tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post4678695413999927731..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-86676476104630940772013-01-03T18:22:19.562-05:002013-01-03T18:22:19.562-05:00Well it all depends on how you view politics or mo...Well it all depends on how you view politics or more specifically, what is the purpose of a representative in a government. <br />IMO sadly political parties are a latter (AFTER THE WRITING OF THE CONSTITUTION) concoction. <br />Like all on going institutions their purpose is their own existence and longevity. That isn't necessarily synonymous with the interests of the majority of people in their district, state or the nation.<br />What it does do is corporatize i.e. give disproportionate power to the hierarchy. <br />This then makes government a battle for power rather than what is appropriate. <br />In order to facilitate this the party message is overly simplified and emotionally based. (its easier to manipulate people through their emotions than by explanation.) i.e. party differentiation is often superficial. e.g. who would argue that both parties are tied to corporate world and many of the taxpayer benefits are solely aimed at them . See <br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/02/from-nascar-to-rum-the-10-weirdest-parts-of-the-fiscal-cliff-deal/?hpid=z2<br />Surely the some of the benefits in the above article comes under the heading of "WTF?" <br />What is clear is that the Republicans DID get largess through under the fiscal cliff emergency legislation.<br />If that isn't part of a compromise what is it ?<br />BTW the wall street Journal is a News (very) limited paper. As such it is as biased as it can be.Examinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990595916031900662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-54543291518657007922013-01-03T18:19:12.329-05:002013-01-03T18:19:12.329-05:00Steve,
I love ya, but, give up trying to compare a...Steve,<br />I love ya, but, give up trying to compare and explain the words and actions of the same Conservatives over the past few dozen years.<br /><br />By trying to do that, you'll find that, there, lies madness!<br /><br />You'd be better off trying to teach sub-atomic particle theory to your ficus, or, if you have a pet, trying to teach it to speak Mandarin, and beg for scraps in Klingon.<br /><br />They can twist logic better than any clown who comes to a kid's party, and makes balloon animals.<br /><br />The only consistency in Conservative thought, is its remarkable <br />inconsistency.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com