tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post3995733632050146774..comments2023-10-17T06:12:08.745-04:00Comments on Dan Quayle's Potatoe: Supporting A Left Turn For The RightSidecarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10892698757228271909noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-22225833546595443852008-10-27T21:07:00.000-04:002008-10-27T21:07:00.000-04:00A return to realism and prudence in foreign policy...A return to realism and prudence in foreign policy. Obama has consistently cited the foreign policy of George H. W. Bush as his inspiration. McCain's knee-jerk reaction to the Georgian conflict, his commitment to stay in Iraq indefinitely, and his brinksmanship over Iran's nuclear ambitions make him a far riskier choice for conservatives. The choice between Obama and McCain is like the choice Warm Apple Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969961718578034655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-31670313843537085602008-10-27T21:04:00.000-04:002008-10-27T21:04:00.000-04:00Um, actually you are wrong, JK:Fact: 43/38/19. C...Um, actually you are wrong, JK:<BR/><BR/>Fact: 43/38/19. Clinton, Bush and Perot. You are the only semi-pundit in the world who would declare these empirics representative of a "landslide." Ignorant, misleading, sloppy word choice there.<BR/><BR/>Fact: I didn't say his foreign policy was an unmitigated success - I said his prosecution of the war was. Ignorant, misleading, sloppy reading Warm Apple Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969961718578034655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-64561699573133521532008-10-27T20:57:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:57:00.000-04:00A couple things: (1) Bush I's foreign policy was n...A couple things: (1) Bush I's foreign policy was not an unmitigated success as you claim. Even his prosecution of the Gulf War was called into question by Dubya. Panama, with the exception of removing Noriega, was a disaster. He put our troops (he, not Clinton) into Somalia. He threw up on the Prime Minister of Japan.<BR/>(2) You are wrong about the election of '92. It was a landslide. ClintonJack Knowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197943569032593292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-41988428539813272602008-10-27T20:37:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:37:00.000-04:00You derailed, alright. Sorry I'm not very concern...You derailed, alright. Sorry I'm not very concerned about hurting feelings or appearing more objective than I really am for the sake of I don't know what. I'm happy to rehash the traitor/not traitor argument, but you have yet to even address the substance of my argument. "He once served this country honorably" doesn't address my argument. <BR/><BR/>And my point was that Sullivan has made moreDefective Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593526918967756127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-58575380903639673012008-10-27T20:36:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:36:00.000-04:00You're wrong, Jack Ignorance. Read Sullivan's HW ...You're wrong, Jack Ignorance. Read Sullivan's HW point again - foreign policy is the analogy. Bush was given his walking papers (very similar to McCain's plight) due to a foundering economy and floundering moves by Bush I to combat the sink.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone think the prosecution of the first Gulf War wasn't an unmitigated success? Sullivan is simply drawing upon the high points of his oneWarm Apple Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969961718578034655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-21508102367931814792008-10-27T20:34:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:34:00.000-04:00Again, not commenting on the substance of his arti...Again, not commenting on the substance of his article, which is fine. I only point out his reference to Herbert Walker's FIRST term, which implies, incorrectly, that he had a second, which he didn't. Now either concede the point or I will have no choice but beat you about the head and ears with a shockingly brutal savagery.Jack Knowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197943569032593292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-7495643796135943342008-10-27T20:23:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:23:00.000-04:00Disagree. You pinkos are some concerned with ratt...Disagree. You pinkos are some concerned with rattling cages and rousing emotion, that you forego hygenic, sound reasoning. "John McCain is a traitor" and "John McCain is a terrorist" are assorted bananas that don't win people to your cause or gather votes. "F**k you, Johnny" was much more of a metered spat of emotion than making lasting, disparaging remarks.<BR/><BR/>I derailed. Let's get Warm Apple Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969961718578034655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-10379207256614758832008-10-27T20:19:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:19:00.000-04:00The point, WAP, is that Bush I only had one term, ...The point, WAP, is that Bush I only had one term, so comparing something to his "first term" is either ignorant, misleading or sloppy. Ross Perot this, Bill Clinton that, "read my lips, no new taxes," etc. Bottom line is that he only had one term.Jack Knowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197943569032593292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-49394210475404951962008-10-27T20:14:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:14:00.000-04:00I'm a big fan of Sullivan, but he has penned argum...I'm a big fan of Sullivan, but he has penned arguments for Obama that are much more powerful than this one. I expected better.Defective Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593526918967756127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-17924120665299251782008-10-27T20:09:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:09:00.000-04:00Hey, Ross Perot doesn't run, Herbert Walker doesn'...Hey, Ross Perot doesn't run, Herbert Walker doesn't check his watch and blunder a grass roots economic question in the debates and more artfully colors his tax increase and you are talking about a two term legacy.<BR/><BR/>It ain't like Clinton had a resounding mandate - he hardly won a plurality and Perot suck up 19% of the vote! 19%!!!!!!Warm Apple Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969961718578034655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619629054181832315.post-50512635909650224172008-10-27T20:03:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:03:00.000-04:00Not to pick nits here, but "George H. W.'s first t...Not to pick nits here, but "George H. W.'s first term?" His "FIRST" term? As opposed to what, exactly? Bush pere's domestic and economic policies were such an unmitigated disaster that, foreign policy gravitas and real-politik notwithstanding, the American people ran him out of office on a rail made of the carton of milk he was so shocked over the price of. <BR/><BR/>It's a nice list, but come onJack Knowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197943569032593292noreply@blogger.com