tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post3192086294622426394..comments2024-03-28T09:46:22.919-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Daniel Patrick Moynahan: worst person in history?Borepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-20127298749557629052014-04-28T11:10:56.288-04:002014-04-28T11:10:56.288-04:00Any random Kennedy is still worse, but that's ...Any random Kennedy is still worse, but that's faint praise indeed.<br /><br />On another topic, I just read a <i>Forbes</i> article: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/06/26/connected-cars-10-tough-problems-automakers-must-solve/" rel="nofollow">"Connected Cars: 10 Tough Problems Automakers Must Solve"</a>. Give you one guess at what the glaring absence from the top 10 things was.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-80460894213536803362014-04-28T09:52:09.237-04:002014-04-28T09:52:09.237-04:00vultureofcritique, I should point out that the lis...vultureofcritique, I should point out that the list was from Micky Kaus, who ran for Senate as a Democrat in 2012.<br /><br />I also remember how he walked back from his scholarly paper about welfare dependency. When it came time to choose between scholarship and political advancement, he made his choice.<br /><br />Overall, my point was that I used to think as you did, and am reconsidering.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59018188503965754592014-04-28T09:11:50.627-04:002014-04-28T09:11:50.627-04:00I hope you're being sarcastic. I can't te...I hope you're being sarcastic. I can't tell.<br /><br />D. P. Moynihan was a scholar.<br /><br />He tried to help his country. Maybe he was dragged down by institutional corruption.<br /><br />DPM was one of the few people who was willing to tell the truth about the welfare programs in the USA.<br /><br />As a scholar, I respect him. <br /><br />He may have been misguided. He may have done some harm. He does not deserve your hatred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com