Tag: Quote

Now if only the GOP were smart enough to pound on this all campaign season long

September 26, 2018May 25, 2018

by Skip

But that would be giving them the benefit of a very large doubt. Unlike Trump, they want to be “liked” by their political opponents. Who, as we all know, hate their guts to the core. Yet, to steal a phrase from The Resistance, “~~she~~ they persisted” in not taking ahold of a perfect political meme (seriously, the Democrats ARE defending the MS-13 gang members from South America!) and running with it. Sure, a handful that are that are not going along with the GOPe insistence on using the Marquis of Queensberry boxing rules against the Dems adopting MMA rules (or put another way,

Notable quote:

September 26, 2018December 18, 2012

“Nothing appeals to intellectuals more than the feeling that they represent ‘the people.’ Nothing, as a rule, is further from the truth.” —Author and historian Paul Johnson. Just a thought.

The One You Feed

September 26, 2018August 16, 2011

by Steve MacDonald

“My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth.”

Defining Blue Dog Democrats

September 26, 2018March 8, 2011

by Steve MacDonald

Once you have written over 1000 of these things, you forget some of the finer points you’ve made. Oh, I don’t mean on positions or policy. I’m a conservative. I base that stuff on a set of fixed standards. Say it 100 different ways but it is still based on the same core values. No, I’m referring to past rhetorical flourishes that strike me as amusing when I come across them. Case in point.