tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post8983775079352002396..comments2024-02-28T04:20:40.719-06:00Comments on THE LAST LIBERAL STANDING: Revisited: The Manchurian CandidateBob Kellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18171655256407149176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-86400423695322054632009-03-11T15:01:00.000-05:002009-03-11T15:01:00.000-05:00For heaven's sake Wizard. Now you are seeing cons...For heaven's sake Wizard. Now you are seeing conspiracies around every corner. I am quite frankly surprised that would post such nonsense. Normally you are quite level headed. I have to agree completely with Vigil here.Kentucky Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-35364689077875084672009-03-10T21:24:00.000-05:002009-03-10T21:24:00.000-05:00The thing is, if Obama in fact does over-reach, he...The thing is, if Obama in fact does over-reach, he'll probaly end up losing the congress in 2010. Yes, "elections have consequences", but do policies and then some. Should be an interesting couple of years, huh, friends?Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-66354722330015182342009-03-10T13:58:00.000-05:002009-03-10T13:58:00.000-05:00"As I read the article" should say "As I read the ..."As I read the article" should say "As I read the Hassett article"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303771842312819728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-6056907819659906522009-03-10T13:57:00.000-05:002009-03-10T13:57:00.000-05:00As I read the article I kept thinking back to the ...As I read the article I kept thinking back to the 10 plank's of communist manifesto, obvious or not, I thought the parallel had value within the context.<BR/><BR/>I really wish someone would lay out what the Obama plan for economic recovery is and what road marks we can expect and a time line. The vagueness is frightening.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303771842312819728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-66434762132952845822009-03-09T23:08:00.000-05:002009-03-09T23:08:00.000-05:00Vigilante Read Hassett's article. That's where th...<B>Vigilante</B> Read Hassett's article. That's where the meat is. It's not cute.<BR/><BR/>We're dealing with something much more serious than the War in Iraq you opposed so eloquently for so many years.<BR/><BR/>I found Lee's addendum thought provoking, even if it was a tad obvious.Bob Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171655256407149176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-76687346416494267502009-03-09T22:49:00.000-05:002009-03-09T22:49:00.000-05:00I get it. Wizard and Lee derive their historical l...I get it. Wizard and Lee derive their historical lessons from popular literature. Wizard is instructed by the Manchurian Candidate and Lee by The Sum of All Fears. Takes us back to Dan Quayle and his attempt to derive political points borrowed from Murphy Brown. Cute.Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-26497216736865219492009-03-09T22:47:00.000-05:002009-03-09T22:47:00.000-05:00WOW!!<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto#10_Planks_of_the_Communist_Manifesto" REL="nofollow"><B>WOW!!</B></A>Bob Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171655256407149176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12597943.post-13336932360491919092009-03-09T21:02:00.000-05:002009-03-09T21:02:00.000-05:001. Abolition of private property and the applicati...1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purposes. <BR/><BR/>2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. <BR/><BR/>3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance. <BR/><BR/>4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. <BR/><BR/>5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. <BR/><BR/>6. Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the State. <BR/><BR/>7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. <BR/><BR/>8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. <BR/><BR/>9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country. <BR/><BR/>10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303771842312819728noreply@blogger.com