It begins. The Republicans gave the Dems no end of crap when they blocked Bush's judicial nominees. Now that Obama's in office of course all bets are off. They'll lie and say the nominees are all liberal zealots (though they didn't have any problems with Bush nominating nothing but far right-wing conservatives), but everyone knows they just want to block everything Obama does.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Use the Nuclear Option...
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/561612.aspx
It begins. The Republicans gave the Dems no end of crap when they blocked Bush's judicial nominees. Now that Obama's in office of course all bets are off. They'll lie and say the nominees are all liberal zealots (though they didn't have any problems with Bush nominating nothing but far right-wing conservatives), but everyone knows they just want to block everything Obama does.
It begins. The Republicans gave the Dems no end of crap when they blocked Bush's judicial nominees. Now that Obama's in office of course all bets are off. They'll lie and say the nominees are all liberal zealots (though they didn't have any problems with Bush nominating nothing but far right-wing conservatives), but everyone knows they just want to block everything Obama does.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
The Death of Intellectual Conservatism...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/fashion/08conserve.html?hp?no_interstitial
It's pretty pathetic when one of the top intellectuals in the conservative/Republican movement is a 14 year old boy. I really hope he's just brainwashed by his parents and will eventually grow out of it because if he isn't, if he's actually this jaded and this anti-social at 14, he's going to grow up to be a complete ass.
Jonathan retorted, “Now that I’m a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people. I have to think about it!”
This would never happen in the liberal movement. I have nothing against 14 year olds, many of them will eventually grow up to be very influential. That being said, there is no reason for an entire movement to be waiting with baited breath for the next pronouncement from someone who isn't even in High School yet. Is your movement so wanting for any intelligence that you have to resort to this? That this kid has more influence than people who have been working in government for years and have actual firsthand knowledge?
Doug, a computer systems integrator, and Marla, a sales representative and former actress who teaches drama and speech to middle-school students, have been home-schooling their bright, curious son since the sixth grade.
That explains a lot. Why send your kid to school where he might learn to respect all people when you can keep him home and control every thought that ever enters his head?
Although the Krohns are conservative, they say Jonathan’s passion for politics is largely his.
Sure they are. Maybe they've even managed to convince themselves of this but it's just not so. He's home schooled and they're both staunch conservatives. He didn't just wake up one day and realize he hated the poor. They've been drumming this into his head since birth and they've been keeping him isolated with home schooling so he wouldn't dare realize the error of his ideology.
Jonathan said he became a political enthusiast at 8, after hearing about a Democratic filibuster on judicial nominations. “I thought, ‘Who goes to work saying, ‘I’m going to filibuster today?’ ” he said.
So I assume he's furious about the constant Republican threats to filibuster essential bills. I can only imagine the fury with which they will stall and obstruct when Obama's first judicial nominee comes up for a vote.
He still has the zeal of a missionary. His voice rising to a wobbly squeak, he grabs any opening to press the cause. “Barack Obama is the most left-wing president in my lifetime,” he said.
He was barely out of diapers when Bush assumed the Presidency. There should be a certain age limit below which you can't say "in my lifetime".
Mr. Krohn buried his face in his hands. “Oh, Jonathan,” he sighed.
Even his parents are ashamed of him. They can't talk though, they created this monster. I hope they're happy when he's leading some militia or bombing abortion clinics.
It's pretty pathetic when one of the top intellectuals in the conservative/Republican movement is a 14 year old boy. I really hope he's just brainwashed by his parents and will eventually grow out of it because if he isn't, if he's actually this jaded and this anti-social at 14, he's going to grow up to be a complete ass.
Jonathan retorted, “Now that I’m a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people. I have to think about it!”
This would never happen in the liberal movement. I have nothing against 14 year olds, many of them will eventually grow up to be very influential. That being said, there is no reason for an entire movement to be waiting with baited breath for the next pronouncement from someone who isn't even in High School yet. Is your movement so wanting for any intelligence that you have to resort to this? That this kid has more influence than people who have been working in government for years and have actual firsthand knowledge?
Doug, a computer systems integrator, and Marla, a sales representative and former actress who teaches drama and speech to middle-school students, have been home-schooling their bright, curious son since the sixth grade.
That explains a lot. Why send your kid to school where he might learn to respect all people when you can keep him home and control every thought that ever enters his head?
Although the Krohns are conservative, they say Jonathan’s passion for politics is largely his.
Sure they are. Maybe they've even managed to convince themselves of this but it's just not so. He's home schooled and they're both staunch conservatives. He didn't just wake up one day and realize he hated the poor. They've been drumming this into his head since birth and they've been keeping him isolated with home schooling so he wouldn't dare realize the error of his ideology.
Jonathan said he became a political enthusiast at 8, after hearing about a Democratic filibuster on judicial nominations. “I thought, ‘Who goes to work saying, ‘I’m going to filibuster today?’ ” he said.
So I assume he's furious about the constant Republican threats to filibuster essential bills. I can only imagine the fury with which they will stall and obstruct when Obama's first judicial nominee comes up for a vote.
He still has the zeal of a missionary. His voice rising to a wobbly squeak, he grabs any opening to press the cause. “Barack Obama is the most left-wing president in my lifetime,” he said.
He was barely out of diapers when Bush assumed the Presidency. There should be a certain age limit below which you can't say "in my lifetime".
Mr. Krohn buried his face in his hands. “Oh, Jonathan,” he sighed.
Even his parents are ashamed of him. They can't talk though, they created this monster. I hope they're happy when he's leading some militia or bombing abortion clinics.
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