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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
as for my last post, I think Americans are largely terminally stupid, which explains the current problems.
A smarter man than I once quipped: "Zwei Dinge sind unendlich: Das Universum und die menschliche Dummheit. Aber beim Universum bin ich mir nicht ganz sicher." (Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe.)
During the last two years, the democrats have not had a filibuster-proof majority in the senate. This means that if the minority party wants to make sure nothing gets done, nothing will get done, as long as it is politically tenable. I remember numerous times that bills with timetables for the war were put forth, only to be filibustered to death. If the democrats really wanted to stop the war, they could have simply let no funding get through, but I don't think that was a place most wanted to go. As Glenn has pointed out over the last few years (or at least as long as I have read), the democrats certainly have been quite inept in pressing the GOP politically, which is a different matter. I don't think it's from a lack of trying though. I don't buy your premise that the two parties are identical - I don't think that we would be on the same road we are now on (as well as so off-track) had Al Gore been president when 9/11 happened. The conservatism of Bush, which has been embraced by a majority of the current GOP, is radically different than the centrist liberalism of the majority of the current democratic party in many important ways. I do wish as it sounds like you do that that 3rd party candidates were more able to compete than they are now, but for me this election is too important to not vote for Barak Obama, the clear alternative to more of the same.
For example, I wonder how many people on UT are pro-choice and against capital punishment? These are in contradiction, just like being pro-death penalty and anti-abortion.
I probably shouldn't go here, but what in hell have you been smoking? That is one of the most ridiculous statements I've seen on UT.
the ethical principle that these issues share is the sanctity of life
human life, not any life form. Or the right of an individual to own her own body v. the govt to own the body. Or for an individual' right to believe when human life begins v. govt dictating when an individual's life ends?
You boil the issue down to your own personal definitions and then declare UT posters contradictory? Please.
If this country votes Obama/Biden into office, all my faith in this nation and its people will be restored - faith I haven't had since early childhood.
If they lose, I'll be looking for a new country, because a McCain/Palin rule is not good enough for me, my children, or my pets.
Peace, and Wabi. Sleep, and Wow.
Wowee, crickets . Wowee beauty.
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Nor for a cricket.
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I probably shouldn't go here, but what in hell have you been smoking? That is one of the most ridiculous statements I've seen on UT.
Tell me how this is so ridiculous. By the way, to which of the scenarios do you subscribe?
human life, not any life form. Or the right of an individual to own her own body v. the govt to own the body. Or for an individual' right to believe when human life begins v. govt dictating when an individual's life ends?
First, of course I meant human life. I didn't think I needed to spell things out so explicitly, but thanks for reminding me to do so. Second, you are talking about rights and policy, not ethical principles, which is what I'm talking about. Policy analysis and ethical decisionmaking are two different skill sets. Your focus on rights leads me to believe that legal reasoning (i.e., rules and consequences) might dominate your decisionmaking, rather than principled reasoning. Would you agree?
You boil the issue down to your own personal definitions and then declare UT posters contradictory? Please.
I did not offer any "personal definitions" and as for calling UT posters "contradictory"? I did no such thing. Please, indeed.
Periodic and long time UT commenter Paul Rosenberg shows on OpenLeft (see sig) through graphs how little chance McPathetic has to win. He has chosen the tactic of going very negative. That will only make the landslide larger.
This is one view of what a coalescing landslide election looks like. It's from the Princeton Election Consortium, and it's a distribution map of all possible election outcomes in the Electoral College. On the left is the distribution based on polling through September 30. There is just the tiniest tail of the distribution across the red line where McCain wins. The highest peak of blue lines is close to 7% for one specific distribution giving Obama a victory with over 320 votes. On the right is the distribution based on polling just two days later, on October 2. There is no longer any part of the distribution across the red line, giving McCain a victory. What's more, the highest peak of blue lines now reaches 14% and it is for more than 350 electoral votes. Of course these are just two snapshots in time. But they do show how dramatically the race has moved in the direction of an Obama landslide, just as early voting is about to begin.http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8840
There are people that are against abortion (but are pro-choice) that are also against a death penalty. Is that a contradiction?
GoodCelery! (October 4, 2008 01:13 PM ):
I wish manly Mr. Will Timberman was hear to do a chest-pounding.
Tarzan's call is imitated to a *T. ~W.T. swing from trees. Men awaken.
A bookish librarian. No thumping chest. No long winded. No bibb lettuce.
DCLaw1, and W.T., wearing bib overalls, would haul irritating commenter away.
If there was a inquire about old-Persia, or Zoroaster beliefs, ask W.T. `Iran.
As this is the 2nd or 3rd time you've brought up how much you miss William F. Buckley Timberman, GC, I know it's not quite the same as his chest-thumping in real time, but don't forget the UT archives, and there're also 1500 episodes of "Firing Line" available at the Hoover Institution's Archives.
hoohila.stanford.edu/firingline/ :^)
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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