tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post2930329369152989199..comments2024-01-28T08:54:32.914-06:00Comments on That's interesting...: Sorry, no critical thinking allowed in the GOPBill Garthrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-78108438563592906352012-07-04T08:23:00.073-05:002012-07-04T08:23:00.073-05:00It's faith-based thinking, Tony. They just kno...It's faith-based thinking, Tony. They just <i>know</i> they're right, and the end justifies the means, right? :)Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-63848138149393121142012-07-03T03:50:45.210-05:002012-07-03T03:50:45.210-05:00I came across something else in New Scientist maga...I came across something else in New Scientist magazine this week: predictions by scientists show that the sea level on both sides of North America will be rising over the next century, due partly to tectonic changes and partly to rising temperatures. <br /><br />The response to this of North Carolina legislators? To debate a bill forbidding coastal managers from predicting that sea level rises will accelerate! Fortunately, the bill was eventually rejected.<br /><br />The mind boggles....do they seriously think they can make a problem go away by refusing to hear about it?Tony Williamshttp://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/index.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-46800279792789578232012-06-30T12:43:52.050-05:002012-06-30T12:43:52.050-05:00You're right, Tony, but they can do a lot of d...You're right, Tony, but they can do a lot of damage in the meantime. In fact, that's exactly what they're trying to do.<br /><br />Oh, they don't see it as damage, I'm sure. But this is their big push to change America enough that it will last for generations (in part, by packing the Supreme Court with young far-right justices who'll have a lifetime to push their agenda).<br /><br />We've missed enough chances already, just in my lifetime. The Arab Oil Embargo in the 1970s, for example, was a wake-up call we've ignored for 40 years. At some point, we'll just delay too long.<br /><br />And if billionaires and corporations succeed in buying this election, under the new money = speech rules the Supreme Court has recently given us, that will give them the kind of power which will be immensely hard to combat.<br /><br />Democrats aren't known for their willingness to fight. They'll capitulate immediately, if that seems to be the way the wind is blowing. We saw that during the Bush administration.<br /><br />So,... running scared? I'm scared enough myself! The tide may eventually come in, but it might not do us much good by then.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-78059361364651721102012-06-30T12:33:18.020-05:002012-06-30T12:33:18.020-05:00And I keep feeling like I'm beating a dead hor...And I keep feeling like I'm beating a dead horse, pointing out the craziness that just keeps coming.<br /><br />I don't know, Jeff. Standing and screaming doesn't accomplish much. Then again, I guess that's all I'm doing here, isn't it?Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-51550105180784987502012-06-30T01:11:28.166-05:002012-06-30T01:11:28.166-05:00From my distant perspective over the Pond, the Rep...From my distant perspective over the Pond, the Republicans seem to be running scared. They are scared of the way the world is changing, scared that the USA is becoming increasingly diverse in its ethnicity, culture and religious beliefs. They hanker for a largely mythical golden era in the past (maybe based on the 1950s?) and are frantically trying to turn the clock back as far as they can. It's sad to see - and worrying to those of us who want to see a strong, capable America facing up to the growing problems in the world. <br /><br />The upside is that this attitude can't last forever. It is inherently untenable, and reminds me of another myth - that of Canute telling the tide to stop coming in.Tony Williamshttp://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-63546315472874167672012-06-29T19:20:03.545-05:002012-06-29T19:20:03.545-05:00Well, that's Texas for you. "We down'...Well, that's Texas for you. "We down't knead know book lernin."<br /><br />WCG, I don't know about you, but I'm running out of witty (allegedly)and insightful (allegedly) comments for you. The tsunami of stupid from the Right is a little too much at this time. I feel like the "meathead" from "All In The Family." After listening to about 5 minutes of Archie Bunker's tortured logic, all Mike could do is stand there and scream.<br /><br />You're right about the Democrats. They to finally "grow a pair" and quit playing the GOP's stooge.Jeffnoreply@blogger.com