tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post3009111049034637267..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: All the news that's fit to ignore: Part 3a.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-55699523604700147292007-03-08T16:35:00.000-05:002007-03-08T16:35:00.000-05:00Different tools for different uses, the end result...Different tools for different uses, the end result is getting the job done: abstain for political purposes, obstruct for political purposes...tomato, tomahto....in the end, if your opponent takes the hit, you win.<BR/>I stand by my original compliment: you have a head for political chicanery. Remember, think "big Yankee dollars"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-87080609667018614352007-03-05T17:00:00.000-05:002007-03-05T17:00:00.000-05:00Aw ... that's so cute when Junior gets a crack at ...Aw ... that's so cute when Junior gets a crack at the keyboard.<BR/><BR/>Writes tim:<BR/><BR/>"<I>back in the middle of January, CC urged the Dems to abstain from any vote on Iraq so that any negative political fall-out would be clearly on the heads of the Republicans. The chicanery advocated by Norquist is of the same kind: politics first.</I>"<BR/><BR/>No, it's not. As you correctly pointed out, I advised the Dems to "abstain" -- that is, to avoid any participation in the train wreck that is the Bush administration.<BR/><BR/>What Norquist is recommending is <I>active obstructionism</I>. Now go away and try to appreciate the difference between the two.<BR/><BR/>If necessary, ask a smart person to explain it.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-51963888522130772452007-03-05T16:30:00.000-05:002007-03-05T16:30:00.000-05:00CC obviously has a future in political shenanigans...CC obviously has a future in political shenanigans: back in the middle of January, CC urged the Dems to abstain from any vote on Iraq so that any negative political fall-out would be clearly on the heads of the Republicans. The chicanery advocated by Norquist is of the same kind: politics first.<BR/><BR/>I hear they pay big Yankee dollars, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-65347058575837726452007-03-04T10:57:00.000-05:002007-03-04T10:57:00.000-05:00What's the expression?"Fuck that shit"?What's the expression?<BR/><BR/>"Fuck that shit"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-67928587996190780762007-03-04T08:40:00.000-05:002007-03-04T08:40:00.000-05:00Hey syncro..."Can we do without the...rhetorical b...Hey syncro...<BR/><BR/>"Can we do without the...rhetorical bullshit? Absolutely! Let the real debate begin."<BR/><BR/>That is, if you can.David Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891790923170327958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-88125501856990417972007-03-04T01:54:00.000-05:002007-03-04T01:54:00.000-05:00Wow. yuse leftiacs ar way to powerful. I stand c...Wow. yuse leftiacs ar way to powerful. I stand convertedd.<BR/><BR/>Syncrosyncrodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473390802320989815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-42008668618222091322007-03-03T16:53:00.000-05:002007-03-03T16:53:00.000-05:00Well, despite Mr. Norquist's unfortunate choice of...Well, despite Mr. Norquist's unfortunate choice of words, I still expect the Democrats to behave in a bipartisan fashion, and not find excuses to split the country down the middle.<BR/><BR/>Two wrongs don't make a right.<BR/><BR/>.... ugh, ... excuse me people, ... I'm just wondering if I could get a six-figure income as a political consultant down south.<BR/><BR/>... it leaves a bad taste in my mouth actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-17443015484651852522007-03-03T14:37:00.000-05:002007-03-03T14:37:00.000-05:00How about internment of Republicans? Has anyone i...How about internment of Republicans? Has anyone in the US "workshopped" or "focus grouped" that idea yet?Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-44936262502448984282007-03-03T14:10:00.000-05:002007-03-03T14:10:00.000-05:00Yes, I knew that. It's what I tell people who exp...Yes, I knew that. It's what I tell people who expect a rational explanatino for the invasion of Iraq. You can talk oil all you want. The real reason was to make Bush look like a credible presidential candidate in '04.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com