tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post109673571486169525..comments2023-10-30T01:52:04.961-07:00Comments on Miniver Cheevy: All hat and no cattleJonathan Kormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1098247776634855312004-10-19T21:49:00.000-07:002004-10-19T21:49:00.000-07:00Moreover, it really doesn't matter whether they we...Moreover, it really doesn't matter whether they were there or not. The GOP holds the majority in the Senate and has been very disciplined about holding down defections. Had Kerry and Edwards been there, the Democrat's margin of defeat on any given bill would have been two closer, but the end result would have been the same. The notion that this is reflective of anybody's work habits is just silly. <br /><br />-<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apostropher.com%2Fblog%2F">apostropher</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1097186300268747942004-10-07T14:58:00.000-07:002004-10-07T14:58:00.000-07:00I just wanted to comment in on this conversation w...I just wanted to comment in on this conversation which I have happened upon. It intrigues me as well, as you both seem to be fairly educated people who can make decisions that seem at least somewhat rational.<br /><br />Now, my input is that "Miniver Cheevy" makes an excellent point about the american political system. I find it preposterous that there are Americans who actually try and blame Kerry for the work that he's missed due to his campaign, and this is for the same reasons that "Miniver Cheevy" explained, so there's no reason to further that statement. My only additional comment is that I watched on TV a news anchor talk about a recent vote in the senate, and make a point of saying that Kerry and Edwards were both absent from the vote. Well of course they were absent, this system doesn't allow them to campaign for Presidency and still have time to be in the Senate.<br /><br />I agree with everything Miniver Cheevy says. Just wanted to let you know.Hollyberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650120371047185955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1097098507015589352004-10-06T14:35:00.000-07:002004-10-06T14:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for reading my blog and making a comment, I...Thanks for reading my blog and making a comment, I really do appreciate your position and respectfully disagree. I try only to post one political post a week on my blog. I'm much more interested in social, business, and economic trends.<br /><br />I am just as puzzled as you. Although my puzzlement comes when I see apparently intelligent, well educated people who can't see beyond the facade that the Kerry/Edwards ticket has put up. It may be because I'm no pretty boy and when I smile it is usually a belly laugh.<br /><br />There is an old saw, "The Devil you know is better that the Devil that you don't know." Although this might explain why people will vote for President Bush, I am confused about Senator Kerry.<br /><br />Although Senator Kerry has said that his position is consistent, he has vacillilated with the political winds. He has said that he will do something about education, yet doesn't do something when he has the chance. He will cut the deficit, doesn't do something when he has the chance and even proposes more spending.<br />In my opinion Governor Dean would have a least stood for something, and Ralph Nader, although a little out in left field, at least I agree that there needs to more political parties in this Country.<br /><br />Conversely, the President has at least done something. He has passed a education bill and medicare supplement bill. Although I'm not thrilled about either candidate, I will go with the devil I know.<br /><br />Having spent time in the Military, the global test really bothers me. In one sentence Senator Kerry said that he would give no foreign country a veto, but there must be some type of global test. What does that mean? He has taken two dialectic opposing positions in the same sentence.<br /><br />I have the feeling that Senator Kerry doesn't care about me or you, only about getting elected. If the Senator cared, he may have actually come to Pensacola, the only person from that campaign to have come down here was Elizabeth Edwards, immediately after the Vice President candidate selection, who might have been a better candidate than either Senator.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892502683582019687noreply@blogger.com