Comments on: Beyond the Whining, What Did the President Propose?

By: momofthecastle

momofthecastle — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:24:33 +0000

thought so eloquently phrased:

“However precious or distasteful an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the comparison of other ideas. ”

I shall use it often, if you don’t mind.

By: 6eorge Jetson

6eorge Jetson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:58:13 +0000

And I will start by pushing to eliminate minority rights in the Senate so I can do what I want.

By: Ausonius

Ausonius — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:06:09 +0000

Given that a good number of his minions have never grown up, do not understand sacrifice or delayed gratification, it is obvious why they supported him.

He was entitled to become President because of who he is. The minions are entitled to hand-outs because of who THEY are!

Fortunately there are some 12 year-olds who understand the situation more clearly than his minions!

By: kowalski

kowalski — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:17:37 +0000

There’s an enormous difference between different flavors of “populism” in this country, but if you read the newspapers there’s only one: the One the One is trying to be, which is Left Populism, meaning, not surprisingly, a continuation and advancement of his Statist policies and his continued attempt to hobble the United States economy.

That’s what Left Populism means and it’s going to continue as long as Obama is President. It’s the only thing he knows, it’s the only thing his advisers know, and most importantly, it’s the only thing the Europeans who are really telling him what to do, know.

By: Achance

Achance — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:17:20 +0000

By: kowalski

kowalski — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:14:24 +0000

I reco’d his diary because he’s an old hand and he smelled it coming, as I did. Obama is going to be “populist left” which is very different from “populist center” or “populist right”. He’s trying not to alienate the screaming radicals in his base, they’re the ones who elected him.

By: Alberta

Alberta — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:07:47 +0000

-nt

By: Alberta

Alberta — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:04:17 +0000

By: AzHat

AzHat — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:36:34 +0000

I think they were correct and polite in not leaving this SoTU, but I wouldn’t blame them if they don’t attend anymore of his speeches.

By: bonkey

bonkey — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:24:58 +0000

He said he wants to forgive student loans after 20 years, and after 10 years for people who enter public service. Unclear on if the timer starts when you take the loan, or after you graduate.

Either way, they are LOANS, not gifts! Or they shouldn’t be gifts. And why the deference to people who enter public service?

Spread the wealth liberalism on full display.