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Comment on To Serve and Protect by JD

JD — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:12:48 +0000

John Adams as a young lawyer defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre.

I defended two Fundamentalist Mormon families last year against the State of Texas.

There are thousands of other cases where lawyers helped unpopular people through our legal system.

This is what real Americans do.

Denial of rights and due process of law is totally un-American.

In my opinion, Dick Cheny is a war criminal and he, and his stupid daughter, ought to be exiled.

john.king@…

Well John King, maybe you should send your resume to Eric Holder.

Comment on Let’s Have A Summit by Old Trooper

Old Trooper — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:38:07 +0000

The Elected want to have their cake and eat it too.
The Electorate is watching…

Reminds me of that old Utah Phillips song about Moose Turd Pie.
No one really wants to take the first bite.

Comment on Let’s Have A Summit by JD

JD — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:24 +0000

If that’s the case, I’m picking the New River Gorge Bridge

Comment on Let’s Have A Summit by Rob of Arabia

Rob of Arabia — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:28:51 +0000

All these summits may have some unintended consequences. Perhaps the mother of all summits is in full swing – the “Political Suicide Summit”. So who knows? We might finally rid ourselves of this morons once and for all. As for me, I’d prefer we just throw them off JD’s ‘Damn Bridge’!

Comment on Looking for Solutions by JD

JD — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:35:37 +0000

Your’re right Nat, but we already have a panel. It convenes in the voting booth in November.

Comment on Looking for Solutions by nhoop79

nhoop79 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:28:09 +0000

JD, you’re a hell of a writer, and I agree with every word of it, but I think you’re missing a biggy; the REASON politicians are crooked…Yup, money. Sure they lust for re-election, that’s human, it just takes far too much money to make it.

Further, as has been said, they should not have any benefits that we don’t. Lifetime full pay retirement is obscene. so is totally free meds.

How about a overseeing panel drawn by lottery from “middle class”?

What say?

Nat

Comment on Looking for Solutions by CaptainO

CaptainO — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:56:37 +0000

Everytime I listen to our educated elite I get the same feeling I had when my stud horse drug me about 100 feet down a gravel drive and ripped off half of my right hand.
One thing has become ever more clear to me since I first went to college in 1968, then again 1977-78 and then again 1993-1995, EDUCATION AND INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT IN ANY WAY RELATED TO EACH OTHER 99% OF THE TIME.
Do you have the stock symbol for Beano?

Comment on When Does Hope End? Part 2 by Mark in WBGV

Mark in WBGV — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:54:31 +0000

JD,

You are obviously correct. I live in the first Congressional district, and
would like nothing more than to retire Alan Mollohan. He won the office on
his daddy’s coattails and I believe he is corrupt. So far, his announced
competitors don’t seem to amount to much, Republican or Democrat. Since
Arch Moore, also corrupt, we haven”t had a viable Republican to challenge
him. I am now working to replace him with any challenger who can pass
the smell test.

Comment on Politician-Americans by David D. DeWitt

David D. DeWitt — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:20:43 +0000

CSM,

The closest I have seen to the unselfish politician is one I know from my home town (I know-a bit of bias but my town also claims Russ Feingold) in Janesville Wisconsin, Paul Ryan. He does many things that was started by SEN William Proxemire. Remember the “Golden Fleece” award? Ryan does the same these days looking at everything from Government spending to wastes created by his peers in DC.

I know none are the perfect examples to represent us the way we expect based on our Constitution, but he is the closest I know. Also he is a Republican Congressman representing a highly Democratic demographic.

SGM(R) David D. DeWitt

PS, Thanks for coming back.

Comment on Politician-Americans by Old Trooper

Old Trooper — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:05:02 +0000

I have no doubt that the Founding Fathers could not envision an “Elite Career Politician Ruling Class” when the Constitution was scribed many years ago. If so there would have been some Term Limits written into that document. With incumbency over decades, a great many elected officials have acquired power and become distanced from those they serve. The opportunity to abuse that power and neglect the “Service” that is implicitly spelled out in the Oath of Office comes to mind.

There are “offenders” on both sides of the aisle in my opinion and the back room dealings as of late and earmarks have been pretty clear evidence of that as the deficit has soared to an insane level and Congress has shown itself to be both irresponsible with the public purse and “economically illiterate”.

The meddling in the private sector in the arenas of Health Care, Private Industry, Banking and other issues in which .gov has overreached their Constitutional Authority is appalling to me. Running a government on borrowed money is neither prudent or sustainable. The American taxpayer is also at fault for voting these clowns into office. I am assured that when the Congress raises taxes to pay for this mischief and taxpayers/voters feels the effect some folks will vote more prudently but it reminds me of the old saw about locking the barn door after the horses have been stolen.

It may take a decade or so for America to pay the piper. We have met the enemy and in part it is Us. I am not affiliated with any political party but neither one seems to “get it” at this point in time.