tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post2655968569404907726..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Too Close to CallAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-32642509542543630332012-03-09T06:27:45.392-08:002012-03-09T06:27:45.392-08:00Yes, this is a good, solid article. My thoughts, ...Yes, this is a good, solid article. My thoughts, upon reading it and the comments above:<br /><br />Santorum blindly believes in miracles (especially political ones).<br /><br />Gingrich not only believes in miracles, he promises he can perform them himself (routinely).<br /><br />Paul is just a nice old man--who will nod and smile when the "mushroom" bombs fall, as if they are a confirmation of his long-held, dearest belief.<br /><br />And Obama is the ultimate "victim", given the position of ultimate power. He has no character to resist the temptation to misuse his (to him) "personal" power to remake the world closer to his heart's desire--and he thinks what he does is a miracle, too, blessed as he is by the "gods" who raised him up, according to what must seem (again, to him, in his heart of hearts) his divine right. In other words, he is just another adolescent activist, glorified in his own mind. Liken him to the haughty emperors of old (Nebuchadnezzar, Ramses, Nero)--or even just to Woodrow Wilson (hint, hint)--while there is still time to learn from the comparison.Harry Dale Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210275295826050501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-92039559583961764672012-03-08T13:14:39.903-08:002012-03-08T13:14:39.903-08:00Far more divided, I would have to say. After all,...Far more divided, I would have to say. After all, there were only 2 sides to consider back then.<br /><br />Now there seem to be hundreds of sides to choose from . . . political anarchy now, I do think.LarryOldtimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811006386363706079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-40920141360585008272012-03-07T18:29:57.998-08:002012-03-07T18:29:57.998-08:00Ronald Reagan as Governor of California “pushed th...<i>Ronald Reagan as Governor of California “pushed through the largest tax hike” in that state’s history</i><br /><br />Governor Pat "Goody" Brown put CA in a huge debt the previous two terms. I was a CA Div of Hwys state employee,and I don't know of a state employee who complained in the least, even when we didn't get a completely justified salary increased one of those years of Reagan, and then, most of thought that Reagan was a great governer.<br /><br />Of course, back then, people in general tended to not run up huge debts that couldn't be paid.<br /><br />Let's remember . . . as a reasonably well paid employee, before Reagan I paid all of $10.00 per year in state income tax. A $5.00 increase whould have been a 50% increase.LarryOldtimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811006386363706079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-41601658630647584422012-03-07T17:53:01.400-08:002012-03-07T17:53:01.400-08:00I still back Newt Gingrich. It will be Romney, but...I still back Newt Gingrich. It will be Romney, but America will pay.Lime Litehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062140213877618320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-37810900037195722132012-03-07T17:06:53.169-08:002012-03-07T17:06:53.169-08:00I think you know, Romney is not my 1st choice on t...I think you know, Romney is not my 1st choice on the GOP side, he's not my 2nd or 3rd choice... <br /><br />If Santorum is the nominee, I will support him, if Newt is the nominee I am OK with that,if Romney is the nominee I will be a Romney supporter... <br /><br />If Ron Paul were, by some miracle, to become the nominee, I am loading up and heading for Australia or something... <br /><br />There are some things I just can't do...TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008912292703416417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-7440256425619567712012-03-07T13:41:29.379-08:002012-03-07T13:41:29.379-08:00Great article Alan! I agree with you about the no...Great article Alan! I agree with you about the novelty of a black president. TOO many people where eager to be on the "right side of history' in '08 and we ended up with a nightmare.zossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380793164681715641noreply@blogger.com