlatans to task it will remain so.<br /><br />Sad and given the current state of things it is unlikely it will change. Being an actual fiscal conservative and very concerned with the growth of the MIC and neo con influence in the GOP there is great consternation.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-38766190831779097252015-04-21T21:43:51.661-04:002015-04-21T21:43:51.661-04:00RN, Charlie Baker is. Moderate Republican. If he...RN, Charlie Baker is. Moderate Republican. If he were a Ted Cruz Repub he would never have been elected in Massachusetts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-35237055355597313132015-04-21T20:47:47.872-04:002015-04-21T20:47:47.872-04:00It is really about time the moderate conservatives...It is really about time the moderate conservatives like Charlie Baker take their party back and start to govern and accomplish something.<br /><br />Hillary is no more "it" than is Ted Cruz.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-82138651908431671512015-04-21T17:07:35.850-04:002015-04-21T17:07:35.850-04:00RN, the GOP and yes, conservatives created, promot...RN, the GOP and yes, conservatives created, promoted and stood by during the Bush Presidency that failure to openly criticize people doing things you did not agree with, was tantamount to accepting and agreeing with them.<br /><br />See terrorism and Islam as examples.<br /><br />What is wrong with holding them to the same broadbrush standard with which for years, they painted others?<br /><br />If the GOP and other conservative leaders do not agree with these folks, they should publicly step forward and say so.<br /><br />Otherwise, by their own standards, they must agree...<br /><br />Sorry.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-38050500636155503032015-04-21T16:23:02.010-04:002015-04-21T16:23:02.010-04:00Ahab,
This victimhood permeates certain areas of ...Ahab,<br /><br />This victimhood permeates certain areas of the country, and it seems strongest wherever people like Huckabee are found.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-90997945353220392572015-04-21T15:18:30.564-04:002015-04-21T15:18:30.564-04:00You may call them false conservatives, Les, but th...You may call them false conservatives, Les, but the fact is that they are running the GOP, and are making decisions in Congress. The people in this post are supported by the majority of the GOP. Ted Cruz, for example, is quite popular with a large segment of conservatives.<br /><br />Name a moderate conservative who has any large following in today's GOP.<br /><br />Calling these people false conservatives may very well be accurate, but the fact is they control the GOP.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-39523463656789590542015-04-21T15:15:28.551-04:002015-04-21T15:15:28.551-04:00First, "secular theocratic system" is an...First, "secular theocratic system" is an oxymoron. Second, contrary to what the Religious Right believes, it is not being persecuted by some secular menace.<br /><br />I don't know where Huckabee is getting the idea that the military is hostile to Christians. If anything, the military is biased in favor of Christians, as investigations by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation suggest.<br /><br />http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-29718838505664660642015-04-21T15:08:47.603-04:002015-04-21T15:08:47.603-04:00I'm a conservative Shaw, would you PlEASE stop...I'm a conservative Shaw, would you <i><b>PlEASE</b></i> stop giving false conservatives the limelight? But maybe even you fail to recognize true conservatism. Not surprising, it seems to be a universal misconception these days. Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-81327768755781004092015-04-21T14:43:36.471-04:002015-04-21T14:43:36.471-04:00Let's not leave out Gov. Scott Roberts going a...Let's not leave out Gov. Scott Roberts going all American in his stand against even legal immigration.<br /><br />This, after he was for legalizing the status of those here without papers...Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.com