tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post5770574978299600908..comments2023-07-03T08:51:01.209-05:00Comments on What Powderfinger Said . . . Observations on Life in the Dying Empire: Not Encouraging At AllAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-23561112509663261152010-08-15T18:40:58.016-05:002010-08-15T18:40:58.016-05:00You're right. Bitter partisanship has been the...You're right. Bitter partisanship has been the norm. I every once in a while take leave of my senses and lapse into believing that reason and yea, even benevolence and generosity will prevail. This requires completely ignoring all the evidence. I should know better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-31232374986541791432010-08-15T07:59:43.953-05:002010-08-15T07:59:43.953-05:00American Politics has long been like wrestling in ...American Politics has long been like wrestling in the WWF.<br /><br />It's only the boogie-man of the USSR that gave rise to bipartisanship. And not just bipartisanship on defense, but also on social issues; we had to prove our society wuz better than Commie society !<br /><br />Look at history: the USSR goes away, bingo, we're into Clinton rage.<br /><br />Try it. Put a common threat in front of the idiots. Oh, we must be bipartisan!<br />Take it away. Oh, we found out Obama is "giving" phones to welfare mothers!<br /><br />Just like rats in a maze - a particularly stupid breed of rats at that.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-24071463097841146572010-08-13T00:00:25.927-05:002010-08-13T00:00:25.927-05:00And this is before we even talk about defining wha...And this is before we even talk about defining what exactly facts are and then what facts are relevant. It's a swamp.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-87678052694141033222010-08-12T20:20:43.410-05:002010-08-12T20:20:43.410-05:00Joe Friday: "just the facts ma'am"Joe Friday: "just the facts ma'am"cadreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947227424914052797noreply@blogger.com