tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post5914086155807060068..comments2009-01-21T05:47:55.298-08:00Comments on PEGC: Bullet PointsCharles Gittingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669296162762355112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post-45464136366347691302008-11-11T17:14:00.000-08:002008-11-11T17:14:00.000-08:00Good words.Good words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post-73795181269437073932008-08-12T06:23:00.000-07:002008-08-12T06:23:00.000-07:00Hi Basil,Thanks for the kind words, and also for p...Hi Basil,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words, and also for pointing out <A HREF="http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=178985&title=ron-suskind" REL="nofollow">Suskind's appearance on the Daily Show</A> -- that was very funny.Charles Gittingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669296162762355112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post-74963581384455649862008-08-11T21:22:00.000-07:002008-08-11T21:22:00.000-07:00As Suskind's book proves, Bush & Cheney li...As Suskind's book proves, Bush & Cheney lied, thousands died.<BR/><BR/>Have we gotten past the barrier for "high crimes and misdemeanors" yet?<BR/><BR/>He was on Stewart's TDS tonight, and John asked Suskind that.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, the Democrats ( Edwards ) seem to be sneaking about creating life.<BR/><BR/>Hello Charles, nice site you got here.<BR/><BR/>Hope I don't muck it up. :-)<BR/><BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post-85210823474958095362008-08-11T13:37:00.000-07:002008-08-11T13:37:00.000-07:00Sheer,Well I've always said that the toughest part...Sheer,<BR/><BR/>Well I've always said that the toughest part of my project would come after the tide turned because of similar concerns, but I don't believe the Democrats are a threat to the institutional integrity of the nation the way Republicans are. Between the religious right and the neo-fascists, the Republicans have ceased to be anything but a political cancer in the same sense the German Nazis and Soviet Communists were.<BR/><BR/>The big danger with the Democrats is that they will compromise things we cannot afford to compromise -- or be timid in things that call for decisive action -- for reasons of political expedience and CW. This isn't so much a matter of policy as it is of basic institutional integrity, and the fact that we face so many pressing policy issues and have many deep-seated flaws in our political system only reinforces my view. You can't solve anything if you can't think clearly, and our political system is, in effect, the nation's "brain" when it comes to decision-making.Charles Gittingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669296162762355112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post-17241845713136567652008-08-11T09:47:00.000-07:002008-08-11T09:47:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charles Gittingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669296162762355112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16773890.post-22829108923560889862008-08-11T08:07:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:07:00.000-07:00Hey Charles,I would have to agree about the Republ...Hey Charles,<BR/>I would have to agree about the Republicans and their overdue hiatus from all things involving the government, but we should also be careful that we don't hand to the Democrats what the Republicans were trying to steal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com