tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669238942080921290.post8030795131799022694..comments2024-01-03T03:14:58.642-08:00Comments on Short Shots: The Silent Roar of the CrowdCase Wagenvoordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10598177456573356261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669238942080921290.post-30025342509458572872009-08-10T14:07:18.972-07:002009-08-10T14:07:18.972-07:00Patriotism is the obligation of a free citizen in ...Patriotism is the obligation of a free citizen in a free country to criticize his leader roundly when necessary. To demand a polite silence is to reduce patriotism to what Johnson called the last refuge of scoundrels.<br /><br />It is hardly "petty" that we have an economy on life support, people being thrown out of their homes and out of their jobs, while we have a president who is more concerned about helping the bankers who created the mess in the first place without demanding a quid pro quo for showering them with our tax dollars, such as natinalizing them and replacing their top management.<br /><br />Armed rebellions start when a leader raises expectatins and then dashes them, as Obama has. <br /><br />To remain silent in the face of his mismanagement is to encourage its continuance. <br /><br />If this is pettiness, then I am proudly petty.Case Wagenvoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598177456573356261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669238942080921290.post-75146575804386716442009-08-10T08:14:51.084-07:002009-08-10T08:14:51.084-07:00The President has no wish to preside over a violen...The President has no wish to preside over a violent revolution which is most likely what would occur if the attempt was made to amputate the hands that hold power. There are many sources of power, not just one or a few. The President is providing leadership and supporting him is the patriotic and intelligent thing to do. The constant sniping attacks, though verbally clever, are destructive and petty.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528132229018689829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669238942080921290.post-25531863115815882882009-08-10T06:58:25.658-07:002009-08-10T06:58:25.658-07:00And is governing from the right.
Can't be sai...And is governing from the right.<br /><br />Can't be said enough.<br /><br />Thanks for your reporting.<br /><br />Exactly what I had thought about saying, except I would have added that any progressives who are still hoping for change from Obama are delusional.<br /><br />S<br /><br /><i>Obama ran as a centrist.</i>Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.com