tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2467930426969722449..comments2024-03-19T08:38:11.487-05:00Comments on Althouse: Tammy Baldwin will appear with Obama and talk about their "shared vision of building a progressive nation from the middle class out."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41064332933622033782012-10-04T17:04:54.994-05:002012-10-04T17:04:54.994-05:00Garage said--"Tommy sez he's just *hiccup...Garage said--<i>"Tommy sez he's just *hiccup* just "exhausted" after the primary. That's why he isn't on the campaign trail or taking any questions from the *hiccup* media."</i><br /><br />If you drive drunk, run off the side of a bridge into a river, and leave your date to drown, you might be a Democratic Senator with aspirations of the presidency.(apologies to Jeff Foxworthy)Carnifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561390087899686588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34411171366951066222012-10-03T23:01:15.497-05:002012-10-03T23:01:15.497-05:00Yes, Wisconsin has a real problem with it's co...<i>Yes, Wisconsin has a real problem with it's constant wars.</i><br /><br />Yes, it <a href="https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=wisconsin+drug+bust" rel="nofollow">sure</a> <a href="http://fox6now.com/2012/05/17/cartels-invade-the-northwoods/" rel="nofollow">does.</a><br /><br />purplepenquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985523216476971244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22684173277857202202012-10-03T16:02:36.177-05:002012-10-03T16:02:36.177-05:00As others have said, four more years of progressiv...As others have said, four more years of progressive policies under the O'Bumbler would be a disaster. What sentient being could even consider voting for him...oh, wait, AA can!<br />Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569206003851743608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85240044928175862182012-10-03T15:17:14.782-05:002012-10-03T15:17:14.782-05:00You'd think that Holmes' "three gener...You'd think that Holmes' "three generations of imbiciles are enough" would have caught on by now....Andy Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102824539405027612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5838414196730386072012-10-03T11:19:14.384-05:002012-10-03T11:19:14.384-05:00We already have a progressive nation, Tammy. That&...We already have a progressive nation, Tammy. That's why your party is in such trouble.PatCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827568087023000839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72128602215277786562012-10-03T10:59:17.772-05:002012-10-03T10:59:17.772-05:00garage mahal said...
The Progressive Party was st...garage mahal said...<br /><br /><i>The Progressive Party was started in Wisconsin and has been around for over 100 years. She is running as an unabashed anti-war populist, and winning.</i><br /><br />I see little difference between Baldwin there and Boxer here. The same people lovin' her for the same reasons. <br /><br />chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74015968285590319542012-10-03T10:57:11.757-05:002012-10-03T10:57:11.757-05:00She is running as an unabashed anti-war populist
...<i>She is running as an unabashed anti-war populist</i><br /><br />Let' hope she's not also running as an unabashed anti-kinetic-military-action populist, or things might get a bit awkward on that podium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69046128303189979962012-10-03T10:51:31.268-05:002012-10-03T10:51:31.268-05:00Yes, Wisconsin has a real problem with it's co...<i>Yes, Wisconsin has a real problem with it's constant wars.</i><br /><br />How many Wisconsinites died in Iraq/Afghanistan, do you think, dipshit?garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44635486177798262922012-10-03T10:47:38.744-05:002012-10-03T10:47:38.744-05:00"She is running as an unabashed anti-war popu...<i>"She is running as an unabashed anti-war populist, and winning."</i><br /><br />Yes, Wisconsin has a real problem with it's constant wars.<br /><br />And, I'm sure another Democrat is all we need to get us out of Afghanistan.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42969445497355764882012-10-03T10:43:47.980-05:002012-10-03T10:43:47.980-05:00They will eventually figure out what is meant by &...<i>They will eventually figure out what is meant by "progressive" and then progressives will search for a new monniker. </i><br /><br />The Progressive Party was started in Wisconsin and has been around for over 100 years. She is running as an unabashed anti-war populist, and winning. garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50407886668537045912012-10-03T10:32:40.159-05:002012-10-03T10:32:40.159-05:00"..."shared vision of building a progres...<i>"..."shared vision of building a progressive nation from the middle class out.""</i><br /><br />...like the way that space critter erupted from the <a href="http://mimg.ugo.com/201105/1/7/5/192571/kill-shots-690-image_gallery_2694_alien-john-hurt.jpg" rel="nofollow">middle</a> of John Hurt's chest out in <i>Alien</i>.furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1387366467292410802012-10-03T10:26:24.335-05:002012-10-03T10:26:24.335-05:00Giving tax money to the public sector unions doesn...Giving tax money to the public sector unions doesn't grow the middle class. Ever. It competes with it.SGT Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184808889760136366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56550760271977819192012-10-03T10:24:06.328-05:002012-10-03T10:24:06.328-05:00Progressivism as practiced these past 70 years is ...Progressivism as practiced these past 70 years is a huge failure. <br /><br />We need to reject Progressive ideas and policies, because they don't work in the long run.SGT Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184808889760136366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35201268735996791022012-10-03T10:22:49.261-05:002012-10-03T10:22:49.261-05:00Is there any awareness on the left, that having to...Is there any awareness on the left, that having to change the word you use to describe your outlook every few years means something?<br /><br />The problem with "liberal" is not that it got tainted with incorrect connotations, but rather that people figured out what was meant by "liberal". They will eventually figure out what is meant by "progressive" and then progressives will search for a new monniker. <br /><br />Sometimes they will write self-soothing books like <i>What's the Matter with Kansas?</i> so they won't have to feel bad about their subterfuge. The people may not want the progressive program but the people will benefit, so who cares if we only get there by trickery?dbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457585811847604584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27368594166326382622012-10-03T10:20:19.830-05:002012-10-03T10:20:19.830-05:00What other state would vote to retain a republican...<i>What other state would vote to retain a republican governor and elect a communist to the senate?</i><br /><br />...for starters:<br /><br /><b>Iowa:</b> (Branstad and Harkin)<br /><b>Mass:</b> (Weld/Romney and Kennedy/Kerry)<br /><b>Cali:</b> (Wilson/Cranston)<br />///furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57945665544763182342012-10-03T10:11:36.131-05:002012-10-03T10:11:36.131-05:00And yet she says things like "vision of build...<i>And yet she says things like "vision of building a progressive nation." Do her people have any idea how awful that sounds to people who are not on the left, i.e., the people she needs to convince/trick if she wants to win?</i><br /><br />Very good point. I think part of the problem is simply bad writing -- putting the adjective in the wrong place. "Progressive vision" would have been better than "progressive nation."AFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427028462260188064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8509058395036918262012-10-03T10:10:55.468-05:002012-10-03T10:10:55.468-05:00Tommy sez he's just *hiccup* just "exhaus...Tommy sez he's just *hiccup* just "exhausted" after the primary. That's why he isn't on the campaign trail or taking any questions from the *hiccup* media. garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70506726881755980642012-10-03T10:09:16.763-05:002012-10-03T10:09:16.763-05:00There is that "middle out" thing again.
...There is that "middle out" thing again.<br /><br />I remember when it was "Bottom Up"... Rumsfeld's Bottom Up Review... (BUR)<br /><br />"Top Down" has been discarded, it seems, never to return.. “The 99%” will see to it.<br /><br />Although I believe “top down” will never fall out of favor in cars.<br /><br />"Middle Out" only conjures Michelle rebukes.. and Lord of the Rings geography. <br />Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74902448801296775152012-10-03T10:08:51.780-05:002012-10-03T10:08:51.780-05:00I think most of us want something completely new.....<i>I think most of us want something completely new...a much smaller public (non-profit) sector.</i><br /><br />Limited government is a new idea? It's the blueprint. Been there since the founding. Still there. All that's needed is a vigorous refutation of the statist argument that limited government is a reactionary and therefore bigoted concept (just ask hatboy). In other words the usual leftist claptrap has to be confronted and vanquished. ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11527319829495814132012-10-03T10:07:22.123-05:002012-10-03T10:07:22.123-05:00Isn't this an illegal campaign contribution to...Isn't this an illegal campaign contribution to Tammy Baldwin's campaign for US Senate?<br /><br />The University of Wisconsin is providing an "in kind" donation to Barack Obama and Tammy Baldwin by permitting the use of taxpayer owned property for partisan campaign purposes.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571006818155115377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47175036988197639612012-10-03T10:06:33.047-05:002012-10-03T10:06:33.047-05:00Again, Tammy is better looking than Tommy. Althous...Again, Tammy is better looking than Tommy. Althouse key prognosticator!shilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77462468551322951462012-10-03T10:04:06.352-05:002012-10-03T10:04:06.352-05:00kiss of death, much like Obama will literally be t...kiss of death, much like <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ma/massachusetts_romney_vs_obama-1804.html" rel="nofollow">Obama</a> will literally be the kiss of death for Scott Brown in MA.shilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41059047121729095242012-10-03T10:00:47.133-05:002012-10-03T10:00:47.133-05:00Indeed, Obama will be the kiis of death for Tammy ...Indeed, <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/wi/wisconsin_romney_vs_obama-1871.html" rel="nofollow">Obama</a> will be the kiis of death for <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/senate/wi/wisconsin_senate_thompson_vs_baldwin-2711.html" rel="nofollow">Tammy</a> ...<br /><br />Oh wait!<br /><br />blessingsshilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49883215911179204442012-10-03T10:00:12.143-05:002012-10-03T10:00:12.143-05:00To the contrary, though I find her vision appallin...To the contrary, though I find her vision appalling, I applaud her candor in being straight up about it. Oso Negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996629147239192401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34004998312875149072012-10-03T09:57:50.228-05:002012-10-03T09:57:50.228-05:00Progressive always sounds better than national soc...Progressive always sounds better than national socialist.McTriumphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943850130675663453noreply@blogger.com