tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post115982317774493234..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Why I bash RepublicansRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-84608021240121459972007-11-12T23:21:00.000-08:002007-11-12T23:21:00.000-08:00oops, sorry...new to this blogging thing.1). The ...oops, sorry...new to this blogging thing.<BR/><BR/>1). The tobacco companies deliberately hid information re: studies about to increase nicotine content specifically to make cigarettes MORE addictive thereby significantly reducing the ability to stop smoking. So in order to assume personal responsibility for your lung cancer, you would have had to know (as the tobacco companies knew) that the sistah43https://www.blogger.com/profile/01944760353676196332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1167305386491944322006-12-28T03:29:00.000-08:002006-12-28T03:29:00.000-08:00Isn't it interesting that everyone on both (all)si...Isn't it interesting that everyone on both (all)<BR/>sides is discussing (arguing) about government<BR/>policy, i.e. what government does (or doesn't do)<BR/>about given issues.<BR/><BR/>Nobody can understand how any rational person<BR/>could disagree with them (be honest, aren't you<BR/>all thinking that). LOL<BR/><BR/>Consider this.<BR/><BR/>A government policy is derived from logical<BR/>Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952968985414298196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1160543775346860592006-10-10T22:16:00.000-07:002006-10-10T22:16:00.000-07:00Good article. I, like you, tend to bash both side...Good article. I, like you, tend to bash both sides quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>I'm not so convinced by your correlation of the chart and your assertion that Republicans support big government. It seems to me that the chart more indicates that you can cut taxes overnight, but cutting spending is a long-term process, so in the short term, deficits increase not due to an increase in spending, but due toNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758233364116425357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1159933919532165902006-10-03T20:51:00.000-07:002006-10-03T20:51:00.000-07:00you might be a Libertarian...Noooooo!!!!!! ;-)<I>you might be a Libertarian...</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.spectacle.org/897/trust.html" REL="nofollow">Noooooo!!!!!!</A> ;-)Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719368822663798864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1159925136383430872006-10-03T18:25:00.000-07:002006-10-03T18:25:00.000-07:00What's wrong with a little compassion?Nothing. Th...<I>What's wrong with a little compassion?</I><BR/><BR/>Nothing. The problem is that there are legitimate disagreements over where compassion ends and enabling self-destructive behavior starts. I think a good general principle for resolving such disagreements is to let the private sector do it. This idea that the government has to take care of everything is really corrosive.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719368822663798864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1159831074287575402006-10-02T16:17:00.000-07:002006-10-02T16:17:00.000-07:00You, my friend, sound like you'd vote libertarian ...<I>You, my friend, sound like you'd vote libertarian if the U.S. party actually got its shit together and made a serious run at the office.</I><BR/><BR/>I might, but if they were in power I'd probably bash them too :-)Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719368822663798864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1159829089943059702006-10-02T15:44:00.000-07:002006-10-02T15:44:00.000-07:00Great post. DOWN WITH THEM ALL!!!Great post. DOWN WITH THEM ALL!!!John Roylancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228853621836338480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1159826029430650792006-10-02T14:53:00.000-07:002006-10-02T14:53:00.000-07:00Now overlay that with the timeline of Republicans ...Now overlay that with the timeline of Republicans taking the house and senate and I agree. Didn't anyone ever tell you that it's Congress that does all the spending?<BR/><BR/>Well it's true.<BR/><BR/>It's the Republican Congress that's helped the taxpayer, not Clinton.Some Yahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351196281372109140noreply@blogger.com