Comments on: Polls: “Stop the Insanity” http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/ Making the World Safe for Liberalism Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:11:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: moonbat http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581730 moonbat Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:34:05 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581730 My nerves are raw over years of Republican lies. I want to move out of this country because of them, and because of what they have done. It never ends. The phony "bipartisan" argument, the sheer chutzpah to assert that this is what Americans want - is well destroyed by Glenn's article. I'm past the point of wanting mere sanity, as you assert. You write: <i>What most people want are politicians to stop squabbling like children and get serious about governing. They are tired of childish partisan games sucking all the energy out of government. They want real problems addressed in a real-world way. They don’t care which party is in power so long as that party is behaving like grownups. </i> I <b>do</b> care what party is in power. I don't trust the Republican party at all - even the moderates (wherever they have disappeared to). I have a strong hatred of anything associated with them. The Democrats are far from perfect, and many of them have been coopted by the same evil that animates the Republicans, but they're the best we've got. So, I guess I'm very partisan, hyper-partisan if you will. My nerves are raw over years of Republican lies. I want to move out of this country because of them, and because of what they have done. It never ends. The phony “bipartisan” argument, the sheer chutzpah to assert that this is what Americans want – is well destroyed by Glenn’s article.

I’m past the point of wanting mere sanity, as you assert. You write:

What most people want are politicians to stop squabbling like children and get serious about governing. They are tired of childish partisan games sucking all the energy out of government. They want real problems addressed in a real-world way. They don’t care which party is in power so long as that party is behaving like grownups.

I do care what party is in power. I don’t trust the Republican party at all – even the moderates (wherever they have disappeared to). I have a strong hatred of anything associated with them. The Democrats are far from perfect, and many of them have been coopted by the same evil that animates the Republicans, but they’re the best we’ve got. So, I guess I’m very partisan, hyper-partisan if you will.

]]> By: c u n d gulag http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581720 c u n d gulag Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:01:13 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581720 God invented Republican's to show he had a sense of humor. OK, God, The joke's over. I said the joke's over! God? God invented Republican’s to show he had a sense of humor.
OK, God, The joke’s over. I said the joke’s over!
God?

]]> By: expat http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581717 expat Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:28:39 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581717 An Irish wit held that God invented war so that Americans could learn geography. God may have also invented depressions to teach Americans about economics. God certainly invented Republicans to demonstrate American political insanity. An Irish wit held that God invented war so that Americans could learn geography.

God may have also invented depressions to teach Americans about economics.

God certainly invented Republicans to demonstrate American political insanity.

]]> By: muldoon http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581714 muldoon Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:56:55 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581714 Seems to me that Obama is playing his cards very well. He is very publicly extending a hand to the Republicans, and they are very publicly trying to bite it off. And with every snap and snarl of "Tax cuts! Only tax cuts!", and "Pork! Pork!", we are reminded that these are the same people whose tax cuts and fiscal irresponsibility got us into this mess in the first place. Obama's a smart man. I'm confident that he knows full well he's backing the Republican party off a cliff. Seems to me that Obama is playing his cards very well. He is very publicly extending a hand to the Republicans, and they are very publicly trying to bite it off. And with every snap and snarl of “Tax cuts! Only tax cuts!”, and “Pork! Pork!”, we are reminded that these are the same people whose tax cuts and fiscal irresponsibility got us into this mess in the first place. Obama’s a smart man. I’m confident that he knows full well he’s backing the Republican party off a cliff.

]]> By: Stella http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581711 Stella Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:30:36 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581711 John Lennon: "I'm sick and tired of hearing things from Uptight short-sighted narrow-minded hypocritics All I want is the truth, just give me some truth I've had enough of reading things By neurotic psychotic pigheaded politicians All I want is the truth, just give me some truth No short-haired yellow-bellied Son of tricky Dick's Gonna mother hubbard soft-soap me With just a pocket full of hope It's money for dope, money for rope" It's still all showbiz. John Lennon: “I’m sick and tired of hearing things from
Uptight short-sighted narrow-minded hypocritics
All I want is the truth, just give me some truth
I’ve had enough of reading things
By neurotic psychotic pigheaded politicians
All I want is the truth, just give me some truth
No short-haired yellow-bellied
Son of tricky Dick’s
Gonna mother hubbard soft-soap me
With just a pocket full of hope
It’s money for dope, money for rope”

It’s still all showbiz.

]]> By: zenyenta http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581707 zenyenta Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:30:19 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581707 They can't bring ideas because the only ideas that are GOP approved are the very ideas that are collapsing the economy. Well, they do seem willing to reiterate those ideas ad nauseum, but no one else is buying it right now. They've moved themselves so far to the right while the the Democrats' larger tent is occupying all the territory from slightly right of center to the pretty far left of it. The Republican party gave up all that ground for the sake of having a batshit crazy base that would follow them anywhere. What used to be normal Republicans like Charlie Crist now really do sound like Democrats when they talk about doing things that will benefit the people of their state. They can’t bring ideas because the only ideas that are GOP approved are the very ideas that are collapsing the economy. Well, they do seem willing to reiterate those ideas ad nauseum, but no one else is buying it right now. They’ve moved themselves so far to the right while the the Democrats’ larger tent is occupying all the territory from slightly right of center to the pretty far left of it. The Republican party gave up all that ground for the sake of having a batshit crazy base that would follow them anywhere. What used to be normal Republicans like Charlie Crist now really do sound like Democrats when they talk about doing things that will benefit the people of their state.

]]> By: c u n d gulag http://www.mahablog.com/2009/02/24/polls-stop-the-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-581701 c u n d gulag Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:46:17 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=3665#comment-581701 Unless they take a good stiff dose of reality check, Republican's will do nothing. Can do nothing. And can contribute nothing to the debate. The only idea they've had for 40+ years is tax cuts. The only other off-shoot is denying entitlement programs, and when they pass in spite of them, cuts in those programs. They think that the only road back to power for them is for everything to collapse and then blame the Democrat's. I, as almost anyone else, would be glad to listen to Republicans. But they've got to come to the table with something new. Especially now. We need new idea's no matter where they come from. Unless they take a good stiff dose of reality check, Republican’s will do nothing. Can do nothing. And can contribute nothing to the debate.
The only idea they’ve had for 40+ years is tax cuts. The only other off-shoot is denying entitlement programs, and when they pass in spite of them, cuts in those programs.
They think that the only road back to power for them is for everything to collapse and then blame the Democrat’s.
I, as almost anyone else, would be glad to listen to Republicans. But they’ve got to come to the table with something new. Especially now. We need new idea’s no matter where they come from.

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