tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post119659390874336828..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: The Republican Strategy?Mari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-73017094249314467612008-02-12T09:11:00.000-08:002008-02-12T09:11:00.000-08:00Actually, Thom, it was easy. Obama has a vision f...Actually, Thom, it was easy. Obama has a vision for the country outside his own personal ambition. We, as a country, need that.<BR/><BR/>The sense of entitlement the other candidates seem to have, regardless of party, is just more of the same. The old "I'm smarter and more able than any of the rest of you" and /or "It's my turn!" mantra just doesn't cut it any more.<BR/><BR/>If Obama listens to all sides, as he claims, the end result should be legislation we all can live with. After all, that's what it's all about - which (or whose) proposal is best for the country.<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't that be a refreshing pleasant change of pace!Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-40950657288358991952008-02-11T22:22:00.000-08:002008-02-11T22:22:00.000-08:00Agree or disagree, I've always respected the calm,...Agree or disagree, I've always respected the calm, measured style you've employed. I'm sure that this has not been an easy decision for you.ThomGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976812825842947204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-76686074631323408162008-02-11T17:59:00.000-08:002008-02-11T17:59:00.000-08:00I know fully what it means to live with the terror...I know fully what it means to live with the terrorist threat. I served in Germany during the final years of the Cold War and state sponsored terrorism was a weapon of choice against governments, the military and ordinary citizens. Of course there is fear. Because whether these people happened to be anti-Israel Islamic extremists or anti-Western democracies Red, they were deadly. While you had to watch yourself and protect yourself as much as possible, I never saw terrorism being used as an exploitative tool to divide Americans and call at least a percentage of them traitors until the coming of the Bush administration.<BR/><BR/>McCain can't begin to make GW legitimate any more than Huckabee can. And even though I saw on CNN that GW is still prone to lie about the opposition, will the GOP pay attention to him now that he is low in their polls as well? GW has only months left in office. His successor will face the monumental task of having to clean up behind him.The New Arch Druid's take on the newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825705799696383447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-35158709692495280792008-02-11T15:17:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:17:00.000-08:00It is hard living in these "chick little, the sky ...It is hard living in these "chick little, the sky is falling" times.<BR/>The trouble is...so many have proven not to be what they said..so we one day will have a real crisis and we won't pay attention..Word Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.com