tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4530127903548874047..comments2024-03-28T12:13:06.135-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Ukrainegate in a nutshellPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58164451549637903622019-10-27T08:39:05.084-05:002019-10-27T08:39:05.084-05:00The "dedicated, principled Communist" ha...The "dedicated, principled Communist" has three houses, one of which he acquired immediately after his ouster from the primaries in 2016.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180224934549424736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55141041650785075692019-10-25T10:17:45.931-05:002019-10-25T10:17:45.931-05:00I have to concur with David. While it is nice to ...I have to concur with David. While it is nice to say that you'd vote for the dedicated, principled candidate over a 'typical' politician, if that candidate is a dedicated, principled Communist you're cooking your own goose. I'd rather have someone who at least gives lip service to the ideals of Liberty than one who passionately advocates for slavery because the Liberty candidate, if its constituents can bring enough heat, can possibly be made to see the light.Bob Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605741445499179146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30487050410078498642019-10-24T20:25:28.411-05:002019-10-24T20:25:28.411-05:00s part of your selection criteria, don't just ...s part of your selection criteria, don't just take into account your perception of their personal integrity, take into account the policies they claim to support.<br /><br />The most upright Democrat is going to be a vote for Pelosi/Schumer against everything Trump is trying to do. (note how not a single Democrat voted to censure Schiff for his made-up transcript).<br /><br />I wish we could pick the person with the most integrity, but we do need to take into account what policies they back.<br /><br />The Presidential Candidate with the most Personal Integrity is Sanders. He is a socialist, proud of it, and will enact policies to implement it. By comparison Trump is a foul mouthed used car salesman, but his actions and policies are FAR better for the US than what Sanders would implement.<br /><br />The US would NOT have been better off if Sanders had won in 2016<br /><br />David LangUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084309137541367977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-36647957758626528092019-10-24T11:36:28.795-05:002019-10-24T11:36:28.795-05:00If you read Instapundit, you will remember Prof.Re...If you read Instapundit, you will remember Prof.Reynolds' saying that "the media are Democrats with by-lines(press), or chyrons(TV). Leftist to the last.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68939739070061729282019-10-24T09:39:13.609-05:002019-10-24T09:39:13.609-05:00I used to be a Democrat, and even held office in t...I used to be a Democrat, and even held office in the party apparat (county council, back in the 70s). I very well may never vote for a Democrat again. The party has become unhinged. You have the lunatics who no longer keep their mouths shut, and these have become so numerous that I suspect the few who *do* keep their mouths shut are liars, a la "moderates" like Clinton and Obama.<br /><br />Scoop Jackson, Hubert Humphrey, and Ed Muskie are rolling over in their graves.<br /><br />And you're 100% correct - they hate Trump because he is absolutely NOT a weak tea candidate like Mitt Romney or John McCain. But the failure to accept the outcome of the last election is grotesque, and the very best evidence on offer that this Republic is slouching towards civil war.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33154158098627017022019-10-24T07:23:16.219-05:002019-10-24T07:23:16.219-05:00. . I don't think he's the best available...<i> . . I don't think he's the best available candidate for the Presidency. However, I have to admit that he's the best candidate for the Presidency who's actually running at present.</i><br /> <br />That's a difference that is a little too subtle for me. For many years, the candidates I've seen for President have all come out of the political ranks, and thus come with all of the baggage that implies. They have all made deals; they have all done things many of us would call morally questionable. Some of those things many of us would call despicable. So where is a President that represents the people who are America to come from?<br /> <br />Donald Trump isn't the smooth talker JFK was. He is occasionally socially out of line. But he has gone to Washington and represented American interests, not Washington interests. I'll take a candidate like him any day.<br /> <br />I'm not defending Donald Trump. I'm speaking to his actions as President.urbane legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699110758399432397noreply@blogger.com