Comments on: REPORT FROM THE FRONT: PRAGMATISTS HAVE NO SOUL

By: David R. Block

David R. Block — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:00:51 +0000

Ed–Yes, a little dig. Being of German ancestry gets one a little sensitive to the issue, even if the relatives all came over between 1876-1900. Naturally referring to those more conservative than yourself. I really don’t think that anyone goes around deliberately calling his/her self a Nazi.

Far too much credit for subtlety? Thought it was all about the nuance. Sorry.

#34-It’s BLOCK, not BLACK, but that’s just a minor annoyance. Put up with it all through elementary school. I guess that they could not read my mother’s writing on the registration papers.

I really have a hard time with that, since there are some problems with the data in the original premise.

http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2007-03-04-1.html
http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2007-04-29-1.html

NASA’s James Hansen’s methodology and data have been frequently called into question, and he has been forced to make revisions with the result that the warmest year was back in the 1930s, not 1998 as previously advertised. I don’t really want to copy and paste 245,000 links from Google into Rick’s comments (you’re welcome, Rick), but the point is, I think that multiple AGW voices have shrieked “WOLF” for so long (like since the data from 1998 was in), that I simply do not trust them any more.

That happens when AGW religion overrides science.

By: George

George — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:47:35 +0000

I am a conservative, and I have left the party, largely because of the lack of pragmatism within the party, but also because of the dire lack of leadership. What we truly need, as you allude to, is pragmatic a Conservative who is not afraid to confront the base. Right now, it seems any potential leaders are so afraid of offending Rush (who I love as an entertainer) that they will not step forward. A party of cowards will not attain power, but rather will hunker down in the dark and scramble for crumbs.

By: FSMster Chemist

FSMster Chemist — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:36:45 +0000

@ David Black
I’ve seen the Global Warming religionist sites and the skeptics sites and the skeptics have approached things with more reason than the “We’re all gonna die!!!” alarmists.

The problem with the “skeptics” (and intelligent design folks) is that they are not truly looking at the evidence. Even the skeptics own scientists were telling them that they were wrong, they conveniently ignored it. (Much like smoking isn’t harmful.) The global warming deniers are tight up there with the hardcore religious right in driving people from the party, especially educated science majors.

By: BD57

BD57 — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:22:37 +0000

Mr. Moran:

Congrats - you reacted exactly as I PREDICTED.

I asked you questions. Maybe they were pointed - someone with more intellect and less arrogance would’ve welcomed the opportunity to answer them and flesh out his so called “moderate conservatism.”

You chose to throw a tantrum. And insult a voter. For a guy who supposedly wants to win people to his banner, that’s a twofer. Congrats.

In your case, Pat Buchanan (hard to believe, I know) had it right: the insults begin when intellect is exhausted.

I now realize how quickly you tire.

Toodles.

By: Mike Farmer

Mike Farmer — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:57:21 +0000

C3Said — actually it should be a limted government, not necessarily smaller — the government should be limited to specific responsibilities and the size should be equal to the task, whatever size that may be — so you can have a limited government and a strong national defense.

By: RWA

RWA — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:16:49 +0000

Huntsman also vetoed a bill which would have permitted the teaching of so-called “intelligent design” in science classes. He is the face of true conservatism, not the sort of impulsive reactionary populism that people mistake for the real thing.

Before Huntsman became ambassador, I was pushing for a Huntsman/Cantor ticket. Placing a Mormon and an observant Jew on the same ballot would have exorcised the fringe lunatics for good. With Huntsman in China, I say we push for a Cantor/Sununu ticket. Imagine what it would say to the world if we had a Jewish-American and Arab-American as running mates.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:37:04 +0000

Huntsman had a shot at the 2012 nomination all right just as did that noted conservative Ropn Paul in 2008.

Huntsman a conservative, yeah just the same way Warner a long time GOP senator from a conservative state was a conservative.

Have you considered selling time share properties?

Anyone who believes Huntsman is anything BUT a conservative is stupid enough to buy a time share property in Death Valley.

ed.

By: c3

c3 — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:33:10 +0000

Mike;
“? If it’s in politics, that’s what makes a horse race. If you don’t have opposing principles, then you may as well have one party — ”

this assumes that conflicts over principles only occur between parties. How about this one: smaller government and strong national defense, two traditional Republican principles. So to what degree do you push a stronger national defense at the expense of the principle of smaller government?

By: DoorHold

DoorHold — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:20:07 +0000

I’ve no clue how to “revive” conservative ideals so I’ll leave that for ya’ll to hash out, but, Rick, why are you wasting time on the latest meme: RINO? If it were intelligently applied I can see the need for debate, but it’s already to the point where EVERYBODY’S a RINO. Bush is Hitler, Rice is some-thing-or-other because of her skin color, Cheney’s the Evil Lord, and now we’re ALL RINOs. A simple, “You’ve mis-applied the term, do you have a point?,” is all that’s needed.

By: mike farmer

mike farmer — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:42:50 +0000

No problem — as far as labels go, I’d say I’m classic liberal libertarian, or a nutcase with opinions.