tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post8108280729747958343..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Dr Rowan Williams, Off With His Head.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78834119225948498102008-02-08T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-08T15:18:00.000-05:00Oh, and he's a prick.But I do my best not to let t...Oh, and he's a prick.<BR/><BR/>But I do my best not to let that in isolation affect my vote.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18387713821627893702008-02-08T15:16:00.000-05:002008-02-08T15:16:00.000-05:00*most catagories*most catagoriesJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66025147244117770062008-02-08T15:15:00.000-05:002008-02-08T15:15:00.000-05:00Putting my thoughts entirely out there and realizi...Putting my thoughts entirely out there and realizing that I am not saying anything extraordinarily original, the biggest reason I feel to vote for McCain is the court and socialized health care. I don't expect anything great from McCain here. But probably better than what we'd get otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I also think his national security bona fides are heavily overrated and he isn't very bright.<BR/><BR/>In catagories he's still better than the opposition. In the short-term, I think he's a jump in Checkers. But there's also more in play than grabbing one piece. Unfortunately, the rest of the board is open to everyone's interpretation.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37205089140742808462008-02-08T14:46:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:46:00.000-05:00Also waiting to see what happens in the general.Also waiting to see what happens in the general.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9056676348683265412008-02-08T14:43:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:43:00.000-05:00Undecided. I think the VP selection matters a lot,...Undecided. I think the VP selection matters a lot, since it may determine the presumptive nominee next time and give a hint toward the future. <BR/><BR/>In either case I'm going to be giving McCain shit for every mis-step along the way, not rationalizing why to support it because he's my guy, cause he's not.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28638360194132382422008-02-08T14:27:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:27:00.000-05:00"The apparatchiks, for their part, will adapt rega..."The apparatchiks, for their part, will adapt regardless."<BR/><BR/>So you aren't voting for them.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56523038084908276482008-02-08T14:10:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:10:00.000-05:00The Republican Party isn't a vehicle for anything ...The Republican Party isn't a vehicle for anything but the Republican Party. What that is, is up in the air. The apparatchiks, for their part, will adapt regardless.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52608767389819815352008-02-08T13:57:00.000-05:002008-02-08T13:57:00.000-05:00"With regard to John Podhoretz, I think he'd sell ..."With regard to John Podhoretz, I think he'd sell out a lot at home to win the war abroad."<BR/><BR/>But the entirety of western civ is at stake. What price too high, I ask you? (Now you'll have to ask the contemporary conservatives what warm feelings they have for western civ, which horribly enough they feel quite alien from.)<BR/><BR/>In any event, he's right about the Republican Party.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28305108415848970122008-02-08T13:27:00.000-05:002008-02-08T13:27:00.000-05:00Don't know, if someone posted this already:John O...Don't know, <A HREF="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWJlNDY4NDgxNzFjNDU5NDNlODVkMTJlMTlhZWE3NGQ=" REL="nofollow"> if someone posted this already</A>:<BR/><BR/>John O'Sullivan (the other British die-hard):<BR/><BR/><I>"In the debates on and outside “The Corner” about whether conservatives should support John McCain if he becomes the GOP’s nominee, there is a palpable sense of exasperation emanating from those who think McCain deserves such support. Appeals to other conservatives not to sulk, be negative, or walk away from the field all reflect this very understandable emotion.<BR/><BR/>If someone—say, Mark Levin—replies that his disagreements of principle with McCain are so deep that he cannot be reasonably expected to forget them and rally round his standard, then the would-be party unifiers point out that Obama and Hillary are separated from him by an even deeper ideological gulf. So Mark should swallow his differences with McCain in order to avert worse from the Democrats.<BR/><BR/>This is the logic of political coalitions—which national parties are in a two-party system—and most of the time it’s valid. But it’s not always valid.<BR/><BR/>Many conservatives believe that the key question in this election is: Are there to be two multiculturalist open-borders parties or one? If McCain’s election were to make the GOP fundamentally similar to the Democrats on immigration, bilingualism, racial preferences, and all the National Question issues, that would be a resounding historical defeat for conservatives.<BR/><BR/>The willingness of a President McCain to cooperate with the Democrats would give such issues as an immigration amnesty a better chance of passage than under a President Hillary or Obama even against strong GOP resistance in Congress. Opponents of such policies, despite enjoying majority support among the voters, would find themselves politically marginalized. On the other hand, a united Republican opposition might well stop a Democratic White House from passing these measures because its party would be nervous of finding itself on the wrong side of a popular issue in the next midterm elections.<BR/><BR/>And there is another factor this time. Any bill similar to the senator’s “comprehensive” immigration reform would accelerate the GOP’s relative demographic decline by creating new voters overwhelmingly likely to vote Democrat in a quicker time scale. This dominant Democratic majority would emerge fully only after a hypothetical President McCain left office, but its approach would cloud the future of every other Republican incumbent.<BR/><BR/>All these fears lie at the root of conservative reluctance to endorse Senator McCain. Fortunately for him there is a simple way to dispel them. He can give an unequivocal assurance that he will not support such a bill, and that, if one is passed despite his opposition, he will veto it. No ifs, buts, or maybes. Thus far he has refused to do so."</I><BR/><BR/>And it isn't coming.<BR/><BR/>-<BR/><BR/>With regard to John Podhoretz, I think he'd sell out a lot at home to win the war abroad. He also doesn't disagree with McCain on a number of the issues, to begin with, so it is easy for him to wag his figure as if merely 'ideology' is at stake and not potential negative effects.<BR/><BR/>The British Tories and Canadian "Conservatives" are in the background.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2030844912680448762008-02-08T12:09:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:09:00.000-05:00Anybody read "Radical Son" in the family?Anybody read "Radical Son" in the family?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10241609030650768092008-02-08T12:06:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:06:00.000-05:00We had to battle the Belgians when it came to home...We had to battle the Belgians when it came to homeschooling. No SOFA that favored us. Worked out thanks to a persuasive fuck-off-or-else minor bureaucrat we owe much to. To this day.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1189110723721049562008-02-08T11:39:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:39:00.000-05:00"systematized ""systematized "Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86078453169088033272008-02-08T11:38:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:38:00.000-05:00Untold numbers of Kids books.Bennet's 1-6.Some boo...Untold numbers of Kids books.<BR/>Bennet's 1-6.<BR/>Some books my wife got in her Ed classes before she quit.<BR/>...actually before we both declared them Garbage.<BR/>Christian School Materials,<BR/>Used schoolbooks,<BR/>Then came the Internet, and away he went!<BR/>Only thing I am proud of on that is teaching by example when I found an academic version of learning HTML online and showed him by example how beneficial systametized content is.<BR/>Learned day by day.<BR/><BR/>Now he can learn almost anything, almost instantly!<BR/>(by this Senior's standards)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67408811013057194402008-02-08T11:30:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:30:00.000-05:00(actually, it's NOT: the climate is the climate)Th...(actually, it's NOT: the climate is the climate)<BR/>The Weather is changing.<BR/>...as always.<BR/>See your Farmer's Almanac.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23969001229908014522008-02-08T11:28:00.001-05:002008-02-08T11:28:00.001-05:00Yeah, Bob,But you CANNOT DENY that the Climate is ...Yeah, Bob,<BR/>But you CANNOT DENY that the Climate is changing!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41559759234893171032008-02-08T11:28:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:28:00.000-05:00That might be as stimulating for him as"Brave New ...That might be as stimulating for him as<BR/>"Brave New World"<BR/>and<BR/>"1984"<BR/><BR/> - Doug<BR/><BR/>Okay. So I skimmed over the "for me." My apologies.<BR/><BR/>What did you have your son read when you were homeschooling?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38872277119543796242008-02-08T11:26:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:26:00.000-05:00You may not be mean,but you are one difficultBITCH...You may not be mean,<BR/>but you are one difficult<BR/>BITCH!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27675740720382339092008-02-08T11:25:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:25:00.000-05:00Fuck, I told myself not to do this AGAIN!Here go t...Fuck, I told myself not to do this AGAIN!<BR/>Here go the Trish Dozens again.<BR/><BR/>English not spoken here.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63974539601645517042008-02-08T11:23:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:23:00.000-05:00"That he's reading Orwell and Huxley. "Huh? again...."<I>That he's reading Orwell and Huxley. </I>"<BR/><BR/>Huh? again.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89009831488596495962008-02-08T11:22:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:22:00.000-05:00Who are the Meanies?Who are the Meanies?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10545866644223439322008-02-08T11:18:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:18:00.000-05:00That he's reading Orwell and Huxley. "The kid" do...That he's reading Orwell and Huxley. <BR/><BR/>"The kid" doesn't like assholes, mean people, period. <BR/><BR/>Doesn't matter to what they subscribe.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51030956860276966142008-02-08T11:16:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:16:00.000-05:00The Sun Also SetsI for one am uncertain what's goi...<A HREF="http://ibdeditorial.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=287279412587175" REL="nofollow">The Sun Also Sets</A><BR/><BR/>I for one am uncertain what's going on. The idea that all the stuff we are putting in the atmosphere must have some effect seems logical enough, and so does this.<BR/><BR/>If the winter we're having here is any indication of anything, which it isn't, we're cooling.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38043411877761366262008-02-08T11:04:00.001-05:002008-02-08T11:04:00.001-05:00What did I assume?What did I assume?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61845295447995971572008-02-08T11:04:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:04:00.000-05:00Huh?I just asked if he had read Radical Son.Huh?<BR/>I just asked if he had read Radical Son.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21586437876162527912008-02-08T11:00:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:00:00.000-05:00You never asked what my son's been reading, Doug. ...You never asked what my son's been reading, Doug. You simply assumed you knew.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.com