tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post7443076890151653738..comments2023-10-29T09:14:37.832-04:00Comments on Painfully Objective Political Analysis (POPA): The 2nd Gubernatorial DebateChris Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-45033528357735222432008-09-25T12:05:00.000-04:002008-09-25T12:05:00.000-04:00Yeah, MMM is on his way to victory. JLT attached ...Yeah, MMM is on his way to victory. JLT attached her wagon to the Obama campaign, which may decide in a couple weeks that Ohio is a riper target and shift resources... what's Jill left with then? She certainly isn't making a mark in these "debates."<BR/><BR/>I actually agree with something Gary Welsh wrote yesterday in response to one of his Libertarian commenters, something along the lines of it being easy to be against something when you've never had to govern.<BR/><BR/>The Libertarian philosophy is very black and white, while governing is a very grey area. Sometimes I really think it would be great to replace what we have with a parliamentary system, then the parties can be as black and white as they want and simply form governing coalitions.Vox Populihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174941325997674801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-83942949724011967112008-09-24T22:33:00.000-04:002008-09-24T22:33:00.000-04:00Anon 7:31...that's the old P.J. O'Rourke quote I u...Anon 7:31...that's the old P.J. O'Rourke quote I use all the time. In his GREAT book Parliament of Whores, he writes, "Jesse Jackson was the only Democrat who came to Atlanta <BR/>(1984 Democratic National Convention)with real ideas. That's because in the American political system, you're only allowed to have real ideas if it's absolutely guaranteed that you can't win an election."<BR/><BR/>But wouldn't you agree that it's sad that someone who is blunt can't be in contention?<BR/><BR/>As far as Horning running for Congress, nobody was going to win that race over Julia, so I'm not sure it's a fair comparison.Chris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-39996988201353495512008-09-24T21:58:00.000-04:002008-09-24T21:58:00.000-04:00He had the nomination for Congress as a republican...He had the nomination for Congress as a republican and still could not beat Julia Carson. I, too, am sick of the MBA and PHD comments.....enough already!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-81846271599359922362008-09-24T19:31:00.000-04:002008-09-24T19:31:00.000-04:00It's easy to speak the truth bluntly when you have...It's easy to speak the truth bluntly when you have no chance of winning. I suspect he'd be significantly more circumspect in his answers if he were in legitimate contention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com