tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post8420274105268099274..comments2024-03-15T00:12:57.489-07:00Comments on Covenant Zone: I Agree With The Democratstruepeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-4451817617371436262008-08-29T21:15:00.000-07:002008-08-29T21:15:00.000-07:00How is your job training going? I hope that works ...How is your job training going? I hope that works out for you.Charles Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168475254263681673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-6225862834077113502008-08-29T21:13:00.000-07:002008-08-29T21:13:00.000-07:00I'd like to know what you Canadians think of John ...<I>I'd like to know what you Canadians think of John McCain's choice of running mate.</I><BR/><BR/>Eowyn, I think Governor Palin is a good choice; I appreciate that she's pro-life, I'm impressed by what I've been learning today about her administrative record on fighting irresponsible spending, I like what I see in her biography about her seeming to be more of an "outdoors person" than an "indoors person"... there are many points that win me over. <BR/><BR/>I am scratching my head, however, at the absolute emotional euphoria I am hearing from some conservatives over the choice. One example: Dennis Prager, whom I deeply admire, was almost unrecognizeable to me on his radio show today, whenever he started to talk about Governor Palin. "Folks, I am getting chills just listening to her!", "The American Margaret Thatcher!" And so on. He sounded like a pro-wrestling play-by-play announcer, not the thinking analyst that I had come to respect so much. (I can only presume that he is in shell-shock from having attended the Dem's convention all week long; I hope he's feeling better next week...)<BR/><BR/>I'm not in love with John McCain, by any means: for every policy plus there's a minus, as far as I'm concerned. Yet, I'm shocked that Americans can even think of voting for Obama (as the video I linked to makes clear, I hope..!) given what an empty suit he is, as far as any career accomplishments are concerned, and for his gutlessness as a leader (voting "Present" anytime there was a tough bill being debated... what a coward). <BR/><BR/>Dennis Prager did make a good point today on air, in-between gushing like a swooning teenager over Palin, that I agreed with: he made the case that today's Democratic Party is the anti-JFK Party. Kennedy famously said: Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country. Today Obama asks: what can your country do for you.<BR/><BR/>That infantilization marks a 180-degree shift in that Party's values. <BR/><BR/>Governor Palin appears to me to be a more Kennedy-esque figure in her political philosophy, being more of a <I>"...we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty..."</I> person that Jeremiah Wright's disciple could ever be.Charles Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168475254263681673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-46225554315542530992008-08-29T18:03:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:03:00.000-07:00Charles Henry, you're not alone.I've always consid...Charles Henry, you're not alone.<BR/><BR/>I've always considered myself kind of Dickensian, as far as politics goes. That is, don't mess with free will, but don't ignore social suffering. As such, I don't make a good fit in either party, insofar as they allow themselves to polarize around a few "pet" concepts. <BR/><BR/>(Black and white as a reality template never works.)<BR/><BR/>Along these lines, I'd like to know what you Canadians think of John McCain's choice of running mate.<BR/><BR/>(P.S. I'm sorry I've been "AWOL" so long -- previously, when I discovered you guys, I was unemployed with plenty of time on my hands, but now I'm in training for a demanding job and free time is heinously restricted, alas. But as I can, I read you religiously!)Eowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166378681749345402noreply@blogger.com