tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post5056039299029547092..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Ahhhhhhbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-48685101779256619302010-04-02T22:39:19.361-04:002010-04-02T22:39:19.361-04:00Obama has had remarkable good fortune in his elect...Obama has had remarkable good fortune in his electoral opponents so far.<br />Look back on the path that led him from the State House to the Senate; it reminded me of the Roadrunner facing a succession of Coyotes. Even McCain had a ghost of a chance until he was persuaded to ditch Lieberman for the Polar Pageant Princess.<br /><br />So, I suspect that whoever the RNC drags kicking and screaming to the starting line may be working under a disadvantage.<br /><br />Palin/Keyes 2012, anyone?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329075072836774861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-88050724559876747642010-04-02T22:38:46.822-04:002010-04-02T22:38:46.822-04:00Obama has had remarkable good fortune in his elect...Obama has had remarkable good fortune in his electoral opponents so far.<br />Look back on the path that led him from the State House to the Senate; it reminded me of the Roadrunner facing a succession of Coyotes. Even McCain had a ghost of a chance until he was persuaded to ditch Lieberman for the Polar Pageant Princess.<br /><br />So, I suspect that whoever the RNC drags kicking and screaming to the starting line may be working under a disadvantage.<br /><br />Palin/Keyes 2012, anyone?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329075072836774861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-64993805641742183802010-03-23T15:01:19.004-04:002010-03-23T15:01:19.004-04:00To figure out what Megan meant, you need to go to ...To figure out what Megan meant, you need to go to the source:<br /><br />http://www.sabian.org/Alice/lgchap06.htm<br /><br /><i>`I don't know what you mean by "glory",' Alice said. <br /><br />Megan smiled contemptuously. `Of course you don't -- till I tell you. I meant "there's a nice knock-down argument for you!"' <br /><br />`But "glory" doesn't mean "a nice knock-down argument",' Alice objected. <br /><br />`When I use a word,' Megan said, in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.' </i>Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-58772952665500522712010-03-23T14:53:11.704-04:002010-03-23T14:53:11.704-04:00I take it that by "lie to the public" sh...I take it that by "lie to the public" she didn't mean "lie that he was going to pass the healthcare bill" but rather "lie about the reasons for which we must pass it."Bobcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797941051438316014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-7996448472842609512010-03-23T10:59:01.474-04:002010-03-23T10:59:01.474-04:00Oh c',mon, jp, she only voted for him twice. ...Oh c',mon, jp, she only voted for him twice. That's a mere two more times than you or I did.NutellaonToasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524357022370926931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-76191912526824773152010-03-23T08:37:33.818-04:002010-03-23T08:37:33.818-04:00**But because politicians shouldn't feel that ...**But because politicians shouldn't feel that the best route to electoral success is to lie to the voters, and then ignore them.**<br /><br />The cognitive dissonance, it burns. Because that sentence really sums up the W. presidency.jpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-64858976499713028582010-03-22T23:29:01.364-04:002010-03-22T23:29:01.364-04:00I'm I allowed to say "McTardle" if I...I'm I allowed to say "McTardle" if I assure everyone it's merely satire?<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-88487996073217275402010-03-22T16:41:23.902-04:002010-03-22T16:41:23.902-04:00Holy living shit, I DID overlook that one. But hey...Holy living shit, I DID overlook that one. But hey, that post was overflowing with teh stupid and teh incoherent. I turned off CSPAN just before going to sleep at 2AM, so I really don't know what happened after that. But I'm pretty sure that had Reid and Pelosi buttfucked every Republican into voting Aye - which is what happened, judging by Megan's description - I would have heard about it.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.com