tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post4013061365404408649..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Obama's Tipping PointBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-56639356089288371292013-11-14T01:15:44.509-05:002013-11-14T01:15:44.509-05:00Doesn't matter he who controls the Diebold vot...Doesn't matter he who controls the Diebold voting machines controls the election, why do you think they won last time after a 15% trail in the polls behind Romney.<br />As log as they are smart and keep winning in the low 50% range they can be in power almost forever, they have purged the military of anyone capable of taking a stand to enforce the constitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-35686143126209304072013-11-13T19:33:23.807-05:002013-11-13T19:33:23.807-05:00Beauty. Linked to.Beauty. Linked to.Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59138026415072423432013-11-13T16:02:21.853-05:002013-11-13T16:02:21.853-05:00"But now it's made out of papier-mache, l..."But now it's made out of papier-mache, like the sustainably-sourced cars of Europe!" :-)Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-72241102937001789642013-11-13T12:22:53.522-05:002013-11-13T12:22:53.522-05:00Regards the poll question "which party can be...Regards the poll question "which party can best solve the health care problem" it is all in the wording. <br /><br />If the options were R, D, or neither I would bet that R and D would each poll about 20% and neither get the rest.<br /><br />As someone who knows the system very well I did not think it would be possible to take our dysfunctional, horrid healthcare system and actually make it worse.<br /><br />A stunning legacy. It will be the analog of a re-design and re-launch of the Yugo....only now it can only go in reverse. Slowly. And with smoke pouring out of it.<br /><br />TacitusTacitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-9309434210638815852013-11-13T09:30:26.938-05:002013-11-13T09:30:26.938-05:00Divemedic, you are not alone in your sentiments ab...Divemedic, you are not alone in your sentiments about this. Scares the bejesus out of me, too.Lucy and Tigers Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014075015166447483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-68537735327625031332013-11-13T09:14:25.335-05:002013-11-13T09:14:25.335-05:00"Asked which party can best solve the health ...<i>"Asked which party can best solve the health care problem, 46 say Republican and 41 say Democrat.'</i><br /><br />The real takeaway is that something less than 13 percent of those willing to stand still long enough to be asked know the <i>real</i> score.<br /><br />As Divemedic said, now is the time to be on the lookout for the Man on Horseback. We had enough sense to dodge Dugout Doug in the last century; one hopes we can do it again.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-88722789173876226482013-11-13T08:13:18.507-05:002013-11-13T08:13:18.507-05:00Excellent post, Borepatch! Food for thought.Excellent post, Borepatch! Food for thought.Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-60232818706148124052013-11-13T08:12:12.852-05:002013-11-13T08:12:12.852-05:00There is a line in your last paragraph that keeps ...There is a line in your last paragraph that keeps me awake at night:<br /><br /><i>It is a primal, elemental power that can be channelled - for good or ill - by a person of energy and vision.</i> <br /><br />I fear a person of energy and vision taking hold of the reins of power. The power that is there firhgtens me- the Patriot Act, VIPR teams, a militarized police force, the NSA, tracking people by cell phone MAC, illegal searches, and all of the other powers that have been added to the tool box over the past 15 years or so. <br /><br />The likelihood of that power being abused is high. A person of energy and vision is not going to use that power to scale back government, as any politician that threatens to cut off the gravy train that is SNAP, TANF, Social Security, and other giveaways will be run out on a rail. <br /><br />No, the politician that grasps this brass ring is going to set up a police state that is more powerful and all encompassing than anything seen in history.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-89140070667537296862013-11-13T07:58:51.647-05:002013-11-13T07:58:51.647-05:00It is sweet to watch. And, I see DiFi is picking o...It is sweet to watch. And, I see DiFi is picking out her deck chair, which will turn out to be right in the middle of the Republican Promenade Deck....couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of folks.<br /><br />I think you're right, BP. I'm not sure exactly where this will end up, but I think we're seeing a definite sea change. Lots of political blood to be shed here. <br /><br />Herb Stein is proved right once again. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com