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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Dick Morris thinks shutdown is suicide for GOP
This is a bit dated because I don't check my emails often enough. This is a reaction to an email from Morris' website.
Anyway, Morris thinks that a shut down over ObamaCare would be political suicide for the GOP.
Maybe. But I don't agree for two reasons
1. There doesn't have to be a shut down and
2. People can be persuaded to change their minds if a person shows conviction.
As for #2, it is largely a philosophical bet on human nature. As Osama bin Laden said, you see and strong horse and a weak horse, of course you take the strong horse.
If the GOP acts like a weak horse, they will lose the battle plain and simple. No chance. There's a chance if the GOP acts like the strong horse, and especially if they really are the strong horse. What if they aren't the strong horse? You can try to bluff your way through a problem, and it might work, but if you are weaker, you probably shouldn't try it.
The GOP should assess its strength, and then go with the best strategy. The polls indicate they may have an opening, but they must sell that to the public. If they are afraid of the media, they may as well fold now. You are the weak horse when you are scared. You have to be confident of what you are doing and that confidence will be projected as strength. The people will follow strength. They will not follow weakness.
Does the GOP favor freedom or not? If you can't favor freedom, then what good are you? If not, you may as well quit now. You can still "win" a "victory" of sorts, but it is only for your own selves. You aren't helping anybody else. This isn't going to fool anybody.
Personally, I'd rather lose over freedom than to "win" on the terms of surrender. Freedom should not be on the bargaining table.
Fighting ObamaCare is about freedom. Either you will support that, or you won't.
Anyway, Morris thinks that a shut down over ObamaCare would be political suicide for the GOP.
Maybe. But I don't agree for two reasons
1. There doesn't have to be a shut down and
2. People can be persuaded to change their minds if a person shows conviction.
As for #2, it is largely a philosophical bet on human nature. As Osama bin Laden said, you see and strong horse and a weak horse, of course you take the strong horse.
If the GOP acts like a weak horse, they will lose the battle plain and simple. No chance. There's a chance if the GOP acts like the strong horse, and especially if they really are the strong horse. What if they aren't the strong horse? You can try to bluff your way through a problem, and it might work, but if you are weaker, you probably shouldn't try it.
The GOP should assess its strength, and then go with the best strategy. The polls indicate they may have an opening, but they must sell that to the public. If they are afraid of the media, they may as well fold now. You are the weak horse when you are scared. You have to be confident of what you are doing and that confidence will be projected as strength. The people will follow strength. They will not follow weakness.
Does the GOP favor freedom or not? If you can't favor freedom, then what good are you? If not, you may as well quit now. You can still "win" a "victory" of sorts, but it is only for your own selves. You aren't helping anybody else. This isn't going to fool anybody.
Personally, I'd rather lose over freedom than to "win" on the terms of surrender. Freedom should not be on the bargaining table.
Fighting ObamaCare is about freedom. Either you will support that, or you won't.
Soviet style of bargaining
I am reminded of Herb Cohen's description of the Soviet negotiation style. It is a win at all costs style. The Soviet style will stick a knife in your back while smiling in your face.
Here we have the Democrats employing Soviet tactics. Getting emotional. Making extreme demands. Using time like they have no deadlines.
What happens is that you begin to bargain with yourself. If what I see is correct, that's what Boner is doing. He's going to fund the government until Dec 15th and ensure that the military gets paid. But ObamaCare would be delayed for a year. That's bargaining with yourself. You haven't gotten one thing out the opponent. Nothing. Zilch. Nada.
Boner should go. This proves his weakness. Before it's said and done, Obummer will get all of what he wants. Just like the last time they did this.
But Boner was retained earlier this year. The GOP may have sealed its own doom with this mistake.
Here we have the Democrats employing Soviet tactics. Getting emotional. Making extreme demands. Using time like they have no deadlines.
What happens is that you begin to bargain with yourself. If what I see is correct, that's what Boner is doing. He's going to fund the government until Dec 15th and ensure that the military gets paid. But ObamaCare would be delayed for a year. That's bargaining with yourself. You haven't gotten one thing out the opponent. Nothing. Zilch. Nada.
Boner should go. This proves his weakness. Before it's said and done, Obummer will get all of what he wants. Just like the last time they did this.
But Boner was retained earlier this year. The GOP may have sealed its own doom with this mistake.
Theft by government
Behind The Black blog
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The rest of the story is frightening. Some folks out there cannot afford for the government to steal their money like that. What do they do? They keep low, they keep quiet. They avoid bringing themselves to the attention of these bureaucrats who literally have your financial life in their hands. They can ruin you whenever they want.
So, the IRS was not supposed to be this way. But power corrupts, so what prevents them to start doing this whenever it suits them in some way? Like if they don't like your politics or something like that?
Now, after considering this, why in the world would you want the government to have even more power? Like the power over your health care? That's literally life and death power over you. That's what ObamaCare is. Why would you want this? For a freebie or two? It ain't worth it.
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A store owner’s entire bank account was seized by the IRS
Comment:
The rest of the story is frightening. Some folks out there cannot afford for the government to steal their money like that. What do they do? They keep low, they keep quiet. They avoid bringing themselves to the attention of these bureaucrats who literally have your financial life in their hands. They can ruin you whenever they want.
So, the IRS was not supposed to be this way. But power corrupts, so what prevents them to start doing this whenever it suits them in some way? Like if they don't like your politics or something like that?
Now, after considering this, why in the world would you want the government to have even more power? Like the power over your health care? That's literally life and death power over you. That's what ObamaCare is. Why would you want this? For a freebie or two? It ain't worth it.
Al Gore: Government Shutdown Threat is Political Terrorism
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Awwwwwwwww!!!
I'm so, so, so very impressed! I'm so, so, so shocked at the despicable behavior of the GOP. I just want to slit my wrists, I'm so ashamed!!!! /sarc
What a freakin' joke this man is.
By the way, he has lost some weight. Does he have some plans in mind???????????
The Dow 30 Is Being Injected With Steroids – Yet Again!
Kitco Commentary
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A sign of the times. There's no honesty here. Just more of the same hanky pank.
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The replacement of Hewlett Packard, Bank of America and Alcoa as constituents in the Dow 30 with Goldman Sachs, Nike and Visa has put the index on steroids which more or less assures greater appreciation of the Dow than would otherwise have been possible.Comment:
A sign of the times. There's no honesty here. Just more of the same hanky pank.
Fuel Cells – The Better Batteries? A Conversation With Power & Energy Inc.
Kitco Commentary
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I guess that includes the Tesla automobile. You know, I think Elon Musk is a smart guy, but I don't really understand the interest in batteries. Perhaps battery tech will improve, but it doesn't seem to making much progress very fast.
I'm not a fan of the Tesla. I do support fuel cell automobiles, and I think they are within reach now, if we wanted them. Evidently not. By the way, when I say "we", I mean the powers-that-be. Perhaps I should say "they", not "we". They don't seem to have our best interests at heart.
There's something else I want to mention about this article. It has some ads at the bottom. One was about cancer. I clicked through and watched the video linked to on the page. In that video, it was mentioned that war on cancer is not being won, it is being lost. Why? The story is a familiar one that I've documented on this blog. It seems all too familiar.
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“Don’t look at the U.S.”, urged Leeson. “The U.S. isn’t leading in alternative vehicles. Period”.Comment:
I guess that includes the Tesla automobile. You know, I think Elon Musk is a smart guy, but I don't really understand the interest in batteries. Perhaps battery tech will improve, but it doesn't seem to making much progress very fast.
I'm not a fan of the Tesla. I do support fuel cell automobiles, and I think they are within reach now, if we wanted them. Evidently not. By the way, when I say "we", I mean the powers-that-be. Perhaps I should say "they", not "we". They don't seem to have our best interests at heart.
There's something else I want to mention about this article. It has some ads at the bottom. One was about cancer. I clicked through and watched the video linked to on the page. In that video, it was mentioned that war on cancer is not being won, it is being lost. Why? The story is a familiar one that I've documented on this blog. It seems all too familiar.
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