tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post756486376872139526..comments2023-09-25T03:57:22.736-06:00Comments on The Decorum Forum: The Valueless Quest for the Values VoterBob Newlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388226473052858297noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-90966999213863465172010-10-27T10:53:25.624-06:002010-10-27T10:53:25.624-06:00Forumpians:
SHS is going to win because she’s the...Forumpians:<br /><br />SHS is going to win because she’s the better candidate. Her opponent has proven herself to be reckless, irresponsible, inexperienced, ill-informed, ill-advised and untrustworthy.<br /><br />South Dakotans don’t care for politicians like that.Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-30937109207942736022010-10-27T10:52:27.945-06:002010-10-27T10:52:27.945-06:00I watched it. And I predicted it.I watched it. And I predicted it.Michael Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523147171085428754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-77645742213840469602010-10-27T09:55:03.492-06:002010-10-27T09:55:03.492-06:00Fair enough.
Maybe you'll want to watch this ...Fair enough.<br /><br />Maybe you'll want to watch this press conference while you're thinking it over, Mike.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=581038846744&ref=mfBill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-87301550772938319492010-10-27T08:43:49.735-06:002010-10-27T08:43:49.735-06:00Bill,
I'll freely admit it is a tough vote for...Bill,<br />I'll freely admit it is a tough vote for me. I've often said here that I don't believe SHS is a horrible representative. But to suggest that she is a moderate, is a bit of a stretch. Maybe, she is a MINO (Moderate In Name Only).<br /><br />I may not make the decision until I enter the voting booth. The campaign changes daily, and some of what I see on both sides repulses me.<br /><br />I am not convinced one is more radical than the other. And I don't believe either of their campaigns, since both are full of distortions.Michael Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523147171085428754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-9525446524236298752010-10-26T22:55:50.226-06:002010-10-26T22:55:50.226-06:00I'm only voting for Christians this year!
A...I'm only voting for Christians this year! <br /><br />After all, if you don't believe in talking snakes, you're crazy!taconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-2893618014391264512010-10-26T20:18:42.178-06:002010-10-26T20:18:42.178-06:00What we need is a Congress and White House that ag...What we need is a Congress and White House that agree on almost nothing and can't get along. Last time we had that, they almost balanced the budget. Hell, they even managed to pass a decent welfare reform bill.<br /><br />They've gotten along all too well for the last 10 years and look what it's gotten us. Federal spending has doubled, we've got $8 trillion in new debt (Nearly $14 trillion total now), 2 never-ending wars, bank bailouts, UAW bailouts, state bailouts, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailouts, NEA bailout, two failed stimulus measures, unemployment steady at 9.5%...DDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182429520408548739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-8594303557494340612010-10-26T17:24:19.480-06:002010-10-26T17:24:19.480-06:00Mike;
It isn't going to happen with John Boeh...Mike;<br /><br />It isn't going to happen with John Boehner as Speaker, either.<br /><br />Bile and venom will be met with bile and venom.<br /><br />I'd find a conversation about a peaceful way to divide the country more productive than batting this ball back/forth. There is no end to the hate in the fight.Duffernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-69867121757050058822010-10-26T16:06:21.632-06:002010-10-26T16:06:21.632-06:00Okay, good, so Mike, are you going to vote for the...Okay, good, so Mike, are you going to vote for the Moderate (SHS) or the Extremist (NOEM)?<br /><br />You don't have to answer, it's an academic question.Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-13455612287108077772010-10-26T15:55:35.142-06:002010-10-26T15:55:35.142-06:00Bill,
I've often said government is at its be...Bill,<br /><br />I've often said government is at its best when both parties work together. That can't happen with far left Pelosi as speaker. Neither can it happen with a far right Tea Party Gordon Howie type in that position.<br /><br />People had better start electing more from the middle, or we will be in a never-ending spiral of voters who hate both sides.Michael Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523147171085428754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-34194450741584866642010-10-26T15:36:16.486-06:002010-10-26T15:36:16.486-06:00I don't think I'm mistaken at all, Cory.
...I don't think I'm mistaken at all, Cory.<br /><br />Bill, right. Just like a whole bunch of people fell for hope and change.<br /><br />Repete, I don't think it should have been brought up. Certainly Stephanie has more people in the state behind her on the issue than Noem does. So, ultimately, if it was going to be brought up, Stephanie may have had something to gain, while Noem had nothing to gain.Michael Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523147171085428754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-6957620484435192592010-10-26T15:27:10.228-06:002010-10-26T15:27:10.228-06:00Mike, ultimately are you suggesting it would be be...Mike, ultimately are you suggesting it would be better for SHS to bring up the Governmental Control of Wombs issue than Noem?repetenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-47836468063074160782010-10-26T15:03:20.042-06:002010-10-26T15:03:20.042-06:00Yes, Troy, we've been through this before if I...Yes, Troy, we've been through this before if I recall.<br /><br />I seem to remember that you have a somewhat convoluted reason as to why businesses prefer to hire offshore as opposed to bringing those jobs home, why banks won't give entrepreneurs business loans, and why entrepreneurs with capital won't invest them in projects that generate jobs, create badly needed new infrastructure, and fund new R&D, but I can't for the life of me remember how it goes. <br /><br />Maybe you could humor me and run it down again here?<br /><br />Thanks, bud.Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-3086554198932557632010-10-26T14:25:29.766-06:002010-10-26T14:25:29.766-06:00Bill,
I find Obamacare to be a most hateful ruse ...Bill,<br /><br />I find Obamacare to be a most hateful ruse ever perpetrated on the poor. <br /><br />I find the financial regulation bill a most dishonest ruse perpetrated on the poor.<br /><br />I find the stimulus a most aggressive theft from the poor.<br /><br />All because I believe they impede 8 million Americans from the dignity of having a job and providing for their family. <br /><br />Together, I and most of those you disparage so condescendingly find it ironic you practice what you claim to condemn. <br /><br />So, yes, I find Nancy Pelosi's economic policies reprehensible.Troy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-62611224363106302572010-10-26T14:03:54.246-06:002010-10-26T14:03:54.246-06:00This whole election cycle has been about the far r...This whole election cycle has been about the far right trying to sweep its social agenda under the rug.<br /><br />Anti-gay, anti-women, anti-ethnic, anti-science, etc. It's all part of the same package. And yeah, they don't like it that there are no jobs right now. Who does? <br /><br />Do you really think they hate Nancy Pelosi because of her approach to the economy, Michael? Come on.<br /><br />If you want to live in an American Theocracy, vote for the far-right Tea Party people who are trying to pretend their platform is all about fixing the economy. <br /><br />It's a Trojan Horse strategy, Mike, and a whole bunch of people are falling for it. <br /><br />It has always been my impression that you were one of those GOP types who knew better — who didn't let the crazies pull the wool over your eyes.<br /><br />But now, I'm really starting to wonder. <br /><br />Are you for 'em or agin' 'em? Your post here seems to say you want to have it both ways. <br /><br />Sorry, but I just don't see how that's a realistic option.Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-9901898191769629442010-10-26T13:32:23.745-06:002010-10-26T13:32:23.745-06:00Ah, but Michael, you mistakenly presume Noem has a...Ah, but Michael, you mistakenly presume Noem has an economic agenda. <br /><br />I wonder if she has read the Bloomberg Businessweek article, "<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_43/b4200066170117.htm" rel="nofollow">Why Business Doesn't Trust the Tea Party</a>."caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.com