tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post5980953390116979125..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: European-style Socialism in AmericaErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-38798415918939300562009-03-01T14:48:00.000-05:002009-03-01T14:48:00.000-05:00When it's socialism for the rich, it's called "fre...When it's socialism for the rich, it's called "free enterprise." When it's socialism for the working stiffs, it's evil.<BR/><BR/>The New York Times Magazine has a great article about Newt Ginrich today. The GOP is staggering about, looking for something to grab for, and in desperation, some are looking to this goofball. <BR/><BR/>The article pointed out that the Democratic party of Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson worked with Eisenhower for eight years, and thus undercut the GOP in the end. The current GOP doesn't seem to have that kind of sense. They're increasingly isolating themselves.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-21483755320733396542009-03-01T12:33:00.000-05:002009-03-01T12:33:00.000-05:00YOU WOULD THINK FROM THEIR RHETORIC THAT THE GOP H...YOU WOULD THINK FROM THEIR RHETORIC THAT THE GOP HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MESS WE ARE IN. THEY OFFER NOTHING TO SOLVE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS WE FACE. THEY MAKE LIBERALISM A DIRTY WORD. CONSERVATISM, THEIR BRAND, IS NOTHING MORE THAN "KEEP THINGS AS THEY ARE SO I CAN KEEP MY STUFF". IF RUSH IS THE VOICE OF THE CONSERVATIVES THAN JESUS MUST BE WEEPING. I SEE NO COMPASSION OR LOVE OF COUNTRY, ONLY POISONOUS GAS COMING FROM A BUNCH OF GAS BAGS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-72292729202070859312009-03-01T11:33:00.000-05:002009-03-01T11:33:00.000-05:00Don't forget to throw volcano monitoring into that...Don't forget to throw volcano monitoring into that mix of socialism.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-43981382897853493572009-03-01T03:32:00.000-05:002009-03-01T03:32:00.000-05:00I'd prefer to see them hoisted with the same rope ...I'd prefer to see them hoisted with the same rope they have hoisted the middle class into the trees with.<BR/><BR/>Although having their own spears rammed up their collective ass is a good image as well.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-89635988423047128232009-03-01T01:54:00.000-05:002009-03-01T01:54:00.000-05:00Socialism, like religion, is an opiate of the mass...Socialism, like religion, is an opiate of the masses. We are all equal in God's eyes, or Obama's, if you believe in God or Obama.--The ProfessorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com