tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post115392813890378339..comments2023-06-24T06:54:23.141-04:00Comments on The Chestnut Tree Cafe: Pink Elephants and InsurgentsJim Wetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154140212936279202006-07-28T22:30:00.000-04:002006-07-28T22:30:00.000-04:00You words, not mine. Out of respect for our host I...You words, not mine. Out of respect for our host I won't humor this debate further here. Read into it what you wish. . .John Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154055041982828422006-07-27T22:50:00.000-04:002006-07-27T22:50:00.000-04:00So let me get this straight, you love Clinton, eve...So let me get this straight, you love Clinton, even though he's a very Lieberman-esque guy (to the point of backing his re-election effort), and you hate Lieberman, even though he's a very Clinton-esque guy (so much that Clinton's Veep chose him as a running mate)?<BR/><BR/>You can see why your political tendencies and affiliations are a little confusing to me, I hope.Andrew Kadukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944123518135308325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154051548034438552006-07-27T21:52:00.000-04:002006-07-27T21:52:00.000-04:00John:As a Clinton fan, the question is really more...<I>John:<BR/><BR/>As a Clinton fan, the question is really more like "What are YOU thinking?" Clinton's Presidency and many of his actions thereafter have really proven that he is indeed a camouflaged and divisive fellow. As close as I can tell, he's the closest thing we've had to a Republican President since Jan. 20, 1989. Most of his policies and actions are a far cry from the party line you now tow. I guess that's one of the primary problems with being a hard-line tribalist Democrat OR Republican...a guy would constantly be surrounded by paradox. Wouldn't you say John? You pretty much fit the bill...Democrat to a fault.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow. Your opinion of me has evolved from "closet Republican" to "Democrat to a fault" in a matter of 90 days! Hmmm . . <BR/><BR/>Bill Clinton was a centrist Democrat. I, for the most part, am one as well. Lieberman is a DINO, pure and simple. He does not represent my views, and I think Bartleby called this one correctly. Ned Lamont's views and positions are far closer to my own than Lieberman's. Bear in mind that I voted for Gore/Lieberman in 2000, although hesitantly (on the Lieberman part only). Gore would have been a fine pres, and our country would be FAR better off today if the votes had been correctly tabulated and the election not decided by the Supreme Court who overstepped their bounds by calling it.<BR/><BR/>Okay, I could type all night on this one. . but I need my beauty sleep. Have you SEEN me?? It's not easy to look hot when you're wearing gladiator gear! lolJohn Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154041173177691722006-07-27T18:59:00.001-04:002006-07-27T18:59:00.001-04:00Bartleby, I know you have no particular love for m...Bartleby, <BR/><BR/>I know you have no particular love for me or my blog, so I'm sure my opionion means about as much to you as last week's fingernail clippings, but man, you are spot-on! This post is by far the best I've read all day (yeah, I know I'm a day behind the rest of the class). So anyway, I'll be paying you some kudos with a brief post and a link later on this evening.<BR/><BR/>John:<BR/><BR/>As a Clinton fan, the question is really more like "What are YOU thinking?" Clinton's Presidency and many of his actions thereafter have really proven that he is indeed a camouflaged and divisive fellow. As close as I can tell, he's the closest thing we've had to a Republican President since Jan. 20, 1989. Most of his policies and actions are a far cry from the party line you now tow. I guess that's one of the primary problems with being a hard-line tribalist Democrat OR Republican...a guy would constantly be surrounded by paradox. Wouldn't you say John? You pretty much fit the bill...Democrat to a fault.Andrew Kadukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944123518135308325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154041172086847502006-07-27T18:59:00.000-04:002006-07-27T18:59:00.000-04:00Bartleby, I know you have no particular love for m...Bartleby, <BR/><BR/>I know you have no particular love for me or my blog, so I'm sure my opionion means about as much to you as last week's fingernail clippings, but man, you are spot-on! This post is by far the best I've read all day (yeah, I know I'm a day behind the rest of the class). So anyway, I'll be paying you some kudos with a brief post and a link later on this evening.<BR/><BR/>John:<BR/><BR/>As a Clinton fan, the question is really more like "What are YOU thinking?" Clinton's Presidency and many of his actions thereafter have really proven that he is indeed a camouflaged and divisive fellow. As close as I can tell, he's the closest thing we've had to a Republican President since Jan. 20, 1989. Most of his policies and actions are a far cry from the party line you now tow. I guess that's one of the primary problems with being a hard-line tribalist Democrat OR Republican...a guy would constantly be surrounded by paradox. Wouldn't you say John? You pretty much fit the bill...Democrat to a fault.Andrew Kadukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944123518135308325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154033197357417662006-07-27T16:46:00.000-04:002006-07-27T16:46:00.000-04:00John, I think it's a matter of that "parties and f...John, I think it's a matter of that "parties and factions" business about which George Washington warned us, so long ago. I would guess that former President Clinton was thinking that whatever he might say to advance the fortunes of the Democratic Party is therefore the good thing to say -- whether it makes the least little bit of sense, or not.<BR/><BR/>I'd certainly like to see an end to political parties. And I'd for sure love to see the end of the current duopoly.<BR/><BR/>lemming, that is a bizarre thing, isn't it?Jim Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1154026661029328432006-07-27T14:57:00.000-04:002006-07-27T14:57:00.000-04:00I'm still trying to work my way past teh phrase "n...I'm still trying to work my way past teh phrase "no blame" -- ??lemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767103318863906140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1153967096620381992006-07-26T22:24:00.000-04:002006-07-26T22:24:00.000-04:00Okay, as a Clinton fan, you have just fouled MY mo...Okay, as a Clinton fan, you have just fouled MY mood. WHAT was he thinking??John Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.com