I haven’t watched the Republican convention, but I’m just going to take a stab in the dark here. That darned liberal media is, once again, sticking it to the poor, beleaguered GOP (running Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn 24/7 on the AM radio stations, no doubt.) Those snooty elitist Democrats are, once again, sipping their lattes, eating their arugula, and looking down on hard working, small town Americans (at least the ones who still have jobs); or, if they’re not, they’re in the welfare line with their hands out again. And, once again, Republicans are going to bring you small government and enrich us all with trickling tax cuts (and don’t you dare believe your lyin’ eyes, scrutinize the last 8 years, or think of Lucy tormenting Charlie Brown with the football.)
Did I come close? Or did they get all unpredictable, straight-shootin’, and mavericky on me?
Say, I wonder if they’ll mention that McCain was a P.O.W. Maybe I should have watched to find out.
“Mittens” just denounced “Liberal Washington Government” for having doubled in size since 1980. Really – those are the dates he chose.
He just spit on the grave of Ronald Reagan and mocked both Presidents Bush…
He just pointed out the obvious, EVERYONE in Washington (both sides) have spent like drunken sailors. The ridiculous spending is no longer a left/right issue.
Yep, the Republicans were just as predictable as the Democrats were, giving us just exactly the lip service we’ve come to expect.
For ‘mavericks’ and agents of ‘change’, it sure looks like the same ol’ status quo no matter who wins here.
Except the Republicans did it to a much larger extent.
It definitely proved that having three branches of government in the hands of one party is a recipe for excess. It may have proven that Republicans are poorer and controlling themselves than Democrats are. The second point is debatable, I suppose. I think the first point is something most of us on both sides would find common agreement on.
that’s poorer *at* controlling themselves.
Lucy and the football. Brilliant!
*mavericky* – I love that word. I’m going to see how many times I can work it into a conversation today.
The great missed political opportunity of the 20th century was when term limits were imposed on the executive branch – but NOT on the legislative and judicial branches.
I think having less of a ‘professional politician’ class would be a good thing, overall – spending is just a part of that picture.
Doug, any chance of you organizing a Constitutional Convention in the near future?
Not until my faith in my fellow citizen (and myself) is restored, and I see us as more likely to seriously think through proposals and not get distracted by shiny things. A Constitutional Convention would be a big can of worms in a society where American Idol is really, really popular.
FYI, Doug, Obama’s speech drew a high TV crowed than American Idol.
“Distracted by shiny things”?
Isn’t that a bit of an…
OOOH! A squirrel!
Sorry – you were saying?
It was just as you imagined – Republicans trying to legislate a platform forcing the elderly to eat dog food, while laughing at coal miners with lung cancer who don’t have health care… that sort of thing. The media, who has been running ‘breaking news’ front page stories for days on Palin’s pregnant daughter, was of course, very fair and balanced in their coverage, characterizing her speech as ‘attacks’ on Obama.
Hey, Mook’s back!
I’ve not yet seen anything on Palin’s daughter under “Breaking News” headers.
The last few days, it’s been Team McCain that can’t stop talking about it.
The Left has long since grown bored of the subject. Unmarried teens imitating their moms and popping out babies every time they have sex is too common in red state America to warrant too much discussion. You can try to advocate for sex education to decrease such occurrences, but they just won’t listen. They’re sure abstinence education will do the trick. It’s like watching someone step on a rake and smash themselves in the face, over and over again. Let them have the little expectant angel and her sex partner wave from the stage in front of 35 million people, then scream, “What are you looking at?” and insist on privacy. GOP, world’s greatest victims.
ROFL! Hit the nail on the head!
So T missed the three front page New York Times articles, then…