Comments on: Flip Side of the Brown Coin http://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/ "One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." -- Arthur Koestler Fri, 25 May 2012 03:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bob Belvederehttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Bob Belvedere Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:16:07 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-1913 Quoted from and Linked to at: <b> <a href="http://thecampofthesaints.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/the-parasite-in-the-brain-of-the-gop/" rel="nofollow">The Parasite In The Brain Of The GOP</a></b> Quoted from and Linked to at:
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]]> By: Bob Belvederehttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-38946 Bob Belvedere Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:16:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-38946 Quoted from and Linked to at: <b> <a href="http://thecampofthesaints.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/the-parasite-in-the-brain-of-the-gop/" rel="nofollow">The Parasite In The Brain Of The GOP</a></b> Quoted from and Linked to at:
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]]> By: smittyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 smitty Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:53:22 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-1403 @Kn@ppster, Hey, it's a blog comment, so I shouldn't get too reactionary, but "Setting aside the fact that “Progressivism” originated in the Republican Party" seems a bit of an oversimplification. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>, FWIW, hints at just a little more detail. @Kn@ppster,
Hey, it’s a blog comment, so I shouldn’t get too reactionary, but “Setting aside the fact that “Progressivism” originated in the Republican Party” seems a bit of an oversimplification.

Wikipedia, FWIW, hints at just a little more detail.

]]> By: smittyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-38945 smitty Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-38945 @Kn@ppster, Hey, it's a blog comment, so I shouldn't get too reactionary, but "Setting aside the fact that “Progressivism” originated in the Republican Party" seems a bit of an oversimplification. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>, FWIW, hints at just a little more detail. @Kn@ppster,
Hey, it’s a blog comment, so I shouldn’t get too reactionary, but “Setting aside the fact that “Progressivism” originated in the Republican Party” seems a bit of an oversimplification.

Wikipedia, FWIW, hints at just a little more detail.

]]> By: Amused Cynic » Blog Archive » ObamaCare: “Their sole remaining reason for completing the damn thing is that they started it.”http://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-1400 Amused Cynic » Blog Archive » ObamaCare: “Their sole remaining reason for completing the damn thing is that they started it.” Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:39:37 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-1400 [...] The Other McCain gives us a link and has more commentary: The real problem for the Republicans is the Progressive [...] [...] The Other McCain gives us a link and has more commentary: The real problem for the Republicans is the Progressive [...]

]]> By: Thomas L. Knapphttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Thomas L. Knapp Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:05:48 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-1391 "The message of the Tea Parties seems to be that there is some possibility for long term GOP survival, but only if the GOP load-sheds the Progressivism that has wrought financial ruin within the last century." Setting aside the fact that "Progressivism" originated in the Republican Party -- most people forget that it was a Republican House and Senate majority that sent the 16th and 17th Amendments to the states, created the Federal Reserve, spawned Roosevelt's Progressive Party ("Bull Moose") and LaFollette's 1924 campaign, and blueprinted the New Deal -- how could that possibly be the "message of the Tea Parties? Sorry, the game's up. To the extent that the Tea Parties supported Scott Brown (not all of them did), they were sending a clear message: "We'll put up with <em>anything</em> that has an R next to its name." “The message of the Tea Parties seems to be that there is some possibility for long term GOP survival, but only if the GOP load-sheds the Progressivism that has wrought financial ruin within the last century.”

Setting aside the fact that “Progressivism” originated in the Republican Party — most people forget that it was a Republican House and Senate majority that sent the 16th and 17th Amendments to the states, created the Federal Reserve, spawned Roosevelt’s Progressive Party (“Bull Moose”) and LaFollette’s 1924 campaign, and blueprinted the New Deal — how could that possibly be the “message of the Tea Parties?

Sorry, the game’s up. To the extent that the Tea Parties supported Scott Brown (not all of them did), they were sending a clear message: “We’ll put up with anything that has an R next to its name.”

]]> By: Thomas L. Knapphttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-38944 Thomas L. Knapp Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:05:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-38944 "The message of the Tea Parties seems to be that there is some possibility for long term GOP survival, but only if the GOP load-sheds the Progressivism that has wrought financial ruin within the last century." Setting aside the fact that "Progressivism" originated in the Republican Party -- most people forget that it was a Republican House and Senate majority that sent the 16th and 17th Amendments to the states, created the Federal Reserve, spawned Roosevelt's Progressive Party ("Bull Moose") and LaFollette's 1924 campaign, and blueprinted the New Deal -- how could that possibly be the "message of the Tea Parties? Sorry, the game's up. To the extent that the Tea Parties supported Scott Brown (not all of them did), they were sending a clear message: "We'll put up with <em>anything</em> that has an R next to its name." “The message of the Tea Parties seems to be that there is some possibility for long term GOP survival, but only if the GOP load-sheds the Progressivism that has wrought financial ruin within the last century.”

Setting aside the fact that “Progressivism” originated in the Republican Party — most people forget that it was a Republican House and Senate majority that sent the 16th and 17th Amendments to the states, created the Federal Reserve, spawned Roosevelt’s Progressive Party (“Bull Moose”) and LaFollette’s 1924 campaign, and blueprinted the New Deal — how could that possibly be the “message of the Tea Parties?

Sorry, the game’s up. To the extent that the Tea Parties supported Scott Brown (not all of them did), they were sending a clear message: “We’ll put up with anything that has an R next to its name.”

]]> By: Adobe Wallshttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Adobe Walls Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:37:04 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-1389 @ young4eyes The court ruled that spending restrictions imposed against “special interests” such as unions and corporations no matter their “wealth advantage” violated “free speech”. As a purely academic argument they are obviously correct. I hold no illusions that any entity with money that felt they could affect a political race to their advantage were thwarted by the laws just struck down. Given the still existing disclosure requirements and assuming the evil puppeteers go the more, strait forward route now legally open, it will be easier to determine who is buying our politicians. The States currently heavily regulate and require that health insurance can only be purchased in the State where one resides. Hence there is no free market for health insurance. Seems a good place to start. @ young4eyes

The court ruled that spending restrictions imposed against “special interests” such as unions and corporations no matter their “wealth advantage” violated “free speech”. As a purely academic argument they are obviously correct. I hold no illusions that any entity with money that felt they could affect a political race to their advantage were thwarted by the laws just struck down. Given the still existing disclosure requirements and assuming the evil puppeteers go the more, strait forward route now legally open, it will be easier to determine who is buying our politicians.
The States currently heavily regulate and require that health insurance can only be purchased in the State where one resides. Hence there is no free market for health insurance. Seems a good place to start.

]]> By: Adobe Wallshttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-38943 Adobe Walls Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:37:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-38943 @ young4eyes The court ruled that spending restrictions imposed against “special interests” such as unions and corporations no matter their “wealth advantage” violated “free speech”. As a purely academic argument they are obviously correct. I hold no illusions that any entity with money that felt they could affect a political race to their advantage were thwarted by the laws just struck down. Given the still existing disclosure requirements and assuming the evil puppeteers go the more, strait forward route now legally open, it will be easier to determine who is buying our politicians. The States currently heavily regulate and require that health insurance can only be purchased in the State where one resides. Hence there is no free market for health insurance. Seems a good place to start. @ young4eyes

The court ruled that spending restrictions imposed against “special interests” such as unions and corporations no matter their “wealth advantage” violated “free speech”. As a purely academic argument they are obviously correct. I hold no illusions that any entity with money that felt they could affect a political race to their advantage were thwarted by the laws just struck down. Given the still existing disclosure requirements and assuming the evil puppeteers go the more, strait forward route now legally open, it will be easier to determine who is buying our politicians.
The States currently heavily regulate and require that health insurance can only be purchased in the State where one resides. Hence there is no free market for health insurance. Seems a good place to start.

]]> By: The Javelineerhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/21/flip-side-of-the-brown-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 The Javelineer Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:02:51 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1118#comment-1385 Smitty wrote, "Too few of the GOP in either chamber have rejected the premise of Federal involvement in individual citizens’ medical decisions. Why? My suspicion is that such a train of thought threatens to expose the last century of bi-partisan folly. If the Federal Government hasn’t any business worrying about Smitty’s ticker, then why should it be worried about my retirement, or my income, or mortgage (for non-veterans), or student loans?" Accurate and precise and true. Perfect analysis that allows us to predict what the country club republicans will do. Smitty wrote, “Too few of the GOP in either chamber have rejected the premise of Federal involvement in individual citizens’ medical decisions. Why? My suspicion is that such a train of thought threatens to expose the last century of bi-partisan folly. If the Federal Government hasn’t any business worrying about Smitty’s ticker, then why should it be worried about my retirement, or my income, or mortgage (for non-veterans), or student loans?”

Accurate and precise and true. Perfect analysis that allows us to predict what the country club republicans will do.

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