tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post2122281926377424513..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: We Need More Such Democratic VictoriesWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-41711605683321895402009-11-04T18:34:21.216-05:002009-11-04T18:34:21.216-05:00So far you are all missing the point to a degree ....So far you are all missing the point to a degree ... <br /><br />PatrioticAmerican: Taxes are in the Constitution and unless you want to get rid of the U.S. armed forces, THE ALL TIME BARGAIN INDEED, some tax enslavement is inevitable. It's you who would accept mediocrity; we could be 100x more excellent would we tax collectively to incentivize more of the citizens to be excellent. Or shall we no longer fund, by whatever means, public education? Your post indicates you might also end that to lessen tax enslavement. Do you somehow think that would make us MORE EXCELLENT or ruin our populace even more? Well, we disagree, let's put it that way if that's the case. There is a benefit to the taxed to provide for public education somehow; or, if you disagree, write so, please.<br /><br />Slavery was how the country was intended to be run, too. Presumably you would not return to the founder's intent perfectly in the case of slavery, but correct me if I'm wrong. Even if conservatism was the founder's intent, it's our USA now and a different world than theirs.<br /><br />buzzz52490: You might be right regarding the unconstitutionality of forcing people to buy health insurance federally. But I think the federal government may create a public insurance program with the same power they create any welfare program. AFDChildren is not in the Constitution either by your reckoning, is it? I'm genuinely wondering if you think so? Again, however technically correct you might be regarding the public option and AFDC, it's absurd in 2009 ... maybe 3009.<br /><br />::: TN ::: You sound like the extreme dirigiste Democrats after Obama won ... either that or the USA remains Reagan-TRoosevelt-FDRoosevelt-Clinton purple and will remain so until We the People become drastically more like either the, e.g., Zimbaweans (palor disregarding) or the Swiss (palor disrgearding).<br /><br />Really what is best for us 310,000,000 should guide our votes ... that may sound socialist but in fact We the People, etc. is a socialist document ruled by a socialist sovereignty - We the People; our liberties are licensed to us by us subject to our right to change our mind.<br /><br />The question you ought to ask is whether what's best for 310,000,000 is a consideration that goes beyond civil liberties ... whether it's more than that ... whether in this world of WMD is it also survivalist for the USA? We would become as powerful as we can become to set the terms to the extent we can for what transpires tomorrow, next year, and so on<br /><br />Progressively DefensiveProgressively Defensivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357920948171241233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-5557944022627899642009-11-04T17:10:12.227-05:002009-11-04T17:10:12.227-05:00Hoffman's marginal defeat is just a momentary ...Hoffman's marginal defeat is just a momentary ebb of an impending wave gathering in a sea of Conservatives and Independents voters.<br /><br />There were other seismic shifts in favor of Conservatives throughout New York where were not as well reported as the outcomes in NJ and VA. 58% of Westchester County voters (myself included) threw out Democrat Andy Spano's 12 years as County Executive for new comer Republican Rob Astorino who easily won an audience on a platform which highlighted the county's escalating taxes.<br /><br />It's a sign of things to come.Chweebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531151749117099727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-34002582400968190932009-11-04T16:38:33.055-05:002009-11-04T16:38:33.055-05:00Armed Forces is provided for IN THE US CONSTITUTIO...Armed Forces is provided for IN THE US CONSTITUTION. Univeral Healthcare is Not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-28192622838687095462009-11-04T15:33:28.586-05:002009-11-04T15:33:28.586-05:00Progressively Defense resides in that alternate un...Progressively Defense resides in that alternate universe of Denial that simply accepts mediocrity and tax enslavement.<br /><br />Conservatism is how this country was intended to be run.<br /><br />The Left is so far left that the only way to preserve our nation is to move even further to the right. Which really means, just returning to Right of Center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-40172444436430722812009-11-04T13:43:59.312-05:002009-11-04T13:43:59.312-05:00What's entertaining about this is that Owens c...What's entertaining about this is that Owens campaigned against the public option.jayne_cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872094348471192444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-82859653096679526012009-11-04T12:44:41.118-05:002009-11-04T12:44:41.118-05:00But here it is ... Republicans MUST return to the ...But here it is ... Republicans MUST return to the center to win. Scarafozzi (?) and her 6% are the difference between stopping the destruction of the USA which takes a priority to some fantasy of returning government to 5% of the USA economy. Conservatism is unappealing because it seems pig-headedly and heart-heartedly selfish; and it is ... as well as being bad for the USA. The concept of taxing the wealthy to invest in human development ... in the development of the poor toward effective, lawful, sober, and responsible lifetime citizenship and contribution to our economy and nation is a solid one, similar to investing in infrastructure per se such as highways - efficiently which requires we demand more from beneficiaries of tax outlays. To oppose this obsessively is encourage political oblivion but more substantively is thoughtlessly dogmatic. It was the same meme, interested parties, and fanatics who opposed anti-trust legislation: absurd. The point should be EFFICIENCY in government solution to problems that ought to be addressed with tax dollars. To make sure the funds actually do develop human infrastructure and are not, as in the hands of Democrats, precipitously counter-productive/destructive. <br /><br />"Socialism," the armed forces, the police department, the fire department, public funding of education, temporary asssitance for hte poor, for example, is not per se bad for the USA; and conservatives must recognize that (Huckabee does a good job explaining this). Extremism is bad policy and the independent voter senses that well. <br /><br />To gain ground even in pursuit of the conservative utopia some envision requires steps on occasions like these, not leaps.<br /><br />McCain the moderate Republican and the only candidate other than Giuliani (my choice as long as he's viable) should have won in a hard year, but for picking the all time worst VP "to appeal to the base" and put a pretty face of conservatism. If he picked Lieberman, easy win; Giuliani, easy win; Romney, likely win; ... even Huckabee a likely win ... he is very charming and nuanced in his conservatism. Palin torpedoed his Obama-unexperienced Ace card. She was totally unqualified on every level to be president however much I do like her and agree with her. What's required is someone with Newt Gingrich's mind and experience with a Palin-esque "interface." But just Palin is not going to do it. The populace requires education on some of these Republican and conservative concepts; Palin is not the professor and in fact permitted journalists to portray rightly that she is neither the scholar. <br /><br />There is so much to focus on for Republicans: the utter waste in the way we fund education and fund poverty amelioration. How the middle class suffers for 1) the loss of that money that could be spent on them; and 2) the taxes on the free enterprise system including the wealthy that undermine economic opportunity for them.<br /><br />Progressively Defensive ... <br /><br />of the USA Way or in our on-going pursuit, better should we find it.Progressively Defensivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357920948171241233noreply@blogger.com