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Wednesday, February 18. 2009

Weds. morning links

The moral preening of celeb hypocrites. Paltrow in this case (photo)


Putin warns American Dems against Socialism


Surprise. Chrysler and GM want more $. The populist in me is getting tired of rewarding failure and imprudence.


Waiting for the backlash. P'line


How severe is the economic situation? Dino. Related, the explanation of why Geithner seemed so lame


 Deconstructing Krugman. RCP


All of them are British citizens


Style over substance on the economy. Villainous


You mean it's not a quagmire? Surge in Afghanistan begins


Stanford Financial Group and the ongoing Dem culture of corruption. h/t, Insty


What will become of the "Freetown of Christiania"? Sounds like a den of thieves to me.


Something else to panic about. Eastern European debt. Big mess. Another result of cheap money.


Kill The Rich! Am Thinker. But aren't there tons of rich Dems? I'd wager that there are far more filty rich Dems than there are Conservatives. Certainly true in public life, beginning with the Clintons and the Obamas. And heck, Wall Street has been a huge Dem donor source for years.


Hey Will! We're part of the anti-intellectual knuckle-dragging, nose-breathing Right, and we are offended by that. Truth is, 97.4% of the Conservative political brains are in Newt's head.


Bank nationalization gains ground among Repubs


New t-shirts, via Theo:



 

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Putin's admonition about socialism is interesting. Many of us believe that socialism flies in the face of human nature. It might be somewhat like marijuana; it won't necessarily sink your boat, but for many, it affects the zeal for accomplishment.
#1 Thalpy on 2009-02-18 08:46 (Reply)
Its scary when Putin and Russia are to the right of the democrat party.
#2 sean on 2009-02-18 09:00 (Reply)
i like half of socialism --the "to me according to my needs". That other part, well, they're gonna need a secret police to get it outta me.
#3 buddy larsen on 2009-02-18 10:41 (Reply)
Dang, I like this blog... Politics with a hussy. Too cool. It helps the conservative movement, if you ask me. Is she sucking her thumb? If not, she needs a new boyfriend.

You go, Putin.
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#4 Meta on 2009-02-18 10:58 (Reply)
The comment about Republican intellectual capital doesn't track for me. But I do agree that the Republican party should be far more libertarian in its policy positions. There are many life choices I consider immoral but that I want left out of the legislative arena. I will say that generally Republicans have been better about defending great liberties, like property and opportunity, and the Democrats have threatened them. The Dems seem to want us to accept lesser liberties, like pornography and sexual freedom, while they still the great liberties. Bad trade, but if the Republicans are goring your ox, it can look good.
#5 Geoff on 2009-02-18 11:17 (Reply)
Pardon my typo - "steal the great liberties", although "stilling the great liberties" has kind of a poetic tone.
#5.1 Geoff on 2009-02-18 11:18 (Reply)
What is perceived as anti-intellectualism isn't anti-intellectualism per se.

There is a backlash against the condescension and paternalism of those who believe that their academic credentials give them some kind of super-powers and the right to tell others how to live their lives. The last election taught us that individuals who have degrees from mere state universities are inferior and we are expected to kowtow in awe to fancy academic pedigrees.

For myself, I prefer the company of knuckle-draggers.
#6 obladioblada on 2009-02-18 12:34 (Reply)
It isn't just academic credentials that engender "condescension and paternalism" on the part of many who would tell me how to live my life. Even though I live my life damn well and righteous, all things considered. There are those who rest on the pews an hour a week who would, if they could, do the same.
#6.1 Luther McLeod on 2009-02-18 20:48 (Reply)
Keep yall's shirt on.

Hussein's surge is the beginning of his quagmire in Afghanistan.
#7 Leag on 2009-02-18 12:48 (Reply)
Christiana is what yall druggies will make of America should ya get yall's wish and Hussein surrenders the War on Drugs as he is the War on Terror.

Do yall inhale when ya suck on those bongs?
#8 Leag on 2009-02-18 12:53 (Reply)
as little Barry said..

"That's some fine rope, but you gotta hold it in Captain."


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#8.1 jester~ on 2009-02-18 14:06 (Reply)
Remember; Commander in Chief Liar said on October 7, 2008, "We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority"

But he doesn't say that anymore.

As of January 14 he says, "I think that we have to so weaken [bin Laden's] infrastructure that, whether he is technically alive or not, he is so pinned down that he cannot function," he said. "And I'm confident that we can keep them on the run and ensure that they cannot train terrorists to attack our homeland."

So why send more troops into Afghanistan to kill someone who is already dead?

Oh, right to make Al Qaida run.

Seems they needn't run any further than Swat Valley where they have safe haven.

President Hussein's war in Afghanistan is already a quagmire.

He is another liar in the tradition of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson who were experts in ordering American troops to be needlessly morassed.
#9 Leag on 2009-02-18 16:36 (Reply)

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