We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:59:17 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Besides the bill itself, which I think is unworkable and unusable as written - except by illegals who will be able to game the system with near impunity is the real, palpable disdain with which several Senators seem to regard their constituents. A post by Stanley Kurtz on National Review's "The Corner" blog: Pants Down [Stanley Kurtz] Here’s something new. The first true Internet-Age presidential campaign was in 2004. The first major Internet-Age Supreme Court nomination was Harriet Miers, in 2005. Now, in 2007, we’ve got what is arguably the first truly major down-and-dirty Roberts-rules-of-disorder parliamentary battle fought under the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:43:28 -0600 The idea that a politician is a “public servant” seems to have escaped most in Washington. Yes, people are distrusting the MSM and trust the blogs. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61638 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61638 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:01:04 -0600 Linked, E-mailed etc etc Cloture vote failed, good reason to celebrate tonight now maybe we can get a REAL bill thats worth a crap. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61607 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61607 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:04:08 -0600 Blogs provide the venue for smart people who could be reporters, but often have no stage presence (read good-looking, anorexic and plastic)to make their thoughts known. I find it a fascinating "tete-a-tete" when someone who can actually think is pitted against a talking-head who can smile and read a monitor. That's why I love the blogs. Just sign me too short, bald and fat for television!! Just sayin'. ML http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61596 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61596 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:37:48 -0600 This reminds me so much of the repeated attempts by European "elites" to ram ratification of the EU Constitution down the people's throats despite strong popular opposition. It's almost scary. I've never supported the concept of term limits, believing that we already have them .... called elections. But if the incumbents continue to support legislation like McCain-Feingold and the "Fairness Doctrine", which severely limit freedom of speech and basically prevents the publication of any criticism of their policies and actions, and if they continue to ignore the popular will of the people in their elitist belief that only they know what's "best" for us, and if we don't start seeing some strong inter-party primary candidates who can better represent OUR interests, then WE THE PEOPLE will need to come up with a way to protect ourselves from incumbent career politicians. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61595 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/what_really_pee.html#comment-61595 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:32:39 -0600