It also got Obama elected. That soft middle keeps thinking they are getting someone sane and they keep getting the rug pulled from them.
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Jeff Miles <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you put to much "faith" on that soft middle. After all, it > got the last Bush elected 1 1/2 times. And look at the nut he turned out to > be. Iraq, with Cheney blowing in his ear being one of his nuttier, aids > vaccinations to Africa and NASA being his few lucid moments. > > > Jeff Miles > [email protected] > > Join my Mafia > http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=550968726 > > On Feb 28, 2010, at 10:30 PM, mike wrote: > > > Yes the R's would have said he was soft on pick your poison, but I think > > there is a vast middle who doesn't like the broad stroke control measures > of > > that specific law. And it would have been the right thing to do. > > > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Jeff Miles <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> No he couldn't. And not have survived the criticism of anything > else > >> he wants to get done. "Soft on communism" comes to mind. It would have > been > >> echoed through the media had he repealed the Patriot Act. "He's nothing > but > >> a socialist soft on terrorism." > >> Terrorism and socialism seem to be key words these days for people > >> who only need a word or two when it comes to how they'll vote. Look at > the > >> issue and think, who needs that? We've got these couple of words that > tell > >> us all we need to know. > >> I was thinking when the Patriot Act came in how handy it would be > if > >> I was every really mad at one of my neighbors. But try getting rid of it > now > >> and your considered soft on terrorism. What there a few comments on > ideology > >> vs reality? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
