Comments on: The Republicans' Divine Comedy

The New Republic: Giuliani Stands Aside As Pious GOP Hopefuls Take Swipes At Each Other

[mcvet]

apparently you are a cynic and see no good in the world. this is unfortunate. Maybe you should read the bible find out about what you can do for good in this world

Posted by alanrobisch2 at 09:21 PM : Aug 05, 2007

You mean the "Equal but Different" clause? You do remember that one don't you... you know when the Religious Reich justified the lynching of blacks by saying that "Equal but Different" was the word of God and God justified the right of the White Man to remain seperate. How about we listen to the words of U.S. Grant, you know the WINNING General in the Civil War. He said,
"Leave the matter of religon to the family altar, the church, and private schools entirely supported by private contributions. KEEP THE CHURCH AND STATE FOREVER SEPERATE". President Grant, 1876.
Now I think we need to listen to WINNERS for a change here and were better to start than with the winning general and President Grant ALL the way back to 1876? Sieg Heil Bush!!

[lucasnico]

Re: alanrobisch2............those who talk the most usually do the least.

[alanrobisch]

When you dance with the devil (Republicans, religious right, in case you were wondering),

Posted by LawyerTom1 at 09:24 PM : Aug 05, 2007

I guess you must be in the perfect middle. What arrogance

[alanrobisch]

I am not as activist as I should be but I know my representatives in fact I work as a liasion with a congressional office and my organization.

I certainly know my senators and many senators and members of the house. I was enthralled when the republicans finally took control of the congress in 1994 but I am also disenchanted because of much of what I wanted to see passed wasn't. I haven't thrown in the towel as you have.

[lawyertom1]

When you dance with the devil (Republicans, religious right, in case you were wondering), sometimes the pitch fork comes round. What a surprise, the holier than thou crowd is rearing its ugly head. The Democrats have their wacko lefties, and the Republicans their wacko righties. And though the vast majority of America is in the middle, its interests and views are rarely represented because the primary system focuses each party of its extremes. This is no way to run a political system.

[alanrobisch]

So, slaves, keep voting for your Masters.

Posted by JT_Lancer at 08:51 PM : Aug 05, 2007

so your answer is to do nothing. whoa . your answer is to become involved. there is a famous quotation about why the nazis won and that no one stood up to oppose them.

You feel that our system is corrupt so the anwer is to try and change things not just to sit back and throw coarse criticism.

apparently you are a cynic and see no good in the world. this is unfortunate. Maybe you should read the bible find out about what you can do for good in this world

[jt_lancer]

Re: alanrobisch2 - Gee you should really be proud. Maybe that's why all the fighting was done to allow you not to vote. People who wanted an ability to have a right to govern themselves fought for it and died for it yet you are proud because you don't participate."

When people vote to elect someone to run their lives, they are NOT 'choosing' to govern themselves; they are giving up the right to self government and turning it over to people whom they know little or nothing about.

I bet 80% of Americans cannot name their U.S. representative in Congress. even more cannot name their U.S. Senators. If they don't even know who represents them, how can those people 'represent' their best interests?

Do you know who your rep is? If so, can you tell me how he or she voted on a SINGLE bill in the last year? If not, how do you call that representation? I call it indentured servitude.

It is people like you that represent the worst of America, because you keep voting these corrupt people into office who impose their authoritarian will on everyone while expecting different results from the previous group of corrupt officials.

Voting does nothing to make things better; it only gives more power to the elitist politicians.

So, slaves, keep voting for your Masters.

[cyberus-2009]

In the financial world, columnists/commentators are required to disclose their ownership in the stock of any companies they comment on. It would be refreshing to see the same by Michelle Cottle that she is a proud, unabashed, atheist liberal, so we can put her article in context. Instead, we must deduce this based on the context of her piece. How about it, Michelle? In the interest of full disclosure, what are your political and religious (if any) affiliations??

Posted by erichsh at 07:21 PM : Aug 05, 2007
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She will tell you her political and religious (if any) affiliations when Bush releases all those "telling" documents he's keeping out of public view. You know, those that will fill in the "gaps" in his presidency?

Posted by down-ndirty at 07:59 PM : Aug 05, 2007

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Which of course will happen about 5 minutes after Cheney releases the "Energy Papers" .. which will happen about 5 minutes after a dude with horns, a pointy tail and permanent blush complexion shows up with frostbite

[down-ndirty]

In the financial world, columnists/commentators are required to disclose their ownership in the stock of any companies they comment on. It would be refreshing to see the same by Michelle Cottle that she is a proud, unabashed, atheist liberal, so we can put her article in context. Instead, we must deduce this based on the context of her piece. How about it, Michelle? In the interest of full disclosure, what are your political and religious (if any) affiliations??

Posted by erichsh at 07:21 PM : Aug 05, 2007
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She will tell you her political and religious (if any) affiliations when Bush releases all those "telling" documents he's keeping out of public view. You know, those that will fill in the "gaps" in his presidency?

[alanrobisch]

Political backstabbing; typical for the repug party. Also pretty comical. Like something out of the National Enquiror.

Sorry to say but it has been frequently quoted as typical of dems by both dems and pubs and is typical of humans

[alanrobisch]

What a bunch of power hungry megalomaniacal psychopaths. Makes me proud to be a non-voting atheist.

Gee you should really be proud. Maybe that's why all the fighting was done to allow you not to vote. People who wanted an ability to have a right to govern themselves fought for it and died for it yet you are proud because you don't participate.

I might also note that you represent the worst of america. Sit back and criticize with over the top remarks and then do nothing to change things.

[erichsh]

In the financial world, columnists/commentators are required to disclose their ownership in the stock of any companies they comment on. It would be refreshing to see the same by Michelle Cottle that she is a proud, unabashed, atheist liberal, so we can put her article in context. Instead, we must deduce this based on the context of her piece. How about it, Michelle? In the interest of full disclosure, what are your political and religious (if any) affiliations??

[jt_lancer]

The Dems are just as crooked and corrupt as the Repubs. Yet, each party needs the other so that they have someone to blame for all of the problems that they collectively create.

They are nothing more than the legal criminal class, endorsed by the American sheeple through their 'right to vote'.

[alanrobisch]

It's a sad statement on the modern world when we use bronze age superstitions to select people for important positions of power. One has to wonder how many more phonies the Republicans will elect before they catch on.

I'm glad to see our atheist has come to visit and with such a nice condescending point of view. Please define superstition. Is a belief in a god a superstition or is a belief in Christ?

[j-whitman]

Republicans Divine Comedy --- More than appropriate title ----- Christians base thier views of Hell on Dante's Divine Comedy --- In the book all his political foes are represented as punished in his Hell.

[down-ndirty]

Yep, and the dems are just getting along fine, right?? This is so typical of this site. At least now it makes no attempt to hide its left leaning views. Now is this supposed to be an investigative report or what? Hard to tell on this site.
Posted by janem4 at 06:13 PM : Aug 05, 2007
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As usual, jane, you make no sense. Do you not know that the NRO and "The Politico" are also published on this site?

You and katg21 are quite a pair. She posts urban legends and you post hyperbole. LOL!!!

[outrider4]

These wannabes have no more respect for the Bible than they do for the Constitutiion. Like Bush, each interprets the Bible and the Constiitution to fit his own agenda. Their vows and oaths of office are meaningless.

[nmsuip]

They can talk all the smack they want. Unfortunately the only bashing that will count will be if enough voters come to their senses and take it out on the Republicanazis next year.

[roger_inkart]

Next debate? How about a fight to the death using pool cues? My money would be on McCain. That would be one popular vid on YouTube,eh?

The real winner would be: the American voting public.

[roger3815]

It's a sad statement on the modern world when we use bronze age superstitions to select people for important positions of power. One has to wonder how many more phonies the Republicans will elect before they catch on.

The simple fact is that their isn't, as you point out, a real presidential candidate among any of them. It seems that leadership has been killed by talking points, polls and religion. Will our society be the next victim?