tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post8429830269680266456..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Next Time, RonJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-85415307872221323972012-07-20T18:13:18.433+03:002012-07-20T18:13:18.433+03:00Perhaps I failed to make my point clear - I did no...Perhaps I failed to make my point clear - I did not necessarily object to their presence here. My objection is when the government sends them in (whether documented or not), and these people use our resources, don't pay for them, and we are stuck with the bill which Paul refuses to pay. For many years, libertarians lie Paul advocated open borders (he has changed his mind somewhat). So thatTripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-73091122087707849972012-07-20T07:03:42.320+03:002012-07-20T07:03:42.320+03:00These are pretty extreme cases, trippler, not sure...These are pretty extreme cases, trippler, not sure where you are headed with this one. The vast majority of illegals come to America so that they can send remittances back to their families in their home countries. They stay as long as they need to improve their quality of life from where they come from, not to stay in the US, and take "advantage" of a system that for the most part isJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-12542336019721356362012-07-19T21:00:42.329+03:002012-07-19T21:00:42.329+03:00"no logic"
Exactly. Paul approves of t..."no logic"<br /><br />Exactly. Paul approves of the government bringing in immigrants who can't speak a word of English or understand our ways, he imposes the cost of helping those people on those of us from the inner cities, and offers us no financial assistance when we are burdened in that way. <br /><br />Here's what I mean:<br /><br />An East African Muslim women wears a Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9338818594497197572012-07-19T17:17:24.582+03:002012-07-19T17:17:24.582+03:00If any president was not "one of us," it...If any president was not "one of us," it was Bush Jr., born with the silver spoon in his mouth, trying to talk around it as he rode his bike. But I don't recall anyone saying that he was unamerican. Another one of those deeply racist comments that appears to be all Romney has left in his arsenal.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-18552028461111395892012-07-19T10:06:51.504+03:002012-07-19T10:06:51.504+03:00It is. Basically, it is a tacit acceptance of the...It is. Basically, it is a tacit acceptance of the whole birther argument, which Sheriff Joe and his "Posse" continue to promote. On the one hand the GOP can deny any association with the Birthers, but on the other continue to imply that somehow Obama is "Un-American."James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-47398031485862520062012-07-18T16:15:33.725+03:002012-07-18T16:15:33.725+03:00Yes, that's the internal logic that I was talk...Yes, that's the internal logic that I was talking about before. Of course Paul would say the federal government should stay out of immigration, except when it comes to defending its borders. And I'm assuming there might be a pay-your-own-way to get into the country aspect as well, or work for free or something. <br /><br />The Times Literary Supplement has a review of a couple books onavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-81287103716620357232012-07-18T16:09:46.469+03:002012-07-18T16:09:46.469+03:00This unamerican business is one of the talking poi...This unamerican business is one of the talking points. Romney says the same thing -- that Obama's policies are unamerican. That he doesn't understand how America works. You know, he's not like us. Creepy.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-24853749608791223612012-07-18T16:09:13.419+03:002012-07-18T16:09:13.419+03:00There is a logic, it just isn't carried out to...There is a logic, it just isn't carried out to the end, at least not publicly.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-45273687396306554662012-07-18T15:37:08.999+03:002012-07-18T15:37:08.999+03:00Trippler, remember you're talking Ron Paul her...Trippler, remember you're talking Ron Paul here. There is no logic.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-41375388355758402442012-07-18T12:27:35.389+03:002012-07-18T12:27:35.389+03:00Who let the dogs out?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/w...Who let the dogs out?<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/18/john-sununu-apology-obama-unamerican?newsfeed=trueJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-45481355781672129522012-07-18T07:51:59.493+03:002012-07-18T07:51:59.493+03:00"Paul is honest but also a goofball."
I..."Paul is honest but also a goofball."<br /><br />I don't think the GOP establishment liked the "honest" part about him. God knows they have plenty of goofballs.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-61690738438145868062012-07-18T06:47:56.511+03:002012-07-18T06:47:56.511+03:00"But you answered your own question.
Local s..."But you answered your own question.<br /><br />Local school districts have to provide for local students, preferably with for-profit entities or some form of voucher system. The federal government shouldn't be involved with local schooling, or any schooling."<br /><br /><br />The problem is that the feds bring in thousands of immigrants from East Africa and South East Asia into theTripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-17286464322191063852012-07-18T00:55:38.164+03:002012-07-18T00:55:38.164+03:00Paul is honest but also a goofball. Would you like...Paul is honest but also a goofball. Would you like to see the U. S. divided into 50 separate countries? No thanks.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-7247145800098181802012-07-17T19:30:17.475+03:002012-07-17T19:30:17.475+03:00You enter that world and it does have an insular l...You enter that world and it does have an insular logic of its own, assuming you can live with the outcomes like trippler noted. <br /><br />It's a very weird world view as far as I can tell, although I loved it when Paul denounced US foreign policy in the Middle East during the debates and the audience cheered -- no doubt the same republicans who got us entangled over there in the first avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-47599570522599069992012-07-17T16:05:23.557+03:002012-07-17T16:05:23.557+03:00"Paulisms," I like that, although nothin..."Paulisms," I like that, although nothing original in his thoughts. It all comes from the same Randian universe, as filtered down through so-called Libertarians. <br /><br />I just don't know how the Libbies can square their secular views with the evangelical tent revival the Republican Party has become, but I guess they figure they have to attach themselves to one of the dominant James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-40470991326577126822012-07-17T15:29:11.603+03:002012-07-17T15:29:11.603+03:00Mitt has been trying to channel Reagan throughout ...Mitt has been trying to channel Reagan throughout this election cycle, but it isn't really working. He is looking more and more like a Republican version of Dukakis. I expect a total self-destruction at any time.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-10126154621572668082012-07-17T15:25:14.977+03:002012-07-17T15:25:14.977+03:00My favorite Mittism was the comment he made in Mon...My favorite Mittism was the comment he made in Montana after NAACP -- if "they" want more for nothing from the government "they" should vote for the other guy. That sounds just like Ronald Reagan all over again.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-19376089854804270242012-07-17T15:23:35.070+03:002012-07-17T15:23:35.070+03:00I hate writing about Paulisms -- I wrote a lengthy...I hate writing about Paulisms -- I wrote a lengthy response last night on race, but it just gets weird to even enter that world of anti-civil rights so I deleted it. <br /><br />But on the federal vs local debate, I _think_ the distinction he makes based on his debates is that you can vote to support local education or fire fighting or whatever -- or not. And if you don't like the outcome avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-26133471464197555862012-07-17T14:34:53.128+03:002012-07-17T14:34:53.128+03:00Unfortunately, I think the contradiction is lost o...Unfortunately, I think the contradiction is lost on conservative voters.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-91056221834498382382012-07-17T14:24:26.693+03:002012-07-17T14:24:26.693+03:00Doublespeak.Doublespeak.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-13158373323820183912012-07-17T09:45:42.030+03:002012-07-17T09:45:42.030+03:00This is priceless,
At a fundraiser at a country c...This is priceless,<br /><br />At a fundraiser at a country club in Mississippi this evening that was expected to raise a record-breaking $1.7 million, Mitt Romney defended the Republican Party against its reputation as the "party of the rich" explaining that really, it is a party focused on helping the poor.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-15195048590281914532012-07-17T09:06:41.880+03:002012-07-17T09:06:41.880+03:00What I haven't been able to figure out is whet...What I haven't been able to figure out is whether Libertarians are against government in general or against federal government. It seems like most of their angst is directed at the Fed, although you see a lot of tax cutting going on at the state and local level where the Teabaggers have gained power.<br /><br />It seems to me that we have that age old Federal Gov't v. State Rights issue,James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-69203300564277679072012-07-17T06:20:39.922+03:002012-07-17T06:20:39.922+03:00Agreed.Agreed.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-86609354500580930352012-07-17T05:23:00.799+03:002012-07-17T05:23:00.799+03:00Greed and racism.Greed and racism.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-16331667053325534852012-07-17T00:14:24.600+03:002012-07-17T00:14:24.600+03:00But you answered your own question.
Local schoo...But you answered your own question. <br /><br />Local school districts have to provide for local students, preferably with for-profit entities or some form of voucher system. The federal government shouldn't be involved with local schooling, or any schooling. If there's no Department of Education, there won't be any Federal interference with local affairs. It's that simple. (avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com