tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1349435713785551910..comments2024-03-29T07:07:32.980-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Donald Trump (or any candidate) may not be a solution in himself, but an outsider at least can be an instrument to dislodge an elite and replace it, for a while..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71959893636124716382016-11-06T12:02:59.749-06:002016-11-06T12:02:59.749-06:00Chuck, Michigan is tied. Momentum still appears mo...Chuck, Michigan is tied. Momentum still appears moving Trump's way. How much do you really think you know?Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54837960140611895912016-11-02T11:36:34.524-05:002016-11-02T11:36:34.524-05:00traditionalguy said...
This is a bad way to unders...<i>traditionalguy said...<br />This is a bad way to understand a vote against The Clinton Crime Family. The Dems were way to overconfident in a believe the MSM could cover her crimes up so long as the GOP cooperated.<br /><br />Well Trump took NO DONOR CORRUPTION money, and thereby alienated the Bush/ Kassich/ Ryan GOP but won the trust of the country.<br /></i><br /><br />Trump has been begging for money for the last three or four months. The RNC loaned him their lists, including a couple that obviously include me. I've gotten daily emails for weeks. Trump hasn't gotten more large donations and PAC support, because the biggest donors don't like him and don't believe in him. Which is no mark of trustworthiness on Trump's part. If you think that Trump would be turning down large donations and major fundraising at this point, I have a tower to sell you in Manhattan.<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75548832974962590472016-11-02T11:31:40.924-05:002016-11-02T11:31:40.924-05:00Holman Jenkins -- as I think I have opined to Prof...Holman Jenkins -- as I think I have opined to Professor Althouse in email -- is the best columnist in America.<br /><br />Don't expect Jenkins to go all pro-Trump now. Jenkins operative theory all along has been that Trump was never terribly serious about running in the first place. That Trump wouldn't personally invest in his campaign, and that he'd cut his losses when it came to it.<br /><br />I expect that Hillary has turned into an even worse candidate than the Never Trumpers imagined. I'd say that she is worse than I imagined, except that I wrote months ago that she is the worst Democrat nominee since Al Smith.<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15324880997110412832016-11-02T11:08:30.795-05:002016-11-02T11:08:30.795-05:00I wrote several months ago in reply to another art...I wrote several months ago in reply to another article that sometimes it is a wrecking ball that you need. I hope Trump <i>is</i> that wrecking ball, fingers crossed. The present path of the country is on is dangerous, and Clinton only promises to keep it on that path.<br /><br />The country is rotting from the head down, and from the inside out. Only fools and knaves are denying it at this moment.Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17331100155783645052016-11-02T11:06:30.724-05:002016-11-02T11:06:30.724-05:00Clinton = Figurehead
Trump = Façade Clinton = Figurehead<br />Trump = Façade Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048255624944551506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47800836066134135082016-11-02T10:35:36.410-05:002016-11-02T10:35:36.410-05:00HoodlumDoodlum:
Absolutely correct and completely...HoodlumDoodlum:<br /><br />Absolutely correct and completely wasted on shiloh. Like most collectivists, shiloh believes the bad "others" will be punished but he will not.<br /><br />History teaches that the first against the wall are those who collaborated. <br /><br />shiloh is stupid.Birkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87107923794011414162016-11-02T10:21:22.538-05:002016-11-02T10:21:22.538-05:00shiloh said...
"with an elite less habituated...<i>shiloh said...<br />"with an elite less habituated to using public power to favor and enrich itself."<br /><br />Indeed, describes narcissistic, pathological liar, accountable to no one, sexual predator, insult laden Trump perfectly!</i><br /><br />Public, shiloh, public. As in the power of the State, dig? Government? You know, the "other name for things we do together?" The thing Trump isn't a part of and hasn't been a part of, but that the Clintons and their pals have used to make themselves fabulously wealthy and seemingly beyond the reach of the law? The thing we all fucking pay for from our taxes?<br /><br />Why is this a difficult thing for Leftists to grasp? There are lots of sins, lots of bad things people do, sure. It's MUCH WORSE when people do bad things using State power. It's bad to act unethically and profit from it. It's MUCH WORSE to do so using the State--a businessperson who profits from cheating is bad, a government employee who uses their position to cheat and profit is very bad. Very very bad, even. Corrupt politicians using the government institutions I pay for to enrich themselves and attack me is worst of all--I get the privilege of paying for Lefty IRS agents to suppress non-Left groups, etc.<br /><br />That's what we have now, shiloh. If you think Trump's a crook, fine, but at worst he's a crook using his own money and power. Hillary is a crook, and she's used the State--our government--to enrich herself (and avoid legal punishment for herself & her friends, etc). That's worse!HoodlumDoodlumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591221162603652473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74462400845340798002016-11-02T09:28:08.708-05:002016-11-02T09:28:08.708-05:00Brando,
Disaster is baked in.
No avoiding it I th...Brando,<br />Disaster is baked in. <br />No avoiding it I think. <br />The current and upcoming generations are simply too decadent and useless.buwayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369134902650235470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31723296404662115802016-11-02T09:11:08.998-05:002016-11-02T09:11:08.998-05:00http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3897406/Ne...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3897406/New-York-Times-reports-95-7-percent-fall-quarterly-profit.html<br /><br />This is pleasant news indeed.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73562694100208096552016-11-02T08:58:27.897-05:002016-11-02T08:58:27.897-05:00Her vision is clear as day. To become the first bi...Her vision is clear as day. To become the first billionaire just from her jobs in the government. She will never catch Castro, which galls her no end, I am sure. tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85529430532390718772016-11-02T08:56:14.605-05:002016-11-02T08:56:14.605-05:00Anyone thinking we're facing some apocalypse w...Anyone thinking we're facing some apocalypse with these candidates is being hysterical. Anyone thinking either of these candidates will get us on the right track is delusional. Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40826756555629187242016-11-02T08:51:57.285-05:002016-11-02T08:51:57.285-05:00Birkel, I think Hillary knows exactly who signs he...Birkel, I think Hillary knows exactly who signs her checks.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520113896946845614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2886351750425948382016-11-02T08:45:09.703-05:002016-11-02T08:45:09.703-05:00I was going to vote for Hillary until Shiloh turne...I was going to vote for Hillary until Shiloh turned me on to Trump. I bet thousands of readers feel the same way.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55226119761573032302016-11-02T08:40:34.035-05:002016-11-02T08:40:34.035-05:00I heard him on Squawk Box this morning. I use to r...I heard him on Squawk Box this morning. I use to read his column before the paywall, he seems to have his head screwed on straight.dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758740197698814061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84492736382029706222016-11-02T08:35:03.678-05:002016-11-02T08:35:03.678-05:00Yes, Henry, because every Leftist leader who goes ...Yes, Henry, because every Leftist leader who goes hard Left gives up lots of opportunities for money. That's why all those leaders are dead broke and also why they pursue power so diligently.<br /><br />/sarcBirkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205292523499913507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27649176441298754332016-11-02T08:19:45.893-05:002016-11-02T08:19:45.893-05:00That's a lot of assertions without logic in th...That's a lot of assertions without logic in that article. If Clinton is weakened, her ability to use executive privilege to rule is also weakened. One of President Obama's great strengths is the perception that he is middle-of-the-road type of guy, just looking for common-sense solutions. Clinton would take power stripped of every veneers. If she is forced to succor the hard left, her ability to govern is weakened, not strengthened.<br /><br />Plus, if she goes hard left, she loses what is most important to her. A revenue stream.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520113896946845614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22183743523955510542016-11-02T08:17:18.367-05:002016-11-02T08:17:18.367-05:00Welcome back, shilho! Did Soros cut you one final ...Welcome back, shilho! Did Soros cut you one final check to wreak havoc for a week?chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86745047325998187452016-11-02T08:16:54.573-05:002016-11-02T08:16:54.573-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27264426964357561542016-11-02T08:14:45.539-05:002016-11-02T08:14:45.539-05:00From the article: It might seem far-fetched now th...From the article: <i>It might seem far-fetched now that President Obama, after Election Day, would try to clear President Clinton’s path by issuing a pardon for offenses committed while secretary of state, but crazier miscalculations have been made by the players in this drama.</i><br /><br />Doesn't seem farfetched to me. I'm still waiting for Huma Abedin's Scooter Libby to take the fall for Hillary's Richard Armitage.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520113896946845614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11463588741420662862016-11-02T08:12:29.112-05:002016-11-02T08:12:29.112-05:00Slight contradiction here: outsider is supposed to...Slight contradiction here: outsider is supposed to dislodge elite -- but loses to a weak prog whose reliance on progs in fact consolidates left elite control. Thanks, Donald!Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505631054204611033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31690347593102328222016-11-02T08:08:48.250-05:002016-11-02T08:08:48.250-05:00This is a bad way to understand a vote against Th...This is a bad way to understand a vote against The Clinton Crime Family. The Dems were way to overconfident in a believe the MSM could cover her crimes up so long as the GOP cooperated.<br /><br />Well Trump took NO DONOR CORRUPTION money, and thereby alienated the Bush/ Kassich/ Ryan GOP but won the trust of the country.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77881197237364656142016-11-02T08:05:50.514-05:002016-11-02T08:05:50.514-05:00My favorite passage:
It pays to recall that the fe...My favorite passage:<br /><i>It pays to recall that the federal machinery trying so hard to give her a pass is the same federal machinery that writes millions of rules for the rest of us. It doesn’t give us a pass. The IRS can’t make sense of its own regulations yet expects us to abide by them under pain of criminal prosecution.<br /><br />Mrs. Clinton’s every plan involves only complicating America’s life with more rules, more legal pitfalls for citizens, more mandates for business. The tax code is not complicated enough for her. ObamaCare is just a down payment on fixing health care with more regulation and government mandates.</i><br /><br />A thousand times this!Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038514318463662024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27762067244011826762016-11-02T08:05:28.266-05:002016-11-02T08:05:28.266-05:00Owen has it right. Clinton is a figurehead.Owen has it right. Clinton is a figurehead.buwayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369134902650235470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3255741522629624302016-11-02T08:04:23.201-05:002016-11-02T08:04:23.201-05:00Well, yes.
Been saying so forever.Well, yes.<br />Been saying so forever.buwayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369134902650235470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78548284609397927822016-11-02T08:03:46.110-05:002016-11-02T08:03:46.110-05:00Rise of the Administrative State has facilitated -...Rise of the Administrative State has facilitated --requires-- the elites we observe. Trump may disrupt their game a little. Clinton will not. She is their creature, the nearly-human representation of the system itself. The meat puppet grafted onto the Borg.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376749487613936205noreply@blogger.com