tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7977611150303638917..comments2024-03-29T06:55:47.109-05:00Comments on Althouse: What's going to happen in tonight's GOP debates?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70713517524583907942011-10-11T19:43:53.927-05:002011-10-11T19:43:53.927-05:00Rumor has it the economy is in the tank and the bl...Rumor has it the economy is in the tank and the bloated government is to blame. Perhaps between the Mormon cult issue and the Cain-is-black hoopla the issue might arise.xnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904680780059812314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70038790601135963442011-10-11T19:01:16.573-05:002011-10-11T19:01:16.573-05:00watch it online here http://www.bloomberg.comwatch it online here <a rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com</a>Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459252195898372564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29585181816902204892011-10-11T18:43:51.095-05:002011-10-11T18:43:51.095-05:00They need to go after Cain and his 999 plan. It...They need to go after Cain and his 999 plan. It's either going to be a serious liability or not, and it would be helpful if we find out before he's chosen as the nominee.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84669202658903214932011-10-11T18:23:25.420-05:002011-10-11T18:23:25.420-05:00If the candidates are smart ...
Lady, the only th...<i>If the candidates are smart</i> <b>...</b><br /><br />Lady, the only thing dumber than a Republican politician is a Democrat politician.<br /><br />Or maybe a member of OWS.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46029209459964560092011-10-11T18:04:57.451-05:002011-10-11T18:04:57.451-05:00Is this debate even being televised everywhere? It...Is this debate even being televised everywhere? It says it's on Bloomberg TV, which I don't think is even available in Austin. If it's not showing on a major channel, this might be a minor debate.Chris Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417474428725474616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35441181850533425742011-10-11T17:16:05.158-05:002011-10-11T17:16:05.158-05:00Scott M said...
"Cain will continue to rise.&...Scott M said...<br />"Cain will continue to rise."<br />---------------<br />Cain is the only candidate that has not been vetted or scrutinized by the media or the other candidates. The "black man's pass" similar to what the media and the other side gave Obama - something that Herman Cain himself would hate in principle - is great for Romney, not so great for the others. Because Cain's unscrutinized candidacy is destroying Rick Perry. Almost to a single decimal point, every point Herman Cain gets is a point in the polls Perry loses. <br /><br />Eventually, unlike with Obama, the attention will turn to how substantive a candidate Herman Cain actually is. And I think the verdict will be that the 65-year old would be a fine person to but in the Senate or a governors spot for his 1st elective office - but not the Presidency.<br />And his 9-9-9 plan is basically another Steve Forbes style flat tax that shifts the tax burden from the wealthiest to the lower middle class and poor. Which will be obvious once it's consequences to each economic quintle and to examples of how it plays out for the richest and poorest are known.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49201759890709094882011-10-11T17:03:54.137-05:002011-10-11T17:03:54.137-05:00Pragmatist said...
On 5....how about they debate t...Pragmatist said...<br />On 5....how about they debate this:<br /><br />The president does not create jobs, demand for services and products do. No one on that panel will be able to create a single job.<br />---------<br />Ignorance.<br />Certain policy reversals are absolutely guaranteed to rev up the economy and jobs.<br /><br />1. Romney's pledge to give waivers to all 50 states exempting them from being required to accept Obamacare ends what employers call the biggest uncertainty blocking them from wanting new employees.<br /><br />2. Ending Obama's oil drilling bans. Instant jobs.<br /><br />3. Ending all fear of the new trenche of EPA regulations and rolling back past jobs killers - instant jobs.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9453234325502449542011-10-11T16:48:48.059-05:002011-10-11T16:48:48.059-05:00lyssalovelyredhead,
I grew up in the Bible Belt, ...lyssalovelyredhead,<br /><br />I grew up in the Bible Belt, and my experience is as yours. People I knew respected Mormons for their missionary work.<br /><br />While their theology seems strange to Christians, in their daily lives they are indistinguishable from strict evangelical Christians.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58817065800862259042011-10-11T16:47:17.309-05:002011-10-11T16:47:17.309-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.sorepawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897026983666453798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1234166613370722402011-10-11T16:41:05.439-05:002011-10-11T16:41:05.439-05:00Lyssa - First, I'll agree with you that it'...Lyssa - First, I'll agree with you that it's a dumb question. ;o)<br /><br />I, arguably, *am* a "bible belter," and while I don't "like" Mormonism, that's not what disqualifies Romney from the office of the President, IMHO. Likewise (with a couple of minor exceptions), like-minded people that I know also don't like Romney as a candidate - but they also don't base their distrust of him on his religion. To review:<br /><br />- Mormonism - disagree, but okay.<br />- Flip flop on Romney/ObamaCare = distrust<br />- Inconsistencies on tax policies = distrust<br />- Inconsistencies on social issues = distrust<br />- Smarmy used-car salesman persona = distrust<br />- etc.<br /><br />So... basically, I dislike Romney for being Liberal-light, not for being Mormon.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007147984661130273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26754339114592239972011-10-11T15:52:30.186-05:002011-10-11T15:52:30.186-05:00Romney won't be nominated, the Evangelicals wi...<i>Romney won't be nominated, the Evangelicals will not allow it, mark my words.</i><br /><br />Do the people repeating this line actually know any actual evangelicals or other Christians who actually state that they believe that Romney's religion makes him unfit for public office, or are they just repeating stereotypes and assumptions about people they don't want anything to do with anyway? <br /><br />(Yes, I know that's a stupid question. I'm in serious bible belt land, and I've not heard a peep against Mormonism from an actual person who doesn't like it.) <br /><br />- LyssaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60728242928570933712011-10-11T15:50:29.013-05:002011-10-11T15:50:29.013-05:00Meanwhile, it looks like Romney will run another t...Meanwhile, it looks like Romney will run another tiresome play out of the Dem playbook and demand that Perry repudiate what some other person has said.Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58012166296105478812011-10-11T15:35:35.914-05:002011-10-11T15:35:35.914-05:00What will happen?
The Stupid Party, of which Bach...What will happen?<br /><br />The Stupid Party, of which Bachmann, Santorum, and Cain are members, will once again do something stupid that works to Romney's advantage.<br /><br />Maybe Bachmann will obsess some more about Gardisil. Maybe Santorum will condescend to us again and tell us that he's forgotten more than others know. Maybe Cain -- of the let's take on an additional federal tax idea -- will complain some more that Perry painted the rock, turned it over, and rarely went to the place anyway.<br /><br />Thanks to their deciding to take the heat off of Barack Obama by ganging up on Perry, we may end up getting stuck with Barack Romney as the nominee.Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-580176905744883702011-10-11T15:16:23.391-05:002011-10-11T15:16:23.391-05:00Hmmmmmm. Claims to be CPA, with degrees, and then ...Hmmmmmm. Claims to be CPA, with degrees, and then babbling away. It's...Byro, the LDS-stoner-troll.<br /><br />CPA eh? We'll see what the Dept of CA Accountancy says, fraud.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39429734837961107272011-10-11T15:09:08.237-05:002011-10-11T15:09:08.237-05:00On 5....how about they debate this:
The president...On 5....how about they debate this:<br /><br />The president does not create jobs, demand for services and products do. No one on that panel will be able to create a single job. <br /><br />There is not a shred of evidence outside of Republican country clubs that tax cuts for the wealthy has created a single job.<br /><br /><br />If they want to talk about the horror of federal deficit spending maybe they can debate how cutting federal revenue, not enforcing the tax code and opening up the Treasury to Republican fund raisers is going to shrink the deficit. Even some of you who did not make it out of JC can understand that deficits are caused by less revenue and more spending. I know that the Tea Party is made up of unemployables, tax cheats, bankrupts and other Joe the Plumber like whiners but really? Balance the budget by cutting taxes? No more Laffer gas, you are high enough.Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038143934150553741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34982265337447018892011-10-11T15:08:32.806-05:002011-10-11T15:08:32.806-05:00I know the Right likes their double standards
You...<i>I know the Right likes their double standards</i><br /><br />You imply the Left does not here. Is that your honest opinion?<br /><br /><i>claiming victimhood the same time they are bashing people but even by their standards this is wacked</i><br /><br />You will more of the behavior that is rewarded and less of the behavior that is punished. Again, the irony here is wonderful and you serve it with such aplomb.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2103258947248067332011-10-11T15:00:48.832-05:002011-10-11T15:00:48.832-05:00So, lets get it straight. If a Democrat is being m...So, lets get it straight. If a Democrat is being mean or silly or stupid or hypocritical we must rush to judgement and throw it in his/her face and if the media does not do that that are covering up. If a Republican is being mean or silly or stupid or telling lies or being hypocritical we are not to say anything, be polite, blame the Dems for egging him on and if the media mentions it they are hating on the Reps and being unfair. I know the Right likes their double standards, claiming victimhood the same time they are bashing people but even by their standards this is wacked.Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038143934150553741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54634876513945792342011-10-11T14:58:02.958-05:002011-10-11T14:58:02.958-05:00Jeez, it isn't even campaign season yet and I ...<i>Jeez, it isn't even campaign season yet and I cannot turn on my TV without a photo op for a bunch of smiling Orwellian lapdogs.</i><br /><br />That irony was delicious. Hopefully you have enough for the whole class.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80622565119918193822011-10-11T14:56:12.053-05:002011-10-11T14:56:12.053-05:00Could we have a moratorium on republican "deb...Could we have a moratorium on republican "debates"? I know it is free publicity and they can blame Obama without having to have a counter argument but really? A Year of a Thousand debates? Jeez, it isn't even campaign season yet and I cannot turn on my TV without a photo op for a bunch of smiling Orwellian lapdogs.Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038143934150553741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80784015582898305452011-10-11T14:43:12.529-05:002011-10-11T14:43:12.529-05:00Neo-liberal in the sense that business and trade w...Neo-liberal in the sense that business and trade will lead the way for a higher standard of living throughout the world. This will be partially accomplished through a sort of imperialism in the form of interventions. Altogether, a blend of neo-conism and Wilsonian international interventionism accomplished with drones, smart bombs, trade, and diplomacy.deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40502526310539470202011-10-11T14:29:09.984-05:002011-10-11T14:29:09.984-05:00we are tended toward a sort of neo-liberal future ...<i>we are tended toward a sort of neo-liberal future where business, tech, and morals will equalize throughout the world, however slowly</i><br /><br />I don't have any problems believing that things will equalize, to some extent, but why neo-liberal (in what sense?) and, of course, this all assumes general stability.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64348858431272207922011-10-11T14:26:40.259-05:002011-10-11T14:26:40.259-05:00Good points, C in MA, which brings me to my overal...Good points, C in MA, which brings me to my overall view of politics, that things are streamlined in all aspects of modern life. Whether a Romney or Obama, we are tended toward a sort of neo-liberal future where business, tech, and morals will equalize throughout the world, however slowly (thankya, thankya very much :)deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24916279515500008992011-10-11T14:07:28.915-05:002011-10-11T14:07:28.915-05:00Mitochondri-Allie said...
Romney won't be...<b>Mitochondri-Allie said...<br /><br /> Romney won't be nominated, the Evangelicals will not allow it, mark my words.</b><br /><br />Since the evangelicals apparently run everything, I just hope they see their way clear to voting Obama out of office.Tyrone Slothrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304508836038921013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73777140691784428542011-10-11T13:55:15.855-05:002011-10-11T13:55:15.855-05:00"If the candidates are smart, they'll mak...<i>"If the candidates are smart, they'll make it be 5, 5, 5, 5, and more 5."</i><br /><br />Not every question can be twisted into being about 'jobs and Obama'.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749459207189576328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72311547488624813382011-10-11T13:51:30.957-05:002011-10-11T13:51:30.957-05:00An excellent point, Deborah, but as you know, elec...An excellent point, Deborah, but as you know, electing a GOP president doesn't guarantee a conservative justice; see Souter and O'Connor for good examples. And yes, consideration of Obama's SC picks ought to be weighed in the balance, but - having seen Romney in action - I have no illusions that he would pick a jurist in the Scalia or Thomas mold, and even if he did, I certainly do not see him as having the stones to stand behind his pick and expand political capital in the face of relentless Democrat/media sleaze.Christopher in MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833020990663388610noreply@blogger.com