Comments on: Good Thing Barry Wants To Run Washington With Change

By: Gus

Gus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:13:21 +0000

When you’re in a hole stop digging, dumbass. You didn’t make your alleged point in the post, then when you got pwned, the goalposts moved, didn’t they? And is it really that hard to understand what a bioethicist is?

By: William Teach

William Teach — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:56:20 +0000

Shochu, there were many reports during the Bush presidency, not too mention blog posts, complaining about Bush appointing people in a nepotistic way (yeah, I know, not a word.) Obama promised to change Washington, yet, he is just doing the same old same old.

By: Shochu John

Shochu John — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:14:30 +0000

“Marty, you are missing the point. Obama said he was going to be a different politician, do things differently, change Washington, yet, this is yet another case that he is just the same old type of politician.”

Wait a minute. Was that the point? Let’s roll tape: “Can you imagine if GWB had brought on a relative in such a manner. The Left’s enmity would have over-flowed, and they would have ramped their seething factor to at least an 8 (remember, a 1 on the seething scale is their normal constant outrage.) Here, eh.”

It appears “the point” is that “The Left” is giving Obama a pass where they never gave Bush one. Fail then to both the original point and the attempt to change points midstream.

By: Jeff Fecke

Jeff Fecke — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:46:24 +0000

Shorter Bill: Oh, sure, George W. Bush is a hack of a politician. Which reflects badly on Obama!

By: William Teach

William Teach — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:22:33 +0000

Marty, you are missing the point. Obama said he was going to be a different politician, do things differently, change Washington, yet, this is yet another case that he is just the same old type of politician.

I have no problem with politicians appointing relatives and friends, if they are remotely qualified, and that is just old school politics. Barry said he was different. Of course, that is just a load of cow patties.

And, yes, Richard, I still stick to my claim. You are the folks who built Obama up in to some sort of modern day political messiah, yet, just more of the same.

By: richard

richard — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:02:08 +0000

Bill, be a man. You’re a masculine pirate, no? Yohoho, and all that. No one’s hurling insults; you drew first blood by making a ludicrous claim and insulting “the Left,” it was proven ludicrous and you then failed to respond. Stoopid is as stoopid does, and you really are teh stoopid. I say that in a respectful and collegial way. (If you want to see insulting comments, go visit Michelle Malkinwald’s or David Horowitz’s cesspools.) But back to the issue itself: Do you stick to your claims in the post after being presented with the evidence of the first comment? We’re waiting. Chirp.

By: marty

marty — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:12:27 +0000

Great post!! Obama sure has one HELL of a nerve, doesn’t he? A Republican like Bush would never do anything like that:

* Vice President Dick Cheney’s son-in-law, Philip Perry: Deputy Attorney General.
* Dick Cheney’s daughter Liz Cheney: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
* Secretary of State Colin Powell’s son, Michael Powell: Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
* Budget Director Mitchell Daniels’ sister Deborah Daniels: Assistant Attorney General.
* White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s brother Mark McClellan: Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisers and Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration.
* Ken Mehlman’s brother Bruce Mehlman: Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
* Michael Chertoff’s chief of staff’s wife Julie Myers: Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.

You right-wing assholes are really something…

By: The Third Policeman

The Third Policeman — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:06:15 +0000

One of the most prominent "performance artists" is on W.'s side. So which one are you on, Billy Budd?

By: Sir Craig

Sir Craig — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:51:00 +0000

William Teach:

It appears you have failed to understand what Ken was saying in the very first comment: Your cries of “nepotism” are quite empty when compared to those engaged in with the BushCo administration. Your further claim of rabid liberal raging over such a thing was also dealt a blow with the publication of the BushCo examples: With the possible minor exception of Colin Powell’s son Michael being installed as chairman of the FCC, almost nothing was mentioned from the left regarding the conservative nepotism (probably because the “seething liberal left” expect nothing else from conservatives). That you feel this only strengthens your point goes well beyond ludicrous.

And yes, bioethicist is a very real job – you would do well to not bring shame upon yourself by emphasizing your ignorance of the actual work involved, as well as the qualifications required.

All this and not once did I call you names! Joy!

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:07:16 +0000

That’s just terrible. Especially because your post was so even-handed and kind.

Are you going to be all right?