tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post116398895361671247..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: Round One: We Are UnderwayLA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164144584558904912006-11-21T16:29:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:29:00.000-05:00//That's exactly why a boxer wants to throw the fi...<I>//That's exactly why a boxer wants to throw the first punch, to keep the opponent off balance.//</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's it. I must have felt that's what you were doing too, and commented instinctively and a little too strongly (later I felt so) although I only have half a dog in this fight. I think the jury should still be out on the matter. I have a feeling that disclosures by political Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164137681492308632006-11-21T14:34:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:34:00.000-05:00Anonim,//But why not take an equally comfortable a...Anonim,<BR/><BR/><EM>//But why not take an equally comfortable and confident position vis-a-vis the claim in the Telegraph article?//</EM><BR/><BR/>If I understand your question correctly, it's mainly because I am not so sure that there are Republican strategists that are willing to show their hands. Anytime someone uses unnamed sources, I am suspicious. The sources could be actual, but there is LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164128916402411322006-11-21T12:08:00.000-05:002006-11-21T12:08:00.000-05:00LASunsett,//Red herrings may work with some people...LASunsett,<BR/><BR/><I>//Red herrings may work with some people, but those that are smart enough to recognize the smokescreens will not be easily dissuaded.//</I><BR/><BR/>Sure hope so. But why not take an equally comfortable and confident position vis-a-vis the claim in the Telegraph article? You seemed to take an exception with it. I took an exception in turn.<BR/><BR/>All_I_Can_Stands,<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164105834448471242006-11-21T05:43:00.000-05:002006-11-21T05:43:00.000-05:00Anonim,//I too am a cynic of sorts; it concerns me...Anonim,<BR/><BR/><EM>//I too am a cynic of sorts; it concerns me that Tom DeLay's kind of pointing at Liberal A as proof of how bad Liberal B will turn out to be might just work, and we may forget what we have gotten ourselves into by scare-mongering.//</EM><BR/><BR/>I am not sure how much credibility Tom Delay still wields within the GOP or with the independents. And I am not sure that this LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164104791607185942006-11-21T05:26:00.000-05:002006-11-21T05:26:00.000-05:00Anonim,//I don't want to overreach my place as a g...Anonim,<BR/><BR/><EM>//I don't want to overreach my place as a guest here//</EM><BR/><BR/>You've been here enough that you are not just a guest, anymore. You are now a regular. <BR/><BR/>But as I have said before, you have free reign to disagree with whatever you want. I do not want an amen corner, but free-thinking individuals.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164088825978979782006-11-21T01:00:00.000-05:002006-11-21T01:00:00.000-05:00Anonim,The new congress has a lot to do to reclaim...Anonim,<BR/><BR/><I>The new congress has a lot to do to reclaim credibility by erasing its guilt of giving in to "you're unpatriotic if..." </I><BR/><BR/>I have heard many Dems claiming they were accused of being unpatriotic. I cannot recall this charge ever being stated. If you have some quotes I would be interested. I would be especially interested if you find a quote that happened before All_I_Can_Standshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706352699628789787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164042755811369232006-11-20T12:12:00.000-05:002006-11-20T12:12:00.000-05:00Hear hear anonim...apt and well done summation of ...Hear hear anonim...apt and well done summation of the bush years. And Borat on Pelosi.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847784044495028400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164038671774850132006-11-20T11:04:00.000-05:002006-11-20T11:04:00.000-05:00One more excerpt from the article quoted:"Two year...One more excerpt from the article quoted:<BR/><BR/><I>"Two years of Pelosi gives a good idea of what four years of Hillary will be like," said Tom DeLay, the Republican powerbroker [...]. "They are both committed liberals and we will make that clear to the American people."</I><BR/><BR/>I don't want to overreach my place as a guest here, so I won't quote what other unnamed Republican sources are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1164034955714301992006-11-20T10:02:00.000-05:002006-11-20T10:02:00.000-05:00The media has largely gone along with the Dem's ag...The media has largely gone along with the Dem's aggressive tactics that you describe very well. I do not think they will paint the same actions by the GOP in the same way. The rules are always different.<BR/><BR/>I share your doubt of these anonymous GOP strategy leaders. If they exist, I think the story was written before the author "found" someone that even vaguely fit the category.<BR/><BR/All_I_Can_Standshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706352699628789787noreply@blogger.com