The American Spectator

Don L| 11.26.09 @ 5:55AM

It really depends upon whether or not you wish to be truly free, or whether you'd prefer to relenquish your dignity and accept perpetual servito the great state! Many, have been allowed, or led, to accept the latter view of themselves. Perhaps, the left's not so clever elevation of lowly animals to the level of man, in order to denigrate man and the God in who's image he has been made, has been more successful than we'd like to admit. Today, and always, I'll go with the dignity that was gifted to me by God.

martin j smith| 11.26.09 @ 7:05AM

There are folks out there that hink tht they will get something for nothing. They do not have clue that things cost. They do not understand that in order to have a functioning economy--including social programs than many do not like--you really need high employment levels. To these people money comes from "thin air". Magical thinking is what explains the stupidity of many. Question is: are they hopeless or can they be educated ?

Dave| 11.26.09 @ 7:56AM

Thing is, if the Democrats (in spite of these sinking numbers) manage to ram through their horrific socialized healthcare scam, it won't mean a thing as to how many seats they lose in 11/'10. Pelosi and company are perfectly willing to send their OWN over the falls in order to move the 4th Reich along. And unless the "incoming" conservatives make a promised and firm commitment to COMPLETELY reverse any of the socialized programs the Dems may have put in place ... we'll still scr-wed. And the sheep?
well, if I understand human nature, they probably won't be willing to give up their newly handed ... "free healthcare."

See, it's kind of like feeding the neighborhood cat: Put out a daily bowl of free kibbles and they'll just keep coming back for more.

Solution? This whole da-n scam needs to be totally shut down at the time of the final vote. After that, good luck in tracking down your missing horse. The barn door should have been closed long before.

We'll see. We'll just have to see.

Eric Dondero| 11.26.09 @ 8:42AM

Why so gleeful all of a sudden about the Democrat's demise Bandow? Last couple years you were hoping for and even helping to bring about the demise of Bush and the GOP: Slamming Bush as a "NeoCon," and Republicans as the "Warmonger Party."

You and your Leftwing Libertarian friends like Raimondo, Garris, Rockwell, et.al. share the blame for putting us in the mess we're in now. If you all hadn't attacked Republicans and McCain/Palin so viciously in 2008, we wouldn't be on the fast road towards Fascism under the Obama state we're in now.

You're to blame Bandow. You might be able to fool others, but I and other Libertarian Republicans remember what you did in 2007/08. Stop pretending to be all of a sudden on the side of the good guys.

Pete2| 11.26.09 @ 9:51AM

Wonder how many of these people now wish they had voted for McCain/Palin? The problem wasn't the anti- Bush sentiment, it was the complete trashing of Sarah Palin by these pompous "conservatives". McCain , himself, contributed to his defeat by letting his own staff go after Palin and refusing to really take a hard stand on anything. Obama should have not had a chance of winning but he was helped more by the GOP turncoats than anyone else.

Dixie Pixie| 11.26.09 @ 2:00PM

Let me respectfully disagree on your turncoat theory.Not only John McCain deserve to lose he actively worked to make it happen.

More than once I saw him ditch long standing conservative intellectual positions and announce he was taking the Democrat position. After which he would give that smirky smile telegraphing the thought “ I am such a brilliant political tactician, I am not only stealing Democratic votes, I am also freeing myself of those neanderthal conservatives”. He never picked up the Democrat votes and deliberately jettisoned the conservative votes. The sad fact is it was John McCain that was the conservative turncoat.

Did McCain throw the election to Obama.
Consider McCain suspended his campaign during the most critical stages to “Confront the National Banking Crises”. McCain had to know he had no way to effecting the banking meltdown. He did not sit on the relevant committees, have any power to direct any banker or financial CEO nor have the knowledge or skills to fix the problem. As a political tactical move it was a deliberate and foreseeable disaster. No politician suspends a campaign unless he has already lost or wants to lose. Restarting the campaign without fixing the problem compounded folly with failure and insured his defeat.

MarkJ| 11.26.09 @ 10:17AM

Definition of the current Democratic Party:

"Lemmings rushing toward the edge of a cliff while congratulating each other on how quickly and efficiently they're doing it."

Lew| 11.26.09 @ 10:31AM

When you only have a choice of dem or repub it doesn't leave much choice. The republican party best not get to sure of itself. They sure haven't been much better than the Democrats. How about someone who treats the job as if he was running his own household. Spend wisely and make decisions as if he will reap the benefits or the consequences. Instead, we get a Congress that acts like it just robbed a bank and has lots of money to throw around and when that's done they will just go out and rob another one. No consequences, just party like a drunken congressman.

Oldefarte| 11.26.09 @ 11:14AM

Doug, I hope and pray that you and others are accurate in your political prognostications; and next year will be the defining point. It will be crucial for winning Republicans to leave their YOU-KNOW-WHATS in their pants, and to govern properly and efficiently. The only question becomes will there be an Unites States left if/when Republicans resume control????

TonyRaskoon| 11.26.09 @ 7:15PM

This fearful question leads me to believe that repeal of the Leftist takeover should be the agenda in 2010 and 2012. Massive repeal. No going wobbly, no middle ground. Repeal, reboot, and restore an even playing field for the common man and banish elite intellectualism back to the student unions.

bluecollarbytes| 11.27.09 @ 8:39AM

That's rich, implying that McCain winning last November would have saved us from the Democrat majority. Some Republicans still think it's more important to snuff out organic grass roots resistance to Republicratism than opposing the ObamaShow.

Mr Data| 11.28.09 @ 1:41AM

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm *insert computer binary language here*................................................................What we need is to get rid of our two way party system and allow multiple parties instead so the indepenent person wont' be left out of the inn.

Sometimes you will get people who like a mix of opinions between the democraps and Repulibrats.

Just like the powers of curses the more you feed into it the more they will grow.

Tim| 11.28.09 @ 4:49AM

Welcome to DEMOCRASH AIRLINES where we cannot promise a good LANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richard Baker| 11.28.09 @ 1:02PM

Mr. Data:
Do you want the atomization of politics as in Parliamentary systems? Unholy coalitions which render the home country nearly ungovernable. As an example, how many governments has Italy had since 1945? The US is far simpler. Here it's either the Constitution or not. Which side are you on?

Dixie Pixie| 11.28.09 @ 1:39PM

To: Mr Data, Richard Baker

Why not go all the way. Ban all political parties. Automatically execute any politician caught in collusion with any other individual or organization. That would be the fastest way to return to the original vision of the Founding Fathers of an America ruled by a oligarchy of the rich.

A political party is a useful means to effect peaceful political change. Germany has done very well with a multiple party system.

The chaos in Italy was caused by outside interference on the political system. The political parties behavior was a reflection of the underlining chaos not the cause.

Nick| 11.29.09 @ 12:24PM

Dixie Pixie,

I usually agree with you, but not about Germany.

Having spent two years in West Germany (88-90), I can say they had not done as well as the U.S. of A.

Unless you think it is okay to spend $2,000 for a drivers license or $7.00 a gallon for gas?

Parlimentary systems make it easier to implement socialist policies.