Wow, I have to agree with the guy who complained about the strawmanning. Only thing is, I’d have to say that mostly our lefties here are doing most of it. One guy shows up with an opinion different than the going froth, and he gets dogpiled.
Using Europe as an example of a high-tax/high-growth utopia probably counts as an own-goal. Only Germany has an economy of any size that had any growth the last few years, and over the last 2 decades, even that growth is laggard. Let’s just ignore the half-dozen countries on the ropes. Let’s ignore the security free-ride they have had. And, let’s ignore that the highest taxing countries lowering their rates, because they were dying.
Perhaps complaining about a race to the intellectual bottom should not be followed by the old Reagan/astrologer silliness. Yes, Nancy Reagan used an astrologer. Yes, it influenced his schedule. And yes, she did so, because she became terrified after he had been shot. I don’t believe in astrology myself, but I’ve seen smarter people do kookier things when someone they love is in mortal danger. Besides, with the plethora of truly bizarre things the Republicans have done, is this really necessary anyway?
You want a truly bizarre Democrat? How about Obama? Some wackos start agitating about his birth, and instead of immediately publicly releasing all documents surrounding his birth to shut them up, he goes into secrecy mode, basically fanning the flames. That is pretty weird for someone who is supposed to be so politically smooth.
Or heck, let’s take a Speaker of the House openly admitting that she doesn’t have any idea what’s in probably the most important legislation to go through Congress in 40 years, but she’ll vote for it anyway. Pretty kooky stuff.
How about Jesse Jackson: ‘‘See, Barack’s been talking down to black people on this faith-based…I want to cut his nuts off.’’
Or how about Joe Biden (oh, where to start…how about this one to the Irish PM): ‘‘His mom lived in Long Island for ten years or so. God rest her soul. And- although, she’s- wait- your mom’s still- your mom’s still alive. Your dad passed. God bless her soul.’’
And who said this: ‘‘I’ve now been in 57 states – I think one left to go.’’
Or maybe Marion Barry: ‘‘What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?’’
Ooh and Hank Johnson had a good one too: ‘‘My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.’’
Maxine Waters is always good for a laugh: “Guess what this liberal would be all about? This liberal will be about socializing…uh, um…Would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.”
Oh we could go on and on, and think of all the fun we could have? But I think the point is made: the left have their own Looney Tunes (one is a heartbeat away from the Presidency) to shelter and protect.
As for Global Warming, how in the world are we supposed to know anything when the scientists doing the research get caught doing rather shoddy science? I don’t believe in conspiracies. I do believe in complete idiocy. But hey: we’re not even allowed to debate it anymore, because we’ll immediately get scarlet letters pinned on our chests. Even the scientific community has been guilty of silencing the dissenters (oh, don’t get like that. The science community is human like the rest of us and tends to run on momentum). I don’t disbelieve them, but we sure have a few holes to fill before embarking on a major civilization change. The first hole to fill is: how do we know that the proposed solutions won’t make things worse? sigh
I noticed that noone countered the point that many on the left claim to believe in Global Climate Change (wasn’t it warming just a moment ago?), but won’t even consider using the one technology that we have that could really make a dent in emissions until we can get a viable reusable energy grid up and running.
Finally, I saw lots of indirect insults thrown around here, basically insulting the intelligence of anyone who does not agree with the left agenda. In fact, the one olive branch that was offered by Same Stone was slapped away by everyone else. In any case, I agree with his end analysis. The endless screeching from both extremes are starting to get on my nerves.