tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post111648047767010467..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: The Texas Firewall Primary and BeyondTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-2774760404571497182008-02-17T16:25:00.000-08:002008-02-17T16:25:00.000-08:00Great thoughts on the state of politics in our cou...Great thoughts on the state of politics in our country. I enjoy your blog a lot!<BR/><BR/>LeonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-10486876399667922022008-02-15T13:16:00.000-08:002008-02-15T13:16:00.000-08:00Mimi--Washington, right?Ian, it is way tooo long. ...Mimi--Washington, right?<BR/><BR/>Ian, it is way tooo long. For a November election, we should be in this stage about midsummer, at the earliest. I agree, great change is in the air.<BR/><BR/>Kirk, re: Obama, "What, specifically, does he intend to do and how will he do it?" Do you REALLY want to know? Ha!Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-60723156477137041852008-02-15T11:04:00.000-08:002008-02-15T11:04:00.000-08:00Here's a Republican who is enthusiastic about McCa...Here's a Republican who is enthusiastic about McCain. But you've got an excellent point, that we can't tell from the primaries which voters will turn out in November. From what I've seen reported on the news channels, the Democrats have had much greater turnout in most states.<BR/><BR/>The question to be answered is this: does Barack Obama have any specific plan to govern? Platitudes, sure, but talk is cheap. What, specifically, does he intend to do and how will he do it?<BR/><BR/>Now, I think many of the Republicans (like myself) who are so mad at Bush (very very mad) are upset because he has spent money faster than a drunken sailor. The Dems have promised to expand government and to raise taxes. I think many Americans will think this is the wrong direction for the country. We need to reign in spending, not expand it.<BR/><BR/>Finally, as to Iraq, while many people, including me, believe we were wrong to invade, I don't think the majority of Americans want to see us pull out abruptly, as Obama promises to do. We made this mess, we need to clean it up. Nobody objects to our continued presence in South Korea, which has lasted more that 50 years. Iraq should be viewed the same way. This is especially important since we could easily lose our bases in Turkey.<BR/><BR/>But that's just my $.02.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-16348188595954900632008-02-14T18:39:00.000-08:002008-02-14T18:39:00.000-08:00Thanks for the thoughts from a local. I too, thou...Thanks for the thoughts from a local. <BR/><BR/>I too, though from a much greater distance, am enjoying watching the ins and outs of your election [I do not know how you all cope with such a long election lead-up. I'm done after the 5 or 6 week ones here!]. It looks, as this is only my guess from what I hear / read, that, like here for our last election, a feeling of change, perhaps even great change, is in the air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-58646166271143810852008-02-14T14:44:00.000-08:002008-02-14T14:44:00.000-08:00Bwahahahahahahahhaa, that comic is good.I caucused...Bwahahahahahahahhaa, that comic is good.<BR/><BR/>I caucused last weekend.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com