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Saturday, November 17, 2018
Friday, November 16, 2018
Karma is a bitch
It has been said that payback is a bitch. Perhaps you have heard the phrase. For what I am about to write, I may get a little payback too.
But truth is truth.
Is this concept of karma like a existential form of payback? That is to say, if you are facing some adversity that seems unfair, could it be possible that at sometime, somewhere you did somebody wrong, and now it is time for your justice?
I think about this, and I think about Collyfornia.
'Nuff said.
But truth is truth.
Is this concept of karma like a existential form of payback? That is to say, if you are facing some adversity that seems unfair, could it be possible that at sometime, somewhere you did somebody wrong, and now it is time for your justice?
I think about this, and I think about Collyfornia.
'Nuff said.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Republican Kevin McCarthy Voted to Lead Minority
Sundance says the GOP establishment knows how to control the party.
Indeed. They are a small number who seem to be able to control events despite the fact that they really don't have the votes from back home.
So this is how you get the situation that we have today. Those who represent us do not really represent us. The Establishment is out of step with its rank and file.
How to change this? They can do this because they are organized and well-funded. The rank and file is unorganized and not well-to-do. However, the rank and file have numbers, the well-to-do has money. Trump showed that money isn't necessary in order to win. He has rallied the rank and file.
The Establishment has a mutiny on its hand, and the same story is playing out on the Democratic side.
Indeed. They are a small number who seem to be able to control events despite the fact that they really don't have the votes from back home.
So this is how you get the situation that we have today. Those who represent us do not really represent us. The Establishment is out of step with its rank and file.
How to change this? They can do this because they are organized and well-funded. The rank and file is unorganized and not well-to-do. However, the rank and file have numbers, the well-to-do has money. Trump showed that money isn't necessary in order to win. He has rallied the rank and file.
The Establishment has a mutiny on its hand, and the same story is playing out on the Democratic side.
Republican Kevin McCarthy Voted to Lead Minority... https://t.co/Ytuvh70Xuo via @thelastrefuge2— Greg Meadows (@BootsandOilBlog) November 15, 2018
Hypocrisy
Is it not hypocrisy to criticize others of what you do yourself?
For anybody to complain about incivility then, they should first look to themselves. They should also look to their associates and correct them for their misbehavior.
Only if they do these things do they have any credibility in complaining about the opposition's lack of civility.
To be specific, whenever Democrats do this with respect to Trump, they should look FIRST at their own behavior and of those within their own group. If they are such exemplars of good behavior, I haven't seen enough of it to take any of their complaints seriously.
When you are a GOP moderate, you need to walk a very straight line, because it begins to appear that you may be taking sides against your own side. Frankly, that is often how it appears to be, and why they lose a lot of credibility among the rest of the GOP.
As always, if you want to criticize, first look at yourself, and what you may be contributing to the situation that you are tempted to criticize. If this procedure were to be followed, it would be helpful.
For anybody to complain about incivility then, they should first look to themselves. They should also look to their associates and correct them for their misbehavior.
Only if they do these things do they have any credibility in complaining about the opposition's lack of civility.
To be specific, whenever Democrats do this with respect to Trump, they should look FIRST at their own behavior and of those within their own group. If they are such exemplars of good behavior, I haven't seen enough of it to take any of their complaints seriously.
When you are a GOP moderate, you need to walk a very straight line, because it begins to appear that you may be taking sides against your own side. Frankly, that is often how it appears to be, and why they lose a lot of credibility among the rest of the GOP.
As always, if you want to criticize, first look at yourself, and what you may be contributing to the situation that you are tempted to criticize. If this procedure were to be followed, it would be helpful.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Traffic
Good morning.
Each morning, I fire up the computer, and start checking things out. I tend to check out the blog first, and then I begin scanning the news.
So, this morning is a little different. Audience numbers have a strong tendency to be small here, but this morning there was a big spike.
Frankly, I seen these spikes before. This one looks like a bot kind of deal--- not real people.
I like the increase in the numbers, but these kind of spikes do not endure, so I don't think this one will either.
There is going to be a change in my habits, I hope. These political stories amount to a concerted effort at distraction. I have decided not to participate in the circuses. Hopefully, I won't get into it too far if I "fall off the wagon". The circus does have its attractions.
Each morning, I fire up the computer, and start checking things out. I tend to check out the blog first, and then I begin scanning the news.
So, this morning is a little different. Audience numbers have a strong tendency to be small here, but this morning there was a big spike.
Frankly, I seen these spikes before. This one looks like a bot kind of deal--- not real people.
I like the increase in the numbers, but these kind of spikes do not endure, so I don't think this one will either.
There is going to be a change in my habits, I hope. These political stories amount to a concerted effort at distraction. I have decided not to participate in the circuses. Hopefully, I won't get into it too far if I "fall off the wagon". The circus does have its attractions.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
What is really at stake
Yesterday was another one of "those' kind of days. The irritation I felt was a lot like what I felt when Mueller was hired.
At that point last year, I decided to chill out, but here we are again.
Funny thing how you can get irritated with the people you should be agreeing with. Trouble is, I don't have confidence in their methods. Perhaps this is the source of my irritation.
Take this Betsy Newmark person. She writes about how the GOP needs to expand its appeal. Guess what? I have no problem with that statement. The problem is with how people like her propose to do it. It seems to me that their proposition is Democrat Lite.
Democrat Lite isn't going to work. Democrats want real Democrats. Copying the other side is a sure fire recipe for defeat. There needs to be an alternative that is truly an alternative.
The real issue here dividing the GOP is immigration. You can pretty much forget about all of the "civility" stuff. That is trivial in importance in comparison with the larger issues. Russia is another one of those fake issues. Our problem is fakery. We don't seem to want to square up to the problem, so there are those of us who focus on these phony issues.
An example of that could be obtained from history. There were those who disapproved of General Grant. They may have preferred a McClellan type general, who comported himself according to their standards. However, Lincoln overlooked Grant's problems, because he knew that Grant could win, and that McClellan wouldn't. McClellan eventually ran as an opponent to Lincoln in his conduct of the war. If McClellan got his way, the Union would have been dissolved.
The question is this: what is your TRUE objective? You don't really care about those trivial items, but you don't want to actually say it. What you really prefer is that immigration be unlimited and unregulated. Per the example above, Lincoln wanted results with respect to winning the war. I think Trump can get results on the conservative agenda, but he can't if the party is divided against itself. The never Trump wing will never agree with his immigration proposals. Nor will they agree with his trade proposals.
Let's be honest here. Trump could become a star pupil of a charm school, but it wouldn't make any difference in the real issues. This civility stuff is baloney.
What they want more than anything is to remove Trump because of substantive disagreements, not over the phoney baloney civility stuff.
At that point last year, I decided to chill out, but here we are again.
Funny thing how you can get irritated with the people you should be agreeing with. Trouble is, I don't have confidence in their methods. Perhaps this is the source of my irritation.
Take this Betsy Newmark person. She writes about how the GOP needs to expand its appeal. Guess what? I have no problem with that statement. The problem is with how people like her propose to do it. It seems to me that their proposition is Democrat Lite.
Democrat Lite isn't going to work. Democrats want real Democrats. Copying the other side is a sure fire recipe for defeat. There needs to be an alternative that is truly an alternative.
The real issue here dividing the GOP is immigration. You can pretty much forget about all of the "civility" stuff. That is trivial in importance in comparison with the larger issues. Russia is another one of those fake issues. Our problem is fakery. We don't seem to want to square up to the problem, so there are those of us who focus on these phony issues.
An example of that could be obtained from history. There were those who disapproved of General Grant. They may have preferred a McClellan type general, who comported himself according to their standards. However, Lincoln overlooked Grant's problems, because he knew that Grant could win, and that McClellan wouldn't. McClellan eventually ran as an opponent to Lincoln in his conduct of the war. If McClellan got his way, the Union would have been dissolved.
The question is this: what is your TRUE objective? You don't really care about those trivial items, but you don't want to actually say it. What you really prefer is that immigration be unlimited and unregulated. Per the example above, Lincoln wanted results with respect to winning the war. I think Trump can get results on the conservative agenda, but he can't if the party is divided against itself. The never Trump wing will never agree with his immigration proposals. Nor will they agree with his trade proposals.
Let's be honest here. Trump could become a star pupil of a charm school, but it wouldn't make any difference in the real issues. This civility stuff is baloney.
What they want more than anything is to remove Trump because of substantive disagreements, not over the phoney baloney civility stuff.
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