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Friday, October 7. 2011Friday morning linksMaurice Sendak update USA: The Geography of Same-Sex Couples Steve Jobs quotes Power Bills to Skyrocket as Promised Racism grows among Democrats Washington Times Editor: I Want A Gun! (h/t Insty) Data: Gun crimes down in DC Flight 447: Pilot error Obama: Half of Green stimulus loans may fail That's my money As Scott Brown fights for re-election, tea party groups vow to sit this one out I am not going to sit it out - Brown has been nudging his constituency as far to the center as they can tolerate in MA. Maybe further. I give him credit for that. Nearly Half of U.S. Lives in Household Receiving Government Benefit The goal is to get it to 100% dependency and serfdom Feds to design health insurance for the masses That's us - the masses You Say You Want a Revolution - What do the Wall Street protesters want? You know, stuff They want publicity and, by golly, they are getting it Democrats To Obama: Blame The Jews In 2012 Democrats: $250K isn't rich Even Chuck Shumer understands that it is not rich in NYC The business of Apple wasn't politics Diaries Reveal How Much Wartime Germans Knew Reid's power play A dangerous precedent 'Furious' mess has Justice in full panic THE MIDDLE EAST CIRCA 2016
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"On several occasions the president returned to this theme: voting against Stimulus II will require Republicans to answer not only to their constituents but to The Great and Mighty Obama"
Wehner, instead of comparing Obama to a child, might instead ask what plan Commandante Zero has towards making this come true. His friends and allies (Friedman, Orszag, Perdue) have all called for postponing elections and limiting democracy, after all. Scott Brown
That's fine if the Tea Party folks don't want to spend resources on Brown, however, Brown is a 'representative' of the people from a very liberal state and cannot be expected to be a 'true' conservative however that is defined. He is probably as conservative as can be elected from that state and conservative Republicans should be very happy to get him and should work hard to keep him. Politics are about winning and winning requires coalitions that by definition include some folks you otherwise prefer not to include. A lot of conservatives need to grow up...and that goes for many's fantasies about a 'truly conservative' president as well. If there was a primary challenger to Brown or even a third party candidate in the race, I could understand why the MA Tea Party people would support him rather than Brown, but as far as I know, there isn't so sitting out is just going to help Warren get elected. Geez! Those people have to grow up!
A very important point, Phil. How does an elected representative balance the often conflicting roles of leaders and representative? As the junior Senator from the Great State of Massachusetts and was elected to represent the people of Massachusetts within the US Senate.
This particular case illustrates the importance of the 17th Amendment. Prior to the 17th a senator's job was to do the bidding of the state legislature. After the 17th a senator's job is to do the bidding of the people of the state. There is room for significant difference in those roles. What degree of leadership can we expect or demand from our senators. If a senator believes his constituency is wrong about one, some, or all issues he owes it to them, IMHO, to try and lead them toward his position. But when all is said and done, his job is to do their bidding. The people of Massachusetts need to decide whether it is Brown or Warren who will best represent them. That would seem a clear choice to me but, then again, in my neck of the woods we refer to them as Massholes. I don't buy some of those same sex couple household stats. If the overall gay population is 2% the numbers don't seem to add up.
It is a well known fact that gay communities develop around two attractors: culture and/or the hospitality industry. In the hotel industry it is a well known fact--hire one and in two years all in that department will be gay, i.e. if you put one at the front desk in two years all new employees for the front desk will be gay. Interesting isn't it? Though it may not be exactly two years to the day--the process will have begun and in a short period of time most in the mid management and/or front of house positions will be homosexuals. If you visit well established (long time) resort destinations such as Nevada, Florida, Aspen, and yes even the lakes area up north you will find a strong homosexual community. So either they come out of the closet exponentially, or there is no science in the "genetic" science.
Regarding the Wall St Protestors' ideas on responsibility and blame:
Smart, responsible people outgrow teenage angst and rebellion. They grow up and realize that life isn't fair and that rights are earned through responsible behavior. Movements such as progressivism that believe in the precedence of the collective over the individual have, IMO, a strong incentive to keep large numbers of people in the irresponsible 'teenage state' where they're content to depend on the largesse of the government to survive. These people (I think wrongly) believe that they have more power to control the government than they do to affect their own personal success. And, if you've given up (or never really embarked on the journey) on putting forth the effort to succeed - it's a lot more comforting to blame an abstract, and preferably successful, enemy - than to come to terms with personal failure. |
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