The Center Strikes Back: Recent Comments

Comment on Reasons for Republican Disarray

2012-02-08T03:41:41Z

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Comment on Comment about Weekly Ezine #203 from JR Cassady

2012-02-03T22:11:45Z

Yes, we have done better over the last year. Why? Because we finally began to put enough troop strength on the ground to both secure the population and interdict the insurgency's operations. The difficulty is even the modest increase (although it may seem massive to some) is inadequate. Worse, we're about to leave before the job is done. We should not get involved in efforts like these if we are not willing to put in the effort and see the task through.

Comment on Comment about Weekly Ezine #203 from JR Cassady

2012-01-29T15:29:26Z

From the reports coming in from Afghanistan, the war effort over there has in fact borne great fruit the last year or so. Local militias and government forces don't have as much of a problem with insurgents after the sustained onslaught. Al Qaeda and the Taliban have been severely weakened.

Comment on Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #203 Which Business Are We Talking About?

2012-01-28T20:47:48Z

Rick,

What about the top 1% of income earners who fund the campaigns of our elected officials? They're still feeling no pain.

That's why I say make it a lottery. Put them all at risk to have to go and fight.

Larry

Comment on Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #203 Which Business Are We Talking About?

2012-01-28T03:58:20Z

Hi Larry, I agree we should return to the draft but I believe we should keep the all volunteer force and the draft should be restricted to a very select few people in this country. I think every family member of the US congress (IE House and Senate member)should be drafted into the military and serve at least 4 years for a House member and 8 years for a Senator. It should be done sequentially for all their children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, cousins, "significant others", as long as the politician is in office. They might be a little more careful of when they go to war next time. I would also include the richest families in the US in that pool. Too often they work with OPM (other peoples money) and OPK (other people's kin)to do the dirty work in our society so they just do not care. That will change things!

Comment on Reasons for Republican Disarray

2012-01-05T07:14:33Z

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Comment on From Time Magazine--The Other 1%

2011-12-15T05:53:06Z

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Comment on Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #196 Another F-Word

2011-12-12T03:45:46Z

Amusing, but not really related to the content of this week's Ezine. You're not a subscriber, so you didn't read the complete content, that's probably why your remarks are like they are.

Also amusing is your repetition of the assertion Obama's difficulties are the result of his lack of qualification for the Presidency. The two people Obama and Biden replaced had, on paper at least, the most complete qualifications you could have short of actually having done the job. One had been a business executive and a governor of one of our largest states both geographically and population wise. The other had been Secretary of Defense and CEO of a major defense contractor. Yet they managed to FUBAR the country in a way sure to take years, possibly even decades to overcome.

So, maybe one of the key ingredients to look for is not simply executive experience, but rather the underlying philosophy the candidate intends to govern with, as well as the intelligence and intellectual curiosity of the candidate.

On this Blog, I am concerned with trying to get people to objectively think about their philosophy and how they apply it. I invite you to subscribe both to the Blog and my Ezine so you can better contribute to the discussion.

Comment on Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #196 Another F-Word

2011-12-10T16:47:28Z

The electorate voted for Obama in 2008 because the unpopularity of George Bush, the financial crisis, and the absence of a stark contrast in candidates paved the way for one of the least experienced candidates in presidential election history to win the presidency. America thought they elected a uniter who would bring the country together. Instead, we got a three year campaign. The first two years, following the unpopularity of Health Care and the failure of the stimulus to create the jobs it was said to produce, were riddled with snipes and jabs at "the previous administration." The electorate quickly tired of Obama's blaming his shortcomings on President Bush. A clue that people seemed to miss was the fact that Obama did not significantly alter anything about Bush's policies on terrorism, despite frequently critisizing them while campaigning. Enhanced interrogation can be brought back at any time, it was not codifed or put into statute. Rendition still exists, and Gitmo is still open. And this is the one area where Obama is having the most success. Two near misses and the Fort Hood shooting may have contributed to the realization that Bush and Cheney actually did keep us safe, otherwise, why the USA PATRIOT Act not only extended, but also enhanced by the Obama Administration? Obama's domestic policies, the Tea Party, and resurgence of conservatism have all contributed to the American voter quickly realizing the mistake made in 2008. Do Americans actually believe that Republicans want kids with down syndrome to fend for themselves or for Americans to drink dirty water? Americans are not naive and President Obama has not realized that the independent voter is not a liberal.

Comment on Larry Bradley's Weekly Ezine #189 The Meaning of "Champion"

2011-11-23T01:20:41Z

You just did. As someone I knew used to say, "State your business."