Letters to the Editor
mikeinportc
Published Letters: 142
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Mitt Romney's pursuit of tyrannical power, literally
[Read the article: Mitt Romney's pursuit of tyrannical power, literally]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And the surprise is........?????
Romney has said as much, very clearly , in the debates. In the second one, he more-or-less said the president can do what he wants because he's the president . Lost me before that , by being the first candidate on the "War With Iran" bandwagon . Scared me with the debate comments .Ditto Giuliani. First time a candidate has ever done that to me. Unfortunately , most of it got lost in the hysterical faux outrage over Ron Paul's suggestion that we consider the consequences of our actions .
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No Difference
[Read the article: Barack Obama: "Committed Christian -- Called to Bring Change"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There's no difference in what Huckabee and Obama are doing . The difference lies in what "Christian" means to each . I have no problem with it, if it's genuine, and tells us about who they are . I'd rather hear it now, instead of after the election. Bush told us too , but it was shrugged off by all but his "base". Maybe we'll believe them this time .
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One Question
[Read the article: Your Harry Reid-led Senate in action]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have one question in regard to Reid and the others that are trying to ram this through : Who is getting money from whom? The answer might explain a lot .
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Good Celery , etc
[Read the article: Jay Rockefeller's unintentionally revealing comments]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What's "good", Good Celery? I like 'Red Venture' (red stems , less stringy) Love the A. 'Hot Biscuits ' and the H. 'Chocolate', especially together . If I may make a modest suggestion, put them with Cosmos sulphureus ('Bright Lights', 'Ladybird' , 'Cosmic' series) , and something blue &/or purple . Cocktailhag, I breed daylilies, and if I ever get to naming them real names ( instead of HRSR9701,LFSDC01013, etc) you're on the list . ;D
On to the politics ........
I sent a message to John Edwards, among others , yesterday morning .About 6pm , I received a reply that was on topic, up-to-the-minute, and specific to my message. It was a "Thank You" and an encouragement to call my senators right then, with their DC office #s listed . No campaign plug, or the usual generic
politician-response fluff . Politics aside, it speaks well of the administrative side of an Edwards Administration , should it ever happen . Oh, ...my senators? Hillary will take a message while she's AWOL, and Schumer's apparently unaware of answering machines or voice mail . Wonder what he's trying not to hear?
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mice in portc?
[Read the article: More disruptions to the Cheney/Rockefeller plan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]LOL Yes there certainly are . It's the voles however,Meadow- (M. pennsylvanicus (Specterus?;D)) and Boreal Redback - (Clethrionomys gapperi) be-bop-o-ing through the lilies and the tulips that cause much consternation . ( Did I really expect the PINK trumpets to be PERFECTION ?) . In the upcoming SBOWL ( Small Mammal Bowl) , it's the cries of "Win one for the gapper!" that will be heard most often . A 1/4 lb of Gyp seed? The babies will be breathing on the whole county. Gonna bale that stuff?
Wish the politicians were like your seed ; labeled properly, plant 'em , and you get like the pretty picture on the packet . Alas, they are more like my daylily seedlings; you start out with an idea of what you want , but it takes several years to find out what you got . Most will be just like the source of what spawned 'em, some will be better , a few more will be worse, one in a thousand will be special, and a keeper, and there will be more than a few voles , digging in the dirt, unseen , devouring the roots of democracy .
Took a stab at the Sisyphysean rock of flipping Harry Reid . Was going to copy it here , but the spammer-jammer b@$#&$ locked me up . Couldn't even copy it to "Notepad" . Don't have the "umph" to redo it now . Will do it Sun pm .
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My nomination for HL Mencken award
[Read the article: What "bipartisanship" in Washington means]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]re: " bipartisanship goes to Jane @ FireDogLake for this, last week :
“Can someone explain to me how “bipartisan” ever means anything but giving the wingnuts what they want so they don’t pitch a bitch in the corner?”
Been wondering that for years. But I thought it was some Librul/Commie-nist Far-Left George Soros-sponsored CRAZY talk infecting my brain, so ignored it. ;D
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Why doesn't he just spell out his criticism......
[Read the article: Enemies everywhere]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn knows that we can do that ourslves . It's "By-your-own-bootstraps" criticism in here. ;D
Hyperdimensional physics ? Never know what you're going to find in here .Cool.
Got a letter from the NRCC tonight . ( Awhile ago, asked them to "Let me know what you weasels are up to.") I see that they've started a blog . One where you can actually put your own comments , not just pick some predetermined multiple choice answer (in which all answers are bad) Their mistake . Their constituents are giving them hell........ about giving in to and being too much like Democrats! =))) Some reasoned, spot-on critique of their work , but also a lot of "George-Soros-is-gonna-ruin-us-if-you-don't-stop-it" stuff too. ( Him being the only "OLD-RICH-GUY" giving out political money is just not fair!)
The Honorable Congressmen answered some posts too. Such as this:
" I say let the Republican platform be 'It's time to get our country "back" to what our forefathers intended. ' "Hooray" for the Constitution" - Nancy
( don't think she was talking about FISA/immunity)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy :"Nancy , you are correct . Our country was built on more than just a slogan, or a poll-tested catch phrase; it was built on a Constitution of everlasting ideals . President Reagan understood this..."
followed by more unintentional comedy .
NOTGONNADOIT! NOTGONNADOIT! NOTGONNADOIT! but I did .....wrote and suggested that they remind certain White House denizens of that whole incovenient Constitution thing . *sigh* ( and if they want Hillary spying on THEM)