Comments on: Another case of manufactured partisan outrage? http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-59363 badbob Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:54:59 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/#comment-59363 Lex, Soon they'll be coming to you and "supeeny you" to get all of dem fitreps & evals you wrote on all dem poor JOs a while ago..It's only write ya know! You may have fired somebody in thar! I see that it ain't Waxman the Rodent on this Robespierre Type Committee but instead it features Leahy the Laconic (wake up Senator)! They'll find out who/what/why! Politics may have been involved (no-shit Sherlock..why not?) Meanwhile, our troops are in battle 24/7 in Iraq/Afghanistan. I'd like to give all 650 of 'em up the road an ass-kicking! b2 Lex,

Soon they’ll be coming to you and “supeeny you” to get all of dem fitreps & evals you wrote on all dem poor JOs a while ago..It’s only write ya know! You may have fired somebody in thar!

I see that it ain’t Waxman the Rodent on this Robespierre Type Committee but instead it features Leahy the Laconic (wake up Senator)! They’ll find out who/what/why! Politics may have been involved (no-shit Sherlock..why not?)

Meanwhile, our troops are in battle 24/7 in Iraq/Afghanistan. I’d like to give all 650 of ‘em up the road an ass-kicking!

b2

]]> By: Casca http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-59359 Casca Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:49:52 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/#comment-59359 Leahy is old. With any luck we'll get to see him rot. With even more luck, he'll be hanged at the next revolution. Leahy is old. With any luck we’ll get to see him rot. With even more luck, he’ll be hanged at the next revolution.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-59358 Michelle Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:49:14 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/#comment-59358 CPT J Always knew you were a smart fellow. And that there was a reason I liked you. In politico-speak, the equivalent of banging my shoe on the desk while loudly repeating <em> "HEAR HEAR..."</em> or is that <em> HERE HERE..."</em>? CPT J
Always knew you were a smart fellow. And that there was a reason I liked you.
In politico-speak, the equivalent of banging my shoe on the desk while loudly repeating “HEAR HEAR…” or is that HERE HERE…”?

]]> By: CPT J http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-59335 CPT J Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:27:32 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/#comment-59335 "Politics as Bloodsport" In time of peace, it means that politics as usual is an inherently nasty business where thin-skinned people venture at their own risk. The fixation on both sides is getting into power or staying there. Its the only game in town. Ambitious people tend to balance or cancel each other out, as the Founders wisely intended. Its an affordable conceit, life goes on smoothly, and the Republic somehow manages to muddle through. In time of war, politics is no longer the only game in town. We now face a ruthless millenial enemy that can't be bought or appeased, that doesn't need the political class at all except as a tool. The people who make an art out of using other people are themselves being played by masters of deception. Who know exactly how to game our system. The political class on both sides of the aisle are so convinced of their own self importance they will ignore all evidence that their squabbling is a direct threat to the safety of the Nation. The event or events that are powerful enough to change their minds [or even get them to simply STFU long enough to realize the damage they are doing] are going to be so massive that the survivors will think of this time as a fool's paradise, back we could afford such vanity. How we will miss it. Bloodsport. Their sport, our blood “Politics as Bloodsport”

In time of peace, it means that politics as usual is an inherently nasty business where thin-skinned people venture at their own risk. The fixation on both sides is getting into power or staying there. Its the only game in town. Ambitious people tend to balance or cancel each other out, as the Founders wisely intended. Its an affordable conceit, life goes on smoothly, and the Republic somehow manages to muddle through.

In time of war, politics is no longer the only game in town. We now face a ruthless millenial enemy that can’t be bought or appeased, that doesn’t need the political class at all except as a tool. The people who make an art out of using other people are themselves being played by masters of deception. Who know exactly how to game our system.

The political class on both sides of the aisle are so convinced of their own self importance they will ignore all evidence that their squabbling is a direct threat to the safety of the Nation. The event or events that are powerful enough to change their minds [or even get them to simply STFU long enough to realize the damage they are doing] are going to be so massive that the survivors will think of this time as a fool’s paradise, back we could afford such vanity. How we will miss it.

Bloodsport. Their sport, our blood

]]> By: jpr http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-59127 jpr Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:44:40 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/#comment-59127 Unfortunately, those who are opposed to strict term limits argue that there already *are* term limits. Voters exercising their right. Unfortunately, those who are opposed to strict term limits argue that there already *are* term limits. Voters exercising their right.

]]> By: SeniorD http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-59050 SeniorD Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:35:27 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/03/21/another-case-of-manufactured-partisan-outrage/#comment-59050 Cap'n, There is a fine line between what you call 'Politics as bloodsport' and true hypocrisy. Both sides of the aisle need a firm spanking from the electorate they supposedly represent. Why can't we just elect a whole new Congress? Cap’n,

There is a fine line between what you call ‘Politics as bloodsport’ and true hypocrisy. Both sides of the aisle need a firm spanking from the electorate they supposedly represent. Why can’t we just elect a whole new Congress?

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