Comments on: UPDATED: Hopeless Politics (Alarming Poll)

By: james huggins

james huggins — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000

“The Tea Party is just a group of “conservatives” who don’t like Obama running the country.” Sounds like a good place to start to me.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:35 +0000

Good Morning James H. – Good take on the situation. Good Morning MRP – Death of the Constitution? Remember Lazarus!?

http://tartarus.org/~martin/essays/burkequote2.html

EVIL IS OUT THERE – WHAT WILL YOU DO TO THWART IT?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:47 +0000

Given the following:

The average American when it comes to politics and economics is dumb as a box of rocks.

Democracy is a system in which control of the most dangerous institutions in society is determined by the winner of a popularity contest between two charismatic demagogues.

Is it rational to expect anything other than a bad ending?

By: My RON-PAUL i

My RON-PAUL i — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:54:11 +0000

The recent “contraceptive coverage” controversy is indicative of the depravity of our political system. Obama makes a “health care rule” that religious employers must cover birth control and there are some objections from religious people – but mostly on the cultural grounds that they don’t like THAT rule.

In other words, if President Santorum made a rule that there must be a crucifix in every hospital room, those people would like that rule.

The CONSTITUTIONAL point is that: (a) there is no power granted to the Federal Government on the matter of health care AND (b) Congress, not the President, gets to make rules. The Republicans, by an large consisting of culturally religious statists, do not care about the Constitution (note there support of all the Wars).

The Tea Party is just a group of “conservatives” who don’t like Obama running the country.

Your points are all spot on. Sadly, limited government (e.g. the Constitution) died years ago and rigor mortis has set in.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:07:17 +0000

The Tea Party probably should be re-named: The Decaffinated Tea Party

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:08 +0000

“Colluding quislings.” Too true, but what’s the answer? Obviously, in the short run, nothing. In the long run a third party is called for. The Tea Party is a good start but good ideas are not enough without organization. All new movements are full of warring factions and in fighting. Couple this with the lies and demogoguery from the media and both political parties a third party needs a powerful, dedicated, aggressive message and membership to match. It must have charismatic leadership and the ability to hang against the slings and arrows sure to come their way. All this is not likely to happen. So we need to get four square behind whichever candidate goes up against the Democrat monolith we face and hope for the best. Wish I was smart enough to figure out how to do all this but I’m not.

By: George Pal

George Pal — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:02 +0000

Were it ever determined voting could bring about change it would be dispensed with, or properly nobbled. Voting does nothing more than inure one to the bad smell of a process that serves as nothing more than red herring.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:07:59 +0000

Hey Reb, please note:

1. Ron Paul is 76 yrs old – I met him in 1981/82 in Dallas and he was much younger back then. Don’t blame him too much – he has carried the torch a very long time.

2. Voting to increase debt ceiling, well, considering that NEW JERSEY SPENDS $30k on each student and they still cannot read at an 8th Grade level, why would anyone expect these students – much less their uncaring, uninvolved parents – to understand Keynesian vs Austrian economics as RP
has consistently spoken about?

3. You may be very close to the truth re Iran, economy, and Ponzi, but the 80% / 20% Rule will apply and there will not be a Civil War because the 80% have no frickin’ idea what it would be about. Proof: Ask people on the street who or what guarantees their RIGHTS and how those RIGHTS were obtained / recognized?

As it pertains to the legislative process, it is “GOOD COP vs BAD COP” and we, the AMERICAN PUBLIC, are played for fools. But, where in the world is there a safe haven to which one may flee?

My proposed solutions: buy a habitable island, establish an independent, neutral country, and designate yourself as a citizen of that country – OR – stay here and start in small towns, cities, counties, and States to change the Rules of the Game in a non-violent way.

ps: Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico are smaller states having warm climates…much better than New Hampshire!

By: JP

JP — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:12:03 +0000

Your last paragraph sounds like you’re describing a very boring variation on the line-dance.

By: Rebel Without a Clause

Rebel Without a Clause — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:51:26 +0000

A bleak essay, but essentially accurate; even RP has proven a weak vessel…tired, whiney, and that bob-and-weave he did over the “Newsletters” was disasterous. As far as the TP goes, when push came to shove, 50 out of 80 in the House voted to increase the debt ceiling; no more than a couple of months in the District of Corruption, and already invested in the Universal Ponzi. On the other hand, complete economic collapse, probably sparked by the now-inevitable Iran War, will likely preceed the election and precipitate a Civil War that will sweep all this rotteness away.