by AndrewMc | 3/05/2010 11:59:00 AM
As usual, Frank Rich nails is.
The modern conservative movement has gone completely batshit crazy, and makes no apologies for it.
Follow me . . .
Rove says this about the questions surrounding the complete lack of any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and therefore the lack of any justification for the war:
Hey, Karl? No. It wasn't a "pattern of Democratic attacks." It was a growing recognition that the administration had gotten us into a war on false pretenses, therefore needlessly sacrificing the blood and treasure of the nation. At best it was a horrible mistake. At worst it was criminal in nature. My only regret is that instead of throwing you and your cronies in jail, it seems as if the judgment will be left to subsequent generations.
But, hey, thanks for spelling the name of my political party correctly. It's more than I can say for most Republicans.
There's a movement afoot to repeal the 17th amendment. No, seriously.
Here's the logical from bizarro-land, where history stops in 1789:
Two weeks ago I wrote about Don McLeroy, the Texas State Board of Education rep who was singlehandedly, and gleefully, re-writing history. On Tuesday he lost the primary to get reelected. A sliver of sanity from the Lone Star state.
Head 'em up, and move 'em out.
On the one hand, if it's a private institution, they have the right to think, teach, and run their college in any way they want:
On the other hand, why on earth would they jeopardize faculty retention?
Man, I'd love to believe this is true.
No wonder I feel like I'm not getting enough sleep.
No one knows what history will make of the present — least of all journalists, who can at best write history’s sloppy first draft. But if I were to place an incautious bet on which political event will prove the most significant of February 2010, I wouldn’t choose the kabuki health care summit that generated all the ink and 24/7 cable chatter in Washington. I’d put my money instead on the murder-suicide of Andrew Joseph Stack III, the tax protester who flew a plane into an office building housing Internal Revenue Service employees in Austin, Tex., on Feb. 18. It was a flare with the dark afterlife of an omen.
The modern conservative movement has gone completely batshit crazy, and makes no apologies for it.
Follow me . . .
Rove says this about the questions surrounding the complete lack of any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and therefore the lack of any justification for the war:
"When the pattern of the Democratic attacks became apparent in July 2003, we should have countered in a forceful and overwhelming way," he writes. "We should have seen this for what it was: a poison-tipped dagger aimed at the heart of the Bush presidency."
Hey, Karl? No. It wasn't a "pattern of Democratic attacks." It was a growing recognition that the administration had gotten us into a war on false pretenses, therefore needlessly sacrificing the blood and treasure of the nation. At best it was a horrible mistake. At worst it was criminal in nature. My only regret is that instead of throwing you and your cronies in jail, it seems as if the judgment will be left to subsequent generations.
But, hey, thanks for spelling the name of my political party correctly. It's more than I can say for most Republicans.
There's a movement afoot to repeal the 17th amendment. No, seriously.
Here's the logical from bizarro-land, where history stops in 1789:
Until 1913, when the 17th Amendment was ratified, the citizens of the states elected U.S. senators indirectly: Voters elected the state legislators, and they in turn selected U.S. senators. From 1913 onward, voters have directly elected U.S. senators in statewide elections.
This change has led to a number of negative results, including
-Vastly increased federal power and vastly decreased state, local, and personal authority due to the state governments losing their representation in the federal government;
-The domination of Senate elections (and legislation) by forces outside of the particular states wherein elections are being held, e.g., out-of-state donations, political party operatives, and campaign consultants; and
-A decline of the influence of individual voters and small, local associations of voters over who is selected to be a senator from their state.
Two weeks ago I wrote about Don McLeroy, the Texas State Board of Education rep who was singlehandedly, and gleefully, re-writing history. On Tuesday he lost the primary to get reelected. A sliver of sanity from the Lone Star state.
Head 'em up, and move 'em out.
On the one hand, if it's a private institution, they have the right to think, teach, and run their college in any way they want:
Erskine is part of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, which describes itself as conservative and evangelical -- well to the right, on political and social issues, of other Presbyterian churches. The ARP (as members call it) is also small, with only 250 churches, so a requirement that all faculty or students at its only college be church members wouldn't yield enough people qualified to enroll or teach. The college has required all faculty members to be Christians, and students of all faiths have been welcome -- with only a minority of students and faculty members coming from the ARP.
This week, however, church leaders will gather to discuss a special report they commissioned about Erskine, which has been well regarded academically for its liberal arts programs, but which critics fear has strayed from its founding faith. The report has not been finalized or formally released, but some faculty members have seen it, as have some outside the college. The report is seemingly most critical of the church leaders themselves, saying that they have been "negligent" in overseeing the college. But the reasons given for why this negligence is faulted have many faculty members scared.
On the other hand, why on earth would they jeopardize faculty retention?
Man, I'd love to believe this is true.
No wonder I feel like I'm not getting enough sleep.
Labels: AndrewMC, Friday Ramblings
Rich is looking a little more prophetic after the Pentagon Truther shooting, though I think the Dr. Tiller assassination actually deserves to be considered the turning point from which the others drew their inspiration.
Does the fact that all recent earthquakes have shortened the rotational period of the earth explain why politicians have gone downhill in recent years? We used to say people were "honest as the day is long" but that's a declining quantity.....