tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post2246053870283353307..comments2024-01-15T03:32:03.328-07:00Comments on Salsa Night: How to fix the Republican party and win a landslide in 4 years.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-26759885157415409272008-11-13T10:02:00.000-07:002008-11-13T10:02:00.000-07:00Yeah but I bet he doesn't collect Spiderman comic ...Yeah but I bet he doesn't collect Spiderman comic books! <BR/>(Or maybe it was Batman...)apyknowzitallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305646283708140669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-11401258420499133962008-11-12T12:16:00.000-07:002008-11-12T12:16:00.000-07:00Consider the can opened-You see, the big differenc...Consider the can opened-<BR/><BR/>You see, the big difference between our non-white young ivy league school graduating politician and your non-white young ivy league school graduating politician is that ours has actually accomplished something besides convincing a bunch of white-guilt ridden liberals, clueless young people, and blatantly racist black people to vote for him (95% of blacks voting Obama? Thats not racist?). Go check out his resume before you jump to silly conclusions. Our guy accomplished more by the age of 36 (Secretary of Louisiana department of health at age 25, president of University of Louisiana system at age 28, assistant secretary of the US dept. of health and human services at age 30, congressman, and governor at age 36.) than your non-white guy, who, by the age of 36 only had "community organizing" to his name- he hadn't even been elected to the Illinois senate yet.<BR/><BR/>Not that I want him to run in 4 years. I still prefer Romney, but if he (Jindal) keeps his current trajectory I'd love to see him run in 8-12 years, regardless of his skin color.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-35198130264590566712008-11-11T20:22:00.000-07:002008-11-11T20:22:00.000-07:00As much as I like reading your Republican party po...As much as I like reading your Republican party posts and by saying what I'm about to say I know I'm going to open up a can of worms. But earlier this week, I read this article on Yahoo how the Republicans are trying to recruit Bobby Jindal to run in 2012. "Quick! Someone find us a non-white young ivy league school graduating Republican to save us!" But I don't really think he's the "Maverick" type.apyknowzitallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305646283708140669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-21718896734448620822008-11-08T09:33:00.000-07:002008-11-08T09:33:00.000-07:00I guess I didn't really mean NON-interventionism, ...I guess I didn't really mean NON-interventionism, just LESS-interventionism, as you said. Definitely no nation building, which I recall was what George Bush campaigned on originally. <BR/><BR/>One thing that must be changed, and I'm thinking Obama may do this, is that restrictions on travel to Cuba must be lifted. Yeah, the government is oppressive and persecutes many of its citizens. Well so does China. I'm not suggesting direct diplomacy or talks, but if Cuba was opened up to tourism, trade, and American culture, it would have a huge effect on their society- kind of like what has happened to China over the past 20 years. Eventually, both China and Cuba will transition to complete democracy of their own accord- but not if they are closed off to our influence.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-73156661496316729012008-11-08T09:01:00.000-07:002008-11-08T09:01:00.000-07:00I like it. Of course there are a lot of details to...I like it. Of course there are a lot of details to work out, but I think this is a workable framework.<BR/>The thorniest one might be foreign policy. I like the idea of less intervention, but non-interventionism doesn't mesh well with the war on terror (that dang non-proper noun keeps refusing to surrender), NATO, or much of the U.N.'s operations (e.g. opposing possession of nuclear technology by, um, volatile states). That will be a hard sell for many. I also think that along with non-intervention we should drop unconditional support of Israel (i.e. only supporting them when they do good things).JonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692440807087956879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-56859284341289565372008-11-05T15:29:00.000-07:002008-11-05T15:29:00.000-07:00I almost left out: the republican party leadership...I almost left out: the republican party leadership needs to hold a highly publicized press conference calling for the ousting of Sen. Stevens (which can only occur now by a vote of the senate). If we are going to reclaim the mantle of being the party of ethics and values, we need to remove our own cancers- we can't wait for the democratic senate leadership to do it for us.<BR/><BR/>(Though in the same press conference, they should also call for the removal of Democrat William "freezer cash" Jefferson)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-57536998138109528412008-11-05T11:50:00.000-07:002008-11-05T11:50:00.000-07:00I'm shocked and proud that you voted for Rossi.On ...I'm shocked and proud that you voted for Rossi.<BR/><BR/>On the illegals here already, we might have to bite the bullet and just do one last amnesty- I mean, they are here and they are not going away, and to round all of them up would be incredibly hard and expensive. I guess if the immigration quotas were radically increased, we could also pass strict anti-illegal immigrant hiring laws and other stuff to make sure that illegals come out of the shadows and apply for citizenship. Back taxes might be an option. But the main thrust would be to a.)End new illegal immigration, b.)End the current "in the shadows" status of a huge portion of the latino community, so they feel comfortable talking to the police, going to the hospital, etc., and c.)Get so far ahead on this issue that the republican party becomes the Latino party.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-6483516506384261192008-11-05T11:04:00.000-07:002008-11-05T11:04:00.000-07:00oops forgot Buttheads pic. Sorry I'm not crafty e...oops forgot Buttheads pic. Sorry I'm not crafty enough to make it a hyperlink. <BR/><BR/>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008351683_weblocal04.htmlapyknowzitallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305646283708140669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-84570446821182004412008-11-05T11:03:00.000-07:002008-11-05T11:03:00.000-07:00Yeah the governors race wasn't pretty. I have to ...Yeah the governors race wasn't pretty. I have to admit though, Rossi's ads were less irritating than Gregoires "Dino Rossi voted against children's healthcare? That's not right" ads. And it was amuzing for Rossi to pull a page from Jon Stewart by playing her voice in the ads contraindicating her self. Blek. As irritating as she is, and oddly reminiscent of Butthead (see link)I considered voting for her but swung towards Rossi. Sales tax is already at 9% and he would move to get rid of the WASL in favor of a better standardized test (if there is such a thing). The WASL is such crap that I'm hopefull. <BR/><BR/> My ten-year-old brought up a good point though. "How come all the women running for something sound like Hillary Clinton?" They may not sound like her really but for whatever reason both GC and DB voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me- and apparently to my daughter as well. <BR/><BR/>One thing I think we can all agree is that hopefully the high voter turnouts will continue to get people to vote each year. <BR/><BR/>I am curious, what would be the Nickitarian party's stance on those pesky aliens that have resided here for 5+ years? Massive back taxes? I would assume immunity if they've been acting as upstanding citizens (aside from the major point they're here illegally.apyknowzitallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305646283708140669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-72037503045530772762008-11-04T23:00:00.000-07:002008-11-04T23:00:00.000-07:00Oh, you're right, I left out environmental policy....Oh, you're right, I left out environmental policy. Thats something else we can get out in front on in many respects. Our laws still need to be business friendly, but there is not reason business friendly policies can't also be environmentally responsible.<BR/><BR/>We can get out in front by, first, start actually talking about it (have you ever heard a republican really talk about environmental issues? Like, more than a token nod here and there). We can end our foolish support of ethanol and shift all that money to true green technology like Solar (as someone who knows the technology, I can basically guarantee that it will be our major energy source in just a few decades).<BR/><BR/>We don't need to get irresponsibly wacko on environmental issues, but if we can at least adopt policies that promote sensible stewardship, we would be in line with like 90% of Americans.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And: Uggh. Gregoire won.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-80134189657711142722008-11-04T22:52:00.000-07:002008-11-04T22:52:00.000-07:00PPS The 8th District in Washington state is approa...PPS The 8th District in Washington state is approaching 90% voter turnout. NINETY PERCENT.Julie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358002038684017897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-53431711734514504732008-11-04T22:50:00.000-07:002008-11-04T22:50:00.000-07:00PS It looks like we might have the lady who claim...PS It looks like we might have the lady who claimed to have a degree in economics from Harvard but really has a degree in computer science with an area of specialization in economics is going to win. Also, you can now choose how you want to die in WA if you are terminaly ill. Fascinating.Julie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358002038684017897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-40439993280274054512008-11-04T22:45:00.000-07:002008-11-04T22:45:00.000-07:00I think I can join your personal political party. ...I think I can join your personal political party. :) It is hard to support one party 100% when neither ones really has <EM>my</EM> point of view on the issues. I know I'm morally and socially fairly conservative, I care about our effect on the environment, and I prefer less government instead of more.<BR/><BR/>And as I am staying up watching the speeches and doing a little work, I'm also enjoying watching the <A HREF="http://vote.sos.ca.gov/Returns/props/59.htm" REL="nofollow">Proposition 8</A> results. Right now 23.2% of the precincts have reported, and the vote is 54.5% Yes, 45.5% No.<BR/><BR/>I'm also watching our state governor race - it was the ugliest race I have ever seen, bar none. Both candidates ran 99% negative attack ads. The Democratic incumbent Christine Gregoire was attacked a lot on the state budget, on the possibility of introducing a State income tax (we rely on sales tax instead I think) and of course somehow some of the blame for the current economic problems belongs to her. The Republican candidate Dino Rossi was the same person who ran 4 years ago and lost by 133 votes in a very controversial series of recounts (he was announced as the winner twice and even after the final count more irregularities were discovered). The ads against Dino have been equally negative - saying he would lower the minimum wage, take away a woman's right to abortion, and making statements like "who is he to decide this moral issue for me". So far it looks like Gregoire is winning by 18,000 votes, but I guess I'll wait until the final counts to be sure.Julie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358002038684017897noreply@blogger.com