Comments on: Innocence Lost

By: Bill the Shoe

Bill the Shoe — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:35:24 +0000

>Founding Fathers… Most of them had at least some trust in the electorate…

I woul argue that they had relatively little, which is how we got our bicameral legislative structure. The House, directly elected for two-year terms, was intended to be very responsive to the electorate. The Senate, with six year terms and election by state legislatures, was supposed to be more reflective–its relative insulation from public opinion was a way to check what many Founders feared would be “mob rule.”

The 17th Amendment did away with that and made the Senate just as sensitive to fast-changing public opinion as the House.

By: Joseph Welsh

Joseph Welsh — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:31:52 +0000

I once wrote a poem about this phenomenom… politicians and questions. It was after watching the senior senator from this same state give us all a verbal grand tour of the federal government’s inner workings after being asked a simple yes/no question.
I’ll try to post a link to the poem here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2231/2037895548_5b5cede337.jpg

By: Kris, in New England

Kris, in New England — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:59:33 +0000

Like Babs, I couldn’t watch the whole thing. Then again, that’s not just Franks. I can’t stand watching any politician talk themselves in circles to avoid responsibility for their actions.

Which means I don’t watch many political videos, especially these days.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:39:42 +0000

Hell, OldT6Flyer, exhibiting ABSOLUTELY no sense of shame is an ABSOLUTE personality pre-requisite before those guys in Barny Frank’s leftist fraternity will even allow you to rush, let alone extend an offer to pledge…

By: OldT6Flyer

OldT6Flyer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:05:15 +0000

I saw an interview with the kid on Fox where he explained that, as an undergrad he was so to the left that he thought President Clinton was too far to the right. He evolved into considering himself a conservative based on his treatment by fellow leftists anytime he would question any assumption or position the various political groups held. By contrast he observed that conservatives would, in general, listen to questions and, you know, answer them.

Stereotypes get formed based on observed patterns. While some on the left will listen to questions and answer based on their beliefs (I’ve seen it done on this forum) one would have to be incapable of analysis to not discern the overwhelming tendency to dismiss and attack any question of the left by anyone of any persuasion.

The kid just asked, “what responsibility, if any…” did he think the Congressman had.

I’m still waiting for an answer but believe Iran will give up nukes, denounce terrorism, and invite the Catholic Church to build a Cathedral in Tehran before I get one.

And the biggest shame of it is that the Congressman feels absolutely no regret for acting like the ass his action prove him to be.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:38:50 +0000

PaulinBarneyFrankistan/

That and a case or two of whatever your favorite beverage is….hugs just wouldn’t cut it for me were I living in Frankistan.