Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-08 Thread Joel Blau
under the circumstances. But the original question was why Republicans are not wishy-washy about the issue. I hope this explains why. David Shemano -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of kelley Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 6:52 AM To: [EMAIL PR

Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-07 Thread kelley
correct me if i'm wrong, but if memory serves, there wasn't an option for a statewide manual recount, at first. there was an option for a statewide machine recount. and there was the possibility of challenging the result in particular counties. borehead's team (and shrubya's) already knew

RE: Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-07 Thread David Shemano
f kelleySent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 6:52 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [PEN-L:5780] Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)correct me if i'm wrong, but if memory serves, there wasn't an option for astatewide manual recount, at first. there was an option for a statewidemachine recount

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-07 Thread Joel Blau
ginal question was why Republicans are not wishy-washy about the issue. I hope this explains why. David Shemano -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of kelley Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 6:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:5780] Re: RE

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-07 Thread David Shemano
5:23 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [PEN-L:5829] Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)No, it is not completely cynical. As Boies argued this morning on the issue of a broader recount, it is not the plaintiff's responsibility to protect Bush from the incompetenc

RE: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Max Sawicky
I have no problem at all w/your being here, but I have to say I am curious as to why. mbs Since you asked, I am a conservative who lurks on this list, . . .

GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Mikalac Norman S NSSC
: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 10:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:5665] Re: RE: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting) Dear conservative lurker (apologies for losing your name), Since you asked, I am a conservative who lurks on this list, . . . Lurk not, brave sir! Tell us why

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Jim Devine
for losing his name. -Original Message- From: Rob Schaap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 10:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:5665] Re: RE: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting) Dear conservative lurker (apologies for losing your name), Since

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Charles Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/00 02:11PM MK: I disagree. I think most folks take the outrages of the GOP for granted. They are shameless in their shamefulness. Michael K. Yes, they are. But it doesn't seem to hurt them. Can you imagine the Democrats successfully doing to Bush what was done

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Charles Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/00 02:13PM A comment - has anybody met/seen/talked with/heard or heard of a single Republican who doesn't stand solidly on Bush's side in this dispute? Why is it that the Democrats are wishy-washy on Gore, while the Republicans are hard-core for Bush? Perhaps they

RE: Re: RE: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread David Shemano
Dear conservative lurker (apologies for losing your name), Since you asked, I am a conservative who lurks on this list, . . . Lurk not, brave sir! Tell us why the economy's healthy. Or why it's not. Or what, in the heady dynamics around and within us, represents the

Re: RE: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Louis Proyect
If you have specific questions, I would be happy to answer as best I can. David Shemano How would you rank the following conservatives in terms of importance? 1. J. Edgar Hoover 2. Al Capp 3. Spiro Agnew 4. Oliver North 5. Frank Rizzo 6. Roy Innis 7. Rush Limbaugh 8. Joseph McCarthy 9. Roy

Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Charles Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/00 04:43PM Nathan Newman wrote: One of the areas where the Democrats have clearly and demonstrably moved towards a more progressive position in the last fifteen years is on immigration. Employers love loose immigration regulations, no? Forbes and the WSJ are all in

RE: Re: RE: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread David Shemano
]]On Behalf Of Louis Proyect Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 1:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:5725] Re: RE: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting) If you have specific questions, I would be happy to answer as best I can. David Shemano How would you rank the following conservatives

GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Charles Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/06/00 04:45PM Why mention the lumpenconservatives? In terms of importance in establishing the merits of convervatism, you are forgetting the most important conservatives: 1. Rulers of Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991. 2. Rulers of Eastern European countries from

Re: RE: Re: RE: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Louis Proyect
Why mention the lumpenconservatives? In terms of importance in establishing the merits of convervatism, you are forgetting the most important conservatives: 1. Rulers of Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991. 2. Rulers of Eastern European countries from 1945 to 1989. 3. Rulers of North

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Tom Walker
David Shemano wrote: I am not sure what your question is, so I will answer as follows. First, I am conservative, so I don't believe in perfection and am willing to defend and conserve imperfection -- I am not going to throw the baby out with the bathwater. In this sense I am also a

Re: RE: RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-06 Thread Rob Schaap
Dear conservative lurker (apologies for losing your name), Since you asked, I am a conservative who lurks on this list, . . . Lurk not, brave sir! Tell us why the economy's healthy. Or why it's not. Or what, in the heady dynamics around and within us, represents the status quo to which you

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Barry Rene DeCicco
MK: I disagree. I think most folks take the outrages of the GOP for granted. They are shameless in their shamefulness. Michael K. Yes, they are. But it doesn't seem to hurt them. Can you imagine the Democrats successfully doing to Bush what was done to Clinton? For example, a la

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Barry Rene DeCicco
A comment - has anybody met/seen/talked with/heard or heard of a single Republican who doesn't stand solidly on Bush's side in this dispute? Why is it that the Democrats are wishy-washy on Gore, while the Republicans are hard-core for Bush? Perhaps they have a clearer vision. Barry

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Barry Rene DeCicco
For those who don't think that the dispute in Florida is a big deal, consider this: Aside from Bush getting the presidency, we are now (if things go as I predict) going to see: Widespread voting abuse conducted by a party, sufficient to alter a national election. The campaign co-chair rushing

Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Louis Proyect
A comment - has anybody met/seen/talked with/heard or heard of a single Republican who doesn't stand solidly on Bush's side in this dispute? Why is it that the Democrats are wishy-washy on Gore, while the Republicans are hard-core for Bush? Perhaps they have a clearer vision. Barry The

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Nathan Newman
- Original Message - From: "Louis Proyect" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I expect that as the social and economic crisis of late capitalism deepens, the Republican Party will continue to shift to the right. Despite Bush's minstrel show at the convention, the Republican Party ruled Texas with a racist

Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Louis Proyect
So where is your evidence of any even incipient rightward shift among Dems on immigration issues. In the last four years, especially, as the results of the latino electoral mobilization of 1996 was fully appreciated, the Dems have been moving in a MORE pro-immigrant stance. -- Nathan Newman

Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Jim Devine
At 02:13 PM 12/5/00 -0500, you (Barry?) wrote: Why is it that the Democrats are wishy-washy on Gore, while the Republicans are hard-core for Bush? perhaps because Gore is such a robot? or because he's so wishy-washy himself, first being a DLC technocrat and then pretending to be an "I'll fight

Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Doug Henwood
Nathan Newman wrote: One of the areas where the Democrats have clearly and demonstrably moved towards a more progressive position in the last fifteen years is on immigration. Employers love loose immigration regulations, no? Forbes and the WSJ are all in favor of pretty open borders. Can you

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Nathan Newman
- Original Message - From: "Louis Proyect" [EMAIL PROTECTED] If and when objective conditions foment a Buchanan candidacy, I would expect the Democrats to run somebody who has an abysmal position on immigration and all the rest of it. New immigrants becoming citizens are voting

Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Michael Hoover
The Democratic Party essentially believes in nothing except winning office, so why would it be capable of galvanizing a nonexistent base? This state of affairs was created by the Democratic Leadership Council. The DLC was launched by Gore, Clinton and other disciples of New Republic

RE: Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Max Sawicky
The DLC started after the Mondale defeat. The guiding principle was not any special conservative ideological position, but a determination not to get smoked again in a national election. What did Mondale win? Two states or something? A pretty strong reaction was understandable. Mondale was

Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Nathan Newman
- Original Message - From: "Michael Hoover" [EMAIL PROTECTED] First specific DLC accomplishment was to convince 11 southern states to hold their prez primaries on same day in 1988 for purpose of boosting their clout, enhancing position of south in nominating process and helping

RE: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread David Shemano
A comment - has anybody met/seen/talked with/heard or heard of a single Republican who doesn't stand solidly on Bush's side in this dispute? Why is it that the Democrats are wishy-washy on Gore, while the Republicans are hard-core for Bush? Perhaps they have a clearer vision. Barry Since

Re: Re: Re: GOP vs Dem Behavior (e.g., voting)

2000-12-05 Thread Michael Hoover
From: "Michael Hoover" [EMAIL PROTECTED] First specific DLC accomplishment was to convince 11 southern states to hold their prez primaries on same day in 1988 for purpose of boosting their clout, enhancing position of south in nominating process and helping "moderate" southern candidates.