tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5368590183103322346..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Blame Johnson And NixonRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54540130869350195282017-07-08T11:49:59.540-04:002017-07-08T11:49:59.540-04:00Right on, Roberta.Right on, Roberta.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-62077539909264070202017-07-08T11:15:55.692-04:002017-07-08T11:15:55.692-04:00I can't argue with a word you wrote. Which is...I can't argue with a word you wrote. Which is fine with me.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52031916311544314542017-07-08T09:24:17.786-04:002017-07-08T09:24:17.786-04:00Well said, madam, well said.
I'm with Guffaw,...Well said, madam, well said.<br /><br />I'm with Guffaw, I'm more concerned about what we get after Trump than with trump. As I said elsewhere, I dream of a universe where the 2016 campaign was between Ted Cruz and Jim Webb. Alas, Ted Cruz doesn't have it in him to be popular enough to make it in modern presidential politics, and the Democratic party shifted way left on Jim Webb when he wasn't looking. <br /><br />Also, BTW, I've seen articles saying that Davy Crockett didn't actually give the "Not Yours To Give" speech. Doesn't stop me from linking in my blog's sidebar.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56933806194968870062017-07-08T03:11:45.899-04:002017-07-08T03:11:45.899-04:00The less the government does, the better our count...The less the government does, the better our country is served. As far as Richard Nixon is concerned, I think your assessment of him is spot on. He was a very astute foreign policy wonk. He DID get us out of Vietnam, even if it meant leaving with egg on our face to some peoples way of thinking. It was not actually a war he wanted, but a Democrats war. He opened up trade with China, starting with the ping pong team stuff, and then with the first ever American President visit to Communist China. He used Kissinger for a lot of dealings with foreign leaders, and Kissinger was very good at it, even though many didn't like or trust him. Nixon was a slime and not adverse to playing dirty pool when it suited his goals. But one could argue that most presidents are, at least the successful ones. Carter and Ford, while bad presidents by many standards, if not all, went on after they left D.C. to be much better leaders then while actually in a position of leadership. An interesting bit of trivia is that I think Richard Nixon was involved after he left office in negotiating an end to a professional baseball players strike. pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33682268859368207092017-07-07T20:25:27.023-04:002017-07-07T20:25:27.023-04:00I would argue that Mr. Obama wasn't much of a ...I would argue that Mr. Obama wasn't much of a fascist, either. Congress kind of leans that way whenever it decides something needs leaned on, but that -- as Davy Crockett <a href="https://fee.org/resources/not-your-to-give-2/" rel="nofollow">famously pointed out</a> -- is kind of baked right into such actions.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12426107757627844872017-07-07T19:15:05.807-04:002017-07-07T19:15:05.807-04:00I find it amazing that so many believe Trump=Fasci...I find it amazing that so many believe Trump=Fascist when more actual actions taken by Obama fit the definition.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495847153251722901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61113026880532672802017-07-07T14:27:38.302-04:002017-07-07T14:27:38.302-04:00That was a large measure of his appeal to many.That was a large measure of his appeal to many.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48318738879837601452017-07-07T14:05:55.546-04:002017-07-07T14:05:55.546-04:00All I have to say about President Trump is "H...All I have to say about President Trump is "He's not Hillary."naletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364644712313728721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-19778890915703104702017-07-07T11:37:56.347-04:002017-07-07T11:37:56.347-04:00Roberta:
I know a lot of "real" conserv...<br />Roberta:<br /><br />I know a lot of "real" conservatives and Libertarians aren't happy Trump, but with all due respect, he wasn't elected to be the "great savior of conservatism", he was elected because he was the only one of 17 candidates (19 if you include Bernie & O'Malley) who could beat the "Great Satan of progressivism/liberalism".<br /><br />And so far IMHO he's doing a GRRREAT JOB of pretty much single handedly undoing the mess made by Obama, Hillary and some of their predecessors.<br /><br />As Will Rogers once said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Trump has stopped the digging and has filled in quite a bit of the hole he inherited.<br /><br />Here's another analogy: Stop the bleeding!<br /><br />Hey, love your blog! If I ever get back to Indy I'll buy you & your room mate a beer!JimBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096969867690372403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76700439348189924772017-07-07T10:45:33.910-04:002017-07-07T10:45:33.910-04:00President Trump is a populist, but not a conservat...President Trump is a populist, but not a conservative nor a libertarian.<br />Thinks he speaks for the Silent Majority.<br />(He might in some instances).<br /><br />You are correct, of course.<br /><br />This too shall pass.<br /><br />I'm greatly concerned with what will follow, however...<br /><br />gfaGuffaw in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356210589713923042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22164257336088160362017-07-07T09:34:38.174-04:002017-07-07T09:34:38.174-04:00You're right, I fixed it. Somehow it is stuck...You're right, I fixed it. Somehow it is stuck in my memory as Goldwater vs. Kennedy.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-37447953846038601102017-07-07T08:58:27.185-04:002017-07-07T08:58:27.185-04:00Goldwater-Kennedy?
Nixon ran against Kennedy in &...Goldwater-Kennedy? <br />Nixon ran against Kennedy in '60.<br />Goldwater ran against Johnson in'64. (Kennedy would have run, but he was dead.) <br />"In your heart, you know he's right."Old 1811https://www.blogger.com/profile/09079719195789200332noreply@blogger.com