tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post8433948997767262284..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Focusing On The PrimariesSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-25260762713531221872010-06-11T14:10:18.832-05:002010-06-11T14:10:18.832-05:00I have often felt Digby is more damaging to libera...I have often felt Digby is more damaging to liberal politics than Rush Limbaugh is. She soothes the hackles of the malcontents, bringing them back into the fold. She acknowledges the offenses of Democrats and votes for them each election.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-29052159347727585262010-06-10T19:42:43.359-05:002010-06-10T19:42:43.359-05:00Your post is like one of Woodehouse's "ga...Your post is like one of Woodehouse's "gas furnace explosions that kill six". I really really liked it.<br /><br />But I think real Liberals would have a chance in MANY "red" states, if they were smart and honest. DEEEP sigh. Smart and honest, yeah.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-8858267397249089182010-06-09T21:08:47.819-05:002010-06-09T21:08:47.819-05:00I know, I was just being chatty.I know, I was just being chatty.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-73411140005681306602010-06-09T20:56:10.037-05:002010-06-09T20:56:10.037-05:00I never said that Glenn is not bright and articula...I never said that Glenn is not bright and articulate nor is Jane is brazen fool; I said that there is a reason for blue dog democrats. You can't elect statewide liberals from those areas I mentioned, which pretty much leaves only the east coast and west coast. Even there, most are in the pocket of the corporate whores that run this country.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430421611450961911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-88857088169355269242010-06-09T20:25:51.819-05:002010-06-09T20:25:51.819-05:00At the end of the day, the problem is what it'...At the end of the day, the problem is what it's been for the last 30 years: Democrats are absolutely terrified of being associated with their base, no matter how moderate and middle-of-the-road that base is.<br /><br />Labor is now pretty much the hand-maiden of business. But Democrats go out of their way to punch the working man as often as as hard as they do the hippies. Middle-class people likewise suffer because even the most modest of proposals that benefit middle-class white-collar workers (like say, ending health-insurance recision) have now been cast as being extreme far-left socialist policies, and that make Democrats run away in fear.<br /><br />Our party is lost!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-26018408377298259062010-06-09T20:10:05.837-05:002010-06-09T20:10:05.837-05:00We need to do everything possible to alleviate suf...We need to do everything possible to alleviate suffering so I don't have a problem with activists, but supporting an immoral system is wrong and futile. The only thing I can do is remind people that making decisions based purely on emotional needs will lead to error and misery. It's not practical to believe that everyone will give up their old lives until they are forced to. We all have families and want to live what we think is a normal life. I'm not sure how much longer it'll be normal, but we Americans are better at dealing with tragedies than preventing them.<br /><br />I think Greenwald is fantastic. He is rational, factual, logical and has emotional reactions based on good moral principles. I don't have a problem with working with the other side like Jane did, although since I would be rude Gingrich would probably not want to work with me, heh.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-68343396462652799242010-06-09T18:54:28.744-05:002010-06-09T18:54:28.744-05:00I agree with you completely. When Glennzilla and J...I agree with you completely. When Glennzilla and Jane Hamsher went off the deep end, by targeting 'blue dog' democrats with extinction they were just farting into the wind. Does anyone out there think that you can elect a flaming liberal from a mid-western state, from a great plains state, from the south, from the mountain west. If you do then your smoking to much weed. There is a reason that there are blue dog democrats, because that is the only type of democrat that you are going to elect from these states. These blogs are fun to read but unless these blogs are being read by millions instead of mere hundreds or in some cases like the Huffington Post to near a thousand, then you aren't good with math.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430421611450961911noreply@blogger.com