Comments on: My Faith in the Republic is Renewed http://informedspeculation.com/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: AcademicElephant http://informedspeculation.com/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-8478 AcademicElephant Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:25:45 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/#comment-8478 Did you see the photos of Cindy's book signing? The tables do appear to be turning and it occurs to me that they really mismanaged the timing of this thing for th 2006 election. What will they do if there's a swelling backlash of patriotism? You're right about December. Gas prices going down, stock market going up, more elections in Iraq--heck if we can just get Zarqawi it will be merry and bright. Ho ho ho, sez I. Did you see the photos of Cindy’s book signing? The tables do appear to be turning and it occurs to me that they really mismanaged the timing of this thing for th 2006 election. What will they do if there’s a swelling backlash of patriotism?

You’re right about December. Gas prices going down, stock market going up, more elections in Iraq–heck if we can just get Zarqawi it will be merry and bright. Ho ho ho, sez I.

]]> By: Clint http://informedspeculation.com/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-8476 Clint Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:31:29 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/#comment-8476 Americans just aren't nuanced enough for the Democrats. They (Dems) certainly must be craving the good old days when Americans could be persuaded that a simple, one-syllable word like "is" might have ambiguous meanings. Now they can't even confuse the populace about a big four-syllable word like "immediate". Perhaps that should be their new slogan on credit card debt: that nasty notice that says "remit payment <b>immediately</b> to avoid prosecution" really means pay when you can. Americans just aren’t nuanced enough for the Democrats.

They (Dems) certainly must be craving the good old days when Americans could be persuaded that a simple, one-syllable word like “is” might have ambiguous meanings. Now they can’t even confuse the populace about a big four-syllable word like “immediate”.

Perhaps that should be their new slogan on credit card debt: that nasty notice that says “remit payment immediately to avoid prosecution” really means pay when you can.

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-8474 too many steves Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:32:26 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/11/28/my-faith-in-the-republic-is-renewed/#comment-8474 Comforting news, that, but these sorts of polls are meaningful only to the politics of the situation. If we really wanted to answer the question "Does criticism of the Administration's Iraq policy hurt troop morale?" we should poll the troops. That a majority of Americans think it does doesn't make it so. Likewise, the deposing of Saddam, abortion on demand, the death penalty, gun ownership, and torture are not right or wrong based solely on the result of American public opinion. Which is one reason our democratic republic form of government is vastly superior to a pure democracy. But I digress. As to the politics, well, this is good news indeed. A majority of Americans see the Democrats for the carping, manipulative, and cynical bunch that they have proved themselves to be: and we will all be better for knowing this. I suspect that the seminal moment arrived when the Republicans called their (and Murtha's) bluff on setting a date for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Did the Democrats really believe that we would agree with them that "immediate withdrawal" is different from "withdrawal at a practicable time" in any realistic sense? Hmmmm.... I suppose they did. Comforting news, that, but these sorts of polls are meaningful only to the politics of the situation. If we really wanted to answer the question “Does criticism of the Administration’s Iraq policy hurt troop morale?” we should poll the troops. That a majority of Americans think it does doesn’t make it so. Likewise, the deposing of Saddam, abortion on demand, the death penalty, gun ownership, and torture are not right or wrong based solely on the result of American public opinion. Which is one reason our democratic republic form of government is vastly superior to a pure democracy. But I digress.

As to the politics, well, this is good news indeed. A majority of Americans see the Democrats for the carping, manipulative, and cynical bunch that they have proved themselves to be: and we will all be better for knowing this. I suspect that the seminal moment arrived when the Republicans called their (and Murtha’s) bluff on setting a date for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Did the Democrats really believe that we would agree with them that “immediate withdrawal” is different from “withdrawal at a practicable time” in any realistic sense? Hmmmm…. I suppose they did.

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