Comments on: Checkered flag before the start gun

by: lippzee

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:15:53 +0000

“… It�s hard to imagine any circumstance in which Obama doesn�t win the presidency.”

That’s a surprising lack of imagination for a writer of your caliber.

“He doesn�t want us in Iraq, but wants a surge in Afghanistan (which has none of the strategic importance of Iraq…”

That’s what George W. Bush said on 9/10/01.

by: John

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:46:35 +0000

“Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed.�

So Doug, this damning snippet from Mrs. Messiah’s speech indicates that you think being involved and informed are bad things?

by: Jim

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:53:47 +0000

You nailed it, Dan: “I�m instinctively uncomfortable with personality-based movements of any kind”

by: mikey

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:15:02 +0000

Not so fast there Dan. �The Savior� rode his white horse through Europe for a few days talking about being a �citizen of the world� and apologizing at every turn for America�s shortcomings. He never mentioned D-Day, Harry Truman and the Berlin Airlift, or Regan�s challenge to Mr. Gorbachev or any number of times that we have brought stability to that region. He cancelled a visit to a US military hospital because of the no camera rule. A lot of people were truly offended by his tone and won�t forget it in November. Don�t buy the media hype. They try but it ain�t gonna work.

by: Doug

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:53:35 +0000

Gee people. This is a blog. It’s Dan’s forum to express his opinion. If you want “fairness” then turn to the mainstream media which will, I am certain, give equal coverage in space and tone to both Obama and McCain.

(Sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh as I typed that last sentence.)

by: Sherry

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:20:25 +0000

The lucky thing for GD is that his blog contains his OPINIONS! There is no fair in that. It is just what you think. Neither candidate can do anything they promise alone. The founding fathers set up the system that way. Depending on the VP picks, the voters could lose/gain faith. We’ll see!

by: Joyce

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:13:23 +0000

I agree. McCain is the king of flip-flops - just to name a few: Bush tax cuts, affirmative action, offshore drilling, his own immigration policy. Let’s be fair, now.

by: Sheila

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:03:22 +0000

Please take a moment to point out all of McCain’s flops. Talk about pandering for votes. At least pretend you notice it.
Also, how about explaining how Iraq borders Pakistan? Foreign expert, my ass.

by: Doug

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:42:07 +0000

The odds certainly favor an Obama victory this Fall. However, your hope that an Obama administration “will let citizens live as they see fit without nanny-state supervision” is likely a fleeting wish as Michelle Obama has already put the kabash to that when she spoke to a campaign crowd and stated, “Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism . . . that you come out of your isolation. . . . Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed.”

Damn. I guess that is the end of my retirement and possibly your current career as well.