tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post9016211717860670787..comments2024-03-29T10:30:00.718-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Trump essentially ran against a united Democratic party, the Republican establishment, the mainstream media (both liberal and conservative) — and won."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63725412065893763302017-02-01T09:37:42.083-06:002017-02-01T09:37:42.083-06:00Bill Clinton never got Hillary elected to national...<i> Bill Clinton never got Hillary elected to national office,</i><br /><br />He got her elected to the Senate, close enough to start a dynasty.Craig Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17778080830068892260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19088541004041120182017-02-01T09:14:30.063-06:002017-02-01T09:14:30.063-06:00Trump vs. Romney: It all depends on whether we wa...Trump vs. Romney: It all depends on whether we want a president who actually <i>acts</i> for us or one who just looks presidential. mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46549365419570900592017-02-01T09:11:48.260-06:002017-02-01T09:11:48.260-06:00Corey Booker is no Obama. He is too Black for the ...<i>Corey Booker is no Obama. He is too Black for the Democrats to be comfortable with.<br /><br /><b>He's also EXCEPTIONALLY weird.</b></i><br /><br />But he's better looking than Obama. :-) IMO. Not a reason to vote for him, of course. I hope the Dems <i>do</i> run someone like that. They'll have as much chance as a snowball in hell. <br /><br />mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60798531433690477982017-02-01T08:34:27.503-06:002017-02-01T08:34:27.503-06:00@Robert Cook -- You and I saw the exact same sente...@Robert Cook -- You and I saw the exact same sentence. Second sentence in the article. The entire conceit is based on a false premise.<br /><br />To be fair, VDH's vague definition "hard left" is echoed by the vague definition Democrats use of "hard right".Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520113896946845614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46186847359138159312017-02-01T07:41:53.341-06:002017-02-01T07:41:53.341-06:00" He just didn't have the fire to fight. ..." He just didn't have the fire to fight. A great candidate who just won't fight is not going to win."<br /><br />Bingo. And a large part of the appeal of Trump from the start. More than fighting the opposition, Trump did not cower and issue apologies at any and all examples of "bad" press.<br /><br />I find Trump to be weird, somewhat unnerving, but a classic example of the "strong horse" in a field of geldings.JAOREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11819907966430540035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50179479423485553632017-02-01T07:02:52.270-06:002017-02-01T07:02:52.270-06:00I supported him on this blog and voted for him. Th...<b>I supported him on this blog and voted for him. The best thing you can say about Mitt is that he would have been a little better for America than Obama turned out to be.</b><br /><br />Disagree. He'd have been infinitely better. He is, still, the best qualified candidate we've ever had. He just didn't have the fire to fight. A great candidate who just won't fight is not going to win. And it's sad. We missed out on somebody who could've improved things a ton.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35270137104123543012017-02-01T07:01:02.541-06:002017-02-01T07:01:02.541-06:00That was always true. The Obama coattails only exi...<b>That was always true. The Obama coattails only exist when he is running. (And then they are considerable.)</b><br /><br />Based on 2012, I'd dispute that they were considerable.<br /><br /><b>Obama is unusually good at politics but the Dems just need a warm body with a minimum of ethical lapses and they will defeat Trump in the next election.</b><br /><br />Not at this rate. Most people don't want to support a political ideology that defends political violence.<br /><br />Hint: Conservatives aren't saying it is OK to punch an opponent for their views.<br /><br /><b>The Senate Democrats are going full Wisconsin and not showing for the confirmation votes.</b><br /><br />Might be time for quorum rule changes. Such as if the member is within 10 miles within 1 week of a vote and refuses to appear for votes, then quorum rules are suspended.<br /><br /><b>This is a stupid argument. Obama was Michael Jordan playing on the Washington Generals. It's not his fault the other guys couldn't play.</b><br /><br />A "great" player who basically decimates his own side is not that great.<br /><br /><b>Corey Booker is no Obama. He is too Black for the Democrats to be comfortable with.</b><br /><br />He's also EXCEPTIONALLY weird.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13277989792585467952017-02-01T06:24:17.015-06:002017-02-01T06:24:17.015-06:00How can a return to the rule of law be considered ...How can a return to the rule of law be considered chaos?Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12380330714281166232017-01-31T22:16:28.791-06:002017-01-31T22:16:28.791-06:00It's funny, the Republicans own the Presidency...<i>It's funny, the Republicans own the Presidency, the House and control the Senate. Yet they still act like the minority party. Except for Trump they are afraid to lead.</i><br /><br />You don't succeed as a Congressman by doing things. You succeed by criticising other people who are doing things. That's true of both parties, too - look at the amount of time Harry Reid spent lambasting the Koch brothers instead of trying to put a budget together.<br /><br />Most of the Republicans in Congress don't have much in the way of actual ideology (as opposed to stated), they don't owe Trump anything, and they spent the election making him their enemy. They'll wait until he falters, and then the knives will come out.Bob Loblawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081916786770290968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6378452285825797192017-01-31T20:51:20.743-06:002017-01-31T20:51:20.743-06:00What evil do you have planned tonight, Robert Cook...What evil do you have planned tonight, Robert Cook?Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51052281256907311952017-01-31T19:33:40.357-06:002017-01-31T19:33:40.357-06:00"I know, Cookie. No one to the right of Stali...<i>"I know, Cookie. No one to the right of Stalin is 'left' to you."</i><br /><br />Heh. Obama was to the right of Nixon.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5819376590960278202017-01-31T19:28:28.060-06:002017-01-31T19:28:28.060-06:00the Kock Brothers! But they are basically on the s...<b>the Kock Brothers! But they are basically on the same team. </b><br /><br />Better yet, the Coen brothers! :-) That might be a rag worth reading. mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46751627071417088552017-01-31T19:24:17.394-06:002017-01-31T19:24:17.394-06:00I know, Cookie. No one to the right of Stalin is ...I know, Cookie. No one to the right of Stalin is 'left' to you.mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67991067519974394852017-01-31T19:24:02.808-06:002017-01-31T19:24:02.808-06:00"It's funny, the Republicans own the Pres...<i>"It's funny, the Republicans own the Presidency, the House and control the Senate. Yet they still act like the minority party."</i> <br /><br />Most Republican, and most in the right overall, no matter whether they are in majority power, always act like peeved, self-pitying dorks angry that the pretty girls at the dance won't let them cut in. <br /><br />And who can blame the pretty girls?Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79578903671930004742017-01-31T19:15:41.760-06:002017-01-31T19:15:41.760-06:00"In truth, Obama’s legacy is twofold: He took...<i>"In truth, Obama’s legacy is twofold: He took the party hard left...."</i><br /><br />Okay, immediately we can see that Hanson's "analysis" is deeply flawed.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55015576969199430072017-01-31T19:01:39.134-06:002017-01-31T19:01:39.134-06:00The best sentence:
They are clueless that their p...The best sentence:<br /><br /><i>They are clueless that their present rabid frenzy is doing as much political damage to their cause as is the object of their outrage."</i><br /><br />Among the comments:<br /><br /><i>It's funny, the Republicans own the Presidency, the House and control the Senate. Yet they still act like the minority party. Except for Trump they are afraid to lead.</i><br /><br />If only we could take a tissue sample from one of Trump’s testicles, grow a pair under strict laboratory conditions and somehow graft them somewhere in the region of Paul Ryan’s crotch … but no, what we have in reality is a eunuch festival that we sometimes refer to as the “House leadership.” <br /><br />Ryan can’t even get his caucus to agree on a replacement for Obamacare, even though he has known this moment was coming since election night; that’s not leadership, that’s incompetence. Or worse - <i>wanting</i> to fail, <i>planning</i> to fail, where we go from mere incompetence to political treason. <br /><br /><i>It took a special kind of wimp to lose to Obama in 2012. Mitt was up to the task.</i><br /><br />I supported him on this blog and voted for him. The best thing you can say about Mitt is that he would have been a little better for America than Obama turned out to be. But that’s a low bar. Romney’s behavior since his defeat has been atrocious. He has no national political future, as he is bound to know … <br />gracklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138997480493469444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24064273175236867032017-01-31T18:42:51.579-06:002017-01-31T18:42:51.579-06:00ARM working hard to do the work other trolls and o...ARM working hard to do the work other trolls and opposition commenters won't do. Give that man a Green Card.CWJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598487232861475833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80580271684896661792017-01-31T18:35:48.544-06:002017-01-31T18:35:48.544-06:00A friend who lives in San Antonio told me she ran ...A friend who lives in San Antonio told me she ran into Julian Castro once - literally. She said he's a very small guy. She was looking straight ahead and walked right into him.<br /><br />It's entirely superficial, but being extremely short is a handicap for a male presidential candidate in this day and age. If you've ever seen Ron Johnson in person, you know he would have a similar disadvantage if he ever decided to run. exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996979470278945904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3944282064855355592017-01-31T18:32:26.036-06:002017-01-31T18:32:26.036-06:00Dynasty seems like the wrong word; factions, maybe...Dynasty seems like the wrong word; factions, maybe? There's are definite Clinton/Obama factions on the left.Matt Sablanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885240752820005149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52516832851223136852017-01-31T18:25:41.477-06:002017-01-31T18:25:41.477-06:00Barack Obama is a dynasty? Since when is one guy a...Barack Obama is a dynasty? Since when is one guy a dynasty? Otherwise, he's right but obvious.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40943495253874523312017-01-31T18:18:36.856-06:002017-01-31T18:18:36.856-06:00AReasonableMan said...
Someone like Bezos would b...AReasonableMan said...<br /><br /><b>Someone like Bezos would be happy to own it, even if the current inept ownership fails.</b><br /><br />Maybe Salesforce would stoop down and scoop the times up. Or Uber. Or...<br /><br />the Kock Brothers! But they are basically on the same team. Achilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109507896997459818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30865073260551966512017-01-31T18:18:19.004-06:002017-01-31T18:18:19.004-06:00I ran into a Madison friend yesterday who is an ol...I ran into a Madison friend yesterday who is an old old liberal Dem leftie prog socialist marxist genius scholar and he told me that he's "so f*cking tired of those people." I said, what? — and here I thought you one OF those people? He said, "well, still, I'm sick of them all." I said yeah they're sort of like a religious cult aren't they and he said, "they're like Jehovah's Witnesses. Only the Jehovah's Witnesses are nice. Have you ever met a Jehovah's Witness? They're always really really nice. But these people are not nice. They're like mean Jehovah's Witnesses. They're sick people trying to steal each other's medicine."Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83342158573576487342017-01-31T18:13:48.744-06:002017-01-31T18:13:48.744-06:00I've heard Julian Castro's name mentioned,...<i><b>I've heard Julian Castro's name mentioned, but he has no ability to appeal to non-activists</b><br /><br />And the name sure won't help. Who's his running mate....Andrew Hitler?</i><br /><br />It would be an advantage on the Left.....If they could come up with someone named Vladimir Pol Pot Guevara he'd win the Democratic primaries by a landslide.Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30070643048603021472017-01-31T18:09:53.850-06:002017-01-31T18:09:53.850-06:00It's funny, the Republicans own the Presidency...<i>It's funny, the Republicans own the Presidency, the House and control the Senate. Yet they still act like the minority party. Except for Trump they are afraid to lead.</i><br /><br />The MSM has trained them well.....think of the MSM as Ramsey Bolton and the GOP Establishment as Reek........Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64169632465006504422017-01-31T18:08:56.629-06:002017-01-31T18:08:56.629-06:00I've heard Julian Castro's name mentioned,...<i>I've heard Julian Castro's name mentioned, but he has no ability to appeal to non-activists</i><br /><br />And the name sure won't help. Who's his running mate....Andrew Hitler?eddie willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624004872700778288noreply@blogger.com