Comments on: BEWARE OF THE DRAFT AND OTHER OCTOBER SURPRISES

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:00:19 +0000

Watcher’s Council Results

The winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Unhinged or Calculated by Soccer Dad, and Fear and Loathing in the Land of the Pure by Isaac Schrödinger. Here are the full results of the vote VotesCouncil…

By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:58:35 +0000

The Council Has Spoken!

First off… any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now… the winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Unhinged or Calculated by Soccer D…

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:03:13 +0000

[...] Right Wing Nut House, â€œBeware of the Draft and Other October Surprisesâ€ [...]

By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:22:13 +0000

Submitted for Your Approval

First off… any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now… here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher’s Council for this week’s vote. Council li…

By: Susan Langley

Susan Langley — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:55:02 +0000

Obviously, The Nation acquired slightly dated info; the 1 aircraft carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 frigate, 1 supply ship and 1 submarine were going to be sent to the coast of Iran by the CARTER administration.

By: ed

ed — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:11:13 +0000

“I would first point out that if Bush gave a speech like that, I would be willing to run naked through the next Democratic National Convention.”

Rick, you know I love your snarky attitude, but this quote borders on a terrorist threat!! Seriously, the imperiously stupid left-wing rants you cite above are the type of thing that got me to leave the Democratic party after 30 years. Too many party leaders give credence and voice to this type of crap.

By: Neo

Neo — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:06:16 +0000

A special point on the “military draft” issue.

When the draft came up a few years back with the Rangel (House) and Hollings (Senate) bills, I learned a very special lesson. Nobody reads these bills except perhaps me.

When this issue came up I decided to actually read them. What I found was that they were not “twin bills.” For some reason the House bill (HR.163), the one that came to the House floor for a vote, refereed to “active and reverse component” of the military, while the Senate bill (S.89) used “active and reserve component” of the military. This “reverse” mistake occurred four times in the House document, still available at thomas.loc.gov .

The overall point, there hasn’t been a credible threat of a draft even introduced into the House and Senate during the entire span of the Bush 43 administration, let alone an actual draft.

By: Drewsmom

Drewsmom — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:12:42 +0000

Good piece as usual, the dems just don’t get it, never will, it just blows my mind.
Clinton blowing a gasket on Fox News Sunday just goes to show you, they aren’t playing with a full deck.

By: Right Wing Nation » Blog Archive » Article Of The Week Award

Right Wing Nation » Blog Archive » Article Of The Week Award — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:41:53 +0000

[...] again goes to Rick Moran: [...]

By: GawainsGhost

GawainsGhost — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:54:31 +0000

This is excellent analysis, Mr. Moran.

But it seems to me that the difference between conservatives and liberals comes down to the difference between Cassandra and Pollyanna.

The right suffers from the curse of Cassandra. That is, they always speak the truth, but nobody ever believes them.

The left suffers from the prognosis of Pollyanna. That is, they see sunshine everywhere–peace, love, freedom, happiness–while dark storm clouds are glooming all around.

The American people, who have always been of a conservative mind, easily distinguish between the two. When given the choice between the unpleasant but true and the ever-hopeful but false, the American people will always choose the former, buck up, and do what they have to do.