tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post112883569827504849..comments2023-10-30T07:45:43.656-04:00Comments on Thoughts and Ideas: Why Kerry LostA Wiser Man Than Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1129152895665405352005-10-12T17:34:00.000-04:002005-10-12T17:34:00.000-04:00Two points:First, if Kerry was an intellectual it ...Two points:<BR/><BR/>First, if Kerry was an intellectual it was only in comparison to Bush. Let's not forget how wonderful Kerry did at Yale. Maybe it's because I was so uninterested in the election, but I cannot think of a situation in which either candidate wowed me.<BR/><BR/>Second, UN support is great if we can get it, but hardly integral. The US should do what is best for our country and if that coincides with UN wishes that is grand. If not, we cannot lollygag waiting for Europe to hop on board. The problem with the Iraq war isn't that we're in it alone, but that we're there at all.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand you're beef with Greenspan. Seems to me he's doing a pretty good job with the economy, not that I know anything about macroeconomics. Then again, I'm not going to get up in arms over tax cuts for rich folks, so it may simply be an idealogical disagreement.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1129038739417670032005-10-11T09:52:00.000-04:002005-10-11T09:52:00.000-04:00Of course he did and while I travelled clear to Wa...Of course he did and while I travelled clear to Washington state to work on his campaign for two weeks I never really had much faith in him (remember Im a socialist, the change Im looking for is still a long time coming) What he was though was an articulate, intelligent statesman which seem like admirable qualities compared to an evangelical ideologue of mediocre intellect. Politics in this country now consists of looking "natural" while holding a shotgun, looking "tough" in a flightsuit, looking resolute with your bullhorn in the rubble of 9/11, in other words pure ,vulgar spectacle.<BR/><BR/>On the issue of support from the UN, it would have been wise because it is an institutional structure created after two horrific wars to deal with just those types of situations (conflicts with agressor nation/states),an established set of international law, such as no pre-emptive strikes) to attempt to resolve conflicts etc. It doesnt try to decide if wars are "immoral" or "evil" ( a better realm for metaphysicians and Popes) but legal. We now see Greenspan for the syncophant he is (tax cuts for the super-rich are great for the economy) and he was a huge help for Bush, the list goes on but basically its a farcical comedy straight out of Brecht.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1128915356669278022005-10-09T23:35:00.000-04:002005-10-09T23:35:00.000-04:00You make some good points, but I think you would b...You make some good points, but I think you would be willing to admit that Kerry made some pretty big mistakes.<BR/><BR/>And yes, repetition works... that's the reason some people still think Saddam attacked us on 9/11.<BR/><BR/>C'est la vie...A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1128874888293123532005-10-09T12:21:00.000-04:002005-10-09T12:21:00.000-04:00Lets not forget the more important reasons :Kerry ...Lets not forget the more important reasons :Kerry looked French ,and what was up with his wife,a feminist aristocrat who didnt gaze adoringly at her hubby? And of course Swift Boaters and the belief we could have won that war if we had only been willing to nuke that commie infested jungle.Its a great democracy.Say it over and over.See how it became the Truth?troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.com