Comments on: Update II: Addicted To That Rush

By: EN

EN — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:24:00 +0000

Ron Paul gets it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YwPAlcf11M&eurl=http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/03/07/whos-afraid-of-rush-limbaugh-not-ron-paul/

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:48:25 +0000

I will respectfully disagree with Scott Evans in that when 95% of “conservatives” (e.g. Romney-Bushites..) cheer the welfare-warfare state, that becomes (by consensus) what “true conservatism” is. Frankly, if there were a group that believed in limited government, negative rights, and free enterprise and called themselves “communists” or “kangaroos” – I’d gladly take up the name. Finding a “conservative” who would cut government is like finding a member of Hamas who wants to live in peace with Israel or finding a future Nobel-prize physicist in your local ghetto high school. Possible in theory but nearly impossible in reality.

By: Scott Evans

Scott Evans — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:33:00 +0000

Hi Ilana. Another well-written, thought-provoking column. I’ve often thought of attempting to call Rush and inform him that if our conservative “leaders”, such as he, were, in fact, conservative, maybe we wouldn’t be in this mess as deeply as we find ourselves today. Limbaugh, Mitt Romney-loving Ann Coulter, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, etc.; they aren’t true conservatives. Do you want to know who is a genuine conservative? Alan Keyes, and he’s practically ignored by so-called conservatives nationwide. That’s one big reason why true conservativism is getting its rear end kicked lately. Conservatives aren’t conservative!

By: gunjam

gunjam — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:07:41 +0000

Ms. Mercer: Great points! Your decision to edit the quotation showed discretion and a welcome contrast to a great deal of the sewage (e.g., see hip-hop lyrics) routinely sprayed on us by our popular culture!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:57:18 +0000

Ms. Mercer,

I couldn’t agree more with you. The idea that Mr. Bush was good for our country and that most self proclaimed conservatives, who tout their love for the constitution, cannot be taken seriously until they see as you do. Thank you for shining a light on the truth here.

By: Darrel Mulloy

Darrel Mulloy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:05:11 +0000

Ilana, Reading your column, "Addicted to That Rush," I opine that the thing we are seeing is that as long as there are parties, Republican, Democrat or whatever, there will be partisans, and those partisans will go along with whatever their party is doing, while condemning the other party for doing the same things. It has been that way since Whigs and Federalists and it will probably remain that way as long as there are two or more parties. I don't know the answer to our problems, but I know that adding another party will not be the answer. Eliminating the two party system would be good, but only if there were no parties at all. I would rather let each man running for whatever position he is running for, on his individual merit, and not by the sponsorship of a conglomorate like the RNC or DNC. It is a shame that most Americans align themselves with a political party and let that alignment influence their thinking when it comes to who they will choose as their next polital leaders. I won't live long enough to see such changes, but hopefully, they will come. If not, we are doomed to elect continually, those less qualified to operate the government the way the founders designed it to be operated. I really like your columns, keep up the good work. Darrel Mulloy Lakeview, OR

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:01:04 +0000

Hi Ilana

Fabulous article.

This is exactly what’s wrong with these kool-aid drinking Republican blowhards – all of ’em – Limbaugh, Hannity, Ingraham, Coulter, Levin, etc. They just can’t get passed GWB. They’re stuck on stoopid. Literally.

Just look at who they picked in their CPAC straw poll to lead them out of the wilderness – Mitt Romney. See what I mean? Stuck on stoopid. They’re hopeless.

Who did Hannity have on his show last night? Ann Coulter, Bobby Jindall and Dr. Phil.

Does is get any more pathetic than that?

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:15:03 +0000

Ilana,

As a woman, I heartily appreciate your word choice. Good call!

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:01:04 +0000

While the power-hungry Republicans may eventually get back “in power” following inevitable Democratic screw-ups, they will only increase government more themselves, albeit with some rightwing slant and nominal “free enterprise rhetoric” thrown in. Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulters … are philosophical pygmies who champion McCains, Bushes, Nixons (I go back a long way) — all big government Republicans. Most of the clean-cut Kendolls I saw at CPAC were “Addicted to the Rush” with POWER as the ultimate Aphrodisiac. You will never see Republicans eliminating anything significant of Obama’s socialism just as you will never see Democrats eliminating anything significant of Bush’s Warfare-state. However, the REAL purpose of government to these statists is not to secure our rights (its proper purpose) nor even to uplift the poor (its ostensible purpose) but to give from every free American back to every DEPENDENT American via themselves as middlemen – making ALL of us dependents of Uncle Sam (and I mean ALL – bankers, academics, farmers, physicians, children, elderly…). To John Danforth: Ron Paul and the Founders do not represent considerable numbers – their strength, sadly, is mainly one of IDEAS – not one of popularity. Limbaugh just deals out raw meat to the yahoos.

By: EN

EN — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:54:09 +0000

Great column. Unless Republicans come to terms with the evil Jorge then it’s not worth seeing them take office again. “Conservative” commentators like Davids Frum and Brookes are were licking their lips at the opportunity to socialize our health care system. I reject out of hand the notion that we are capitalist in any sense of the word. Maybe BO is doing the country a favor by destroying the rotting Socialist system that Republicans have helped create?