tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29111830.post1490380773931381305..comments2023-10-18T09:49:05.749-06:00Comments on Being the Urban Koda: A Bedtime StoryUrban Kodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327437055164051853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29111830.post-79204451878812282402010-12-13T07:07:00.580-07:002010-12-13T07:07:00.580-07:00I had a snarky comment about finding a way to fly ...I had a snarky comment about finding a way to fly planes into buildings and using that to justify the expansion of basic welfare reforms and services, but I think this says it best:<br /><br /><i>What distinguishes the liberal from the conservative here is that, however profound his own spiritual beliefs, he will never regard himself as entitled to impose them on others and that for him the spiritual and the temporal are different sphere which ought not to be confused. - Friedrich August Von Hayek</i><br /><br />I would say that in some cases that may not be true, but I think in general, some liberals are more concerned with making sure everyone's opinions are taken into account, while the conservative folks seldom offer the same respects.<br /><br /><b>I've said this before and I'll say it again. The middle, the compromise everyone in this country says they want is a shitty, horrible place where nobody is happy and everyone feels cheated. It's a great idea in concept but not so much fun in practice.</b><br /><br />Yep!Urban Kodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327437055164051853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29111830.post-73233493349667147692010-12-12T22:37:24.702-07:002010-12-12T22:37:24.702-07:00My comment is that someone, somewhere needs to be ...My comment is that someone, somewhere needs to be smart enough to figure out how to stop the Democratic options from being lose and look weak or lose and look stubborn.<br /><br />I thought that person was Obama but I'm sensing he is too pragmatic to stand up to these pig-headed pricks. <br /><br />I've said this before and I'll say it again. The middle, the compromise everyone in this country says they want is a shitty, horrible place where nobody is happy and everyone feels cheated. It's a great idea in concept but not so much fun in practice.<br /><br />I say ram-rod through your agenda while you have the opportunity and then at least you can say you fought for what you believed in at the end of the day.<br /><br />I am majorly disappointed.MACMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271028892253203648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29111830.post-60380956349357737982010-12-08T13:55:19.738-07:002010-12-08T13:55:19.738-07:00It would have felt great to have Obama take a stan...It would have felt great to have Obama take a stand against the GOP and dare them to vote against the middle class only cuts that the house passed. But for those among us looking at that unemployment deadline, his deal looks like the right move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com