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Defenses Down

6.19.08 @ 12:01AM

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The lush destination resorts will be maintained, of course, as a place for democrat officials nationwide to escape from the terrible stress of their work.

Matthews: (Kneeling) I feel a tingle go up my leg. You ARE the Second Coming. I believe, sweet Barack, I believe!
-- Jay Molyneaux

GREEN EYED MONSTER
Re: The Prowler's A Culture of Greed:

Those Congress-folks function with a sense of entitlement rather than it being greed in the typical meaning. They're greedy for self-enriching entitlements to prove to their peers that they are "special."
-- P. Aaron Jones
Fahllujah, Michigan

"Press reports indicated that not only did Dodd and Conrad get special treatment, but former Clinton Cabinet members Donna E. Shalala and Richard C. Holbrooke received special treatment, as did several prominent Republicans."

Pray tell, why aren't the names published here???? Some kind of special privilege or do they exist at al.???
-- Jon Dolfurd

The Prowler replies:
Does anyone really care about Rodney Slater?

HOLIER THAN THOU
Re: Deborah Durkee's letter (under "Bipartisan") in Reader Mail's Clothes Make the Nation:

Guess what, Deborah. It is about the Right and the Left in the sense that Mr. Homnick has had abundant opportunities to decry the lack of decency from Rush Limbaugh (remember Barack the Magic Negro), Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, et al. but could not bestir himself to write a column denouncing the lack of decency on the part of any of these. Since you probably agree with their positions, I suspect you find nothing particularly offensive in what they say. What is the appropriate aphorism: glass houses? Log in your neighbor's eye?
-- Mike Roush

LEADING QUESTION
Re: Mike Roush's letter (under "There He Goes Again") in Reader Mail's Burden of Proof:

As Dr. Phil is apt to say: "80% of all questions are accusations in disguise." I don't know about the 80% part, but, having worked among learned professionals who really thought employing the Socratic method hid the fact that they really were saying "you filthy bastard," I'd say it is at least 50% true. So when we read Mike Roush's "are you willing to impose the same standards on the Right, Mr. Homnick?" we know he is saying another version of "talk about the kettle calling the pot black!" More to the point, the veiled assertion is Conservatives allow for themselves that which they condemn in liberals.

From personal experience, I'd say we Conservatives have our share of jerks; however, I've never been convinced that we have cornered the market on original sin. What I do know is that Liberals for some reason think they are a persecuted lot. There is always some kangaroo court somewhere that punishes them for their views. They write stories about themselves starring as Gary Cooper in High Noon standing heroically alone against a gang of cutthroats. And they get all bent out of shape when we don't genuflect before their lofty idealism.

What's wrong with Weiner and Davilman's little book is that it is not funny -- nor really was meant to be funny except as an in-the-club joke. It is a tribal salute. It is like two fans of the Indianapolis Colts passing each other by in Katmandu and simply giving each other the thumbs up for no other reason than sharing the same sports allegiance. It is that shrewd nod saying "I don't know you but we both see it the same way so you're OK in my book."

Are you OK? I don't know. What I don't understand is the delicious enjoyment many on the left get at the imaginary picture of the Bush twins working in a bordello. Wishing personal depraved evil on one's opponent and that which belongs to him is not...well...a good thing
-- Mike Dooley

HAVE IT BOTH WAYS
Re: Jeffrey Lord's Teacher's Pet: Big Oil:

While suggesting a tax increase makes me sick, I wonder if Republicans should suggest a targeted tax increase on Democrats' oil profits?
-- Michael Tomlinson
Jacksonville, North Carolina

Letter to the Editor

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