tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post3569183255957744842..comments2023-09-28T03:05:12.121-07:00Comments on Terrance this is stupid stuff: Ideas that Need More Thought: Support the Republican Speaker Nominee or Be "Ostracized"T. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-63450766242390738412015-10-13T09:04:31.370-07:002015-10-13T09:04:31.370-07:00ZZ, I agree that this is following an old pattern-...ZZ, I agree that this is following an old pattern--a pattern that did not work for Boehner before and is probably one of the reasons he is resigning. The news media, of course, does not cover this aspect. What has Boehner accomplished during his speakership? Nada.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-68162485569811489892015-10-12T12:24:32.387-07:002015-10-12T12:24:32.387-07:00The GOP seems to be on the road to self-destructio...The GOP seems to be on the road to self-destruction. Still, it's not that much different than when Boehner stripped all the new Tea Party guys of their committee assignments (or reassigned them to the Stationery and Supplies Committee).ZZMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913899667726940233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-21350554157171943202015-10-10T14:52:45.436-07:002015-10-10T14:52:45.436-07:00It's amazing. Even Fox News people keep sugges...It's amazing. Even Fox News people keep suggesting there is a disaster in Washington like the government will collapse. Huh? <br /><br />Anybody notice a difference in how effective Congress is today than it was two weeks ago? That pipeline of good legislation was suddenly stopped? <br /><br />What's fun is when a guest they expect to agree with them (Mark Thiessen from the Bush administration) sees no problem at all. Er, uh, ahem.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-60599465857362109612015-10-09T10:50:32.398-07:002015-10-09T10:50:32.398-07:00Watched "Maria..." this morning. It'...Watched "Maria..." this morning. It's disappointing how easily the elite dismiss conservatives as simply crazy.<br />.OregonGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096619871119860938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-25140081066070106032015-10-07T20:53:39.271-07:002015-10-07T20:53:39.271-07:00It seemed a crazy statement to make after all Ross...It seemed a crazy statement to make after all Ross' talk about making the legislative process more open and the need to make compromises. Except, I guess, for voting for leadership. Apparently no compromises there or openness to other opinions. You're right the sense of entitlement that comes with being voted in again and again is poisonous.<br /><br />T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-84508080925113467612015-10-07T18:17:59.544-07:002015-10-07T18:17:59.544-07:00Yes, that's an incredibly brilliant move by th...Yes, that's an incredibly brilliant move by the GOPe - which again points to the need for term limits. Oh sure, "just vote them out" - but they have so much cash flowing in to reinforce their careers. And that's something that was never envisioned: career politicians, and all of them lawyers? Hardly a citizen government.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com