Comments on: It's Not Change, Stupid

CBS's Meyer: "Change" Was Not The Force The Political Elite Thought It Was

[cfin5]

To Matter77: Yeah, you know, the middle can be a very satisfying place to be, until you find that the herd of cattle you''''re centered in is going over a cliff. This country was founded on priciples of limited government and non-interventionist foreign policy, from which the political pack has strayed far. Strange how a presidential candidate like Ron Paul who says obey the Constitution and stay out of foreign entanglements can be painted as some sort of extremist or kook.

Posted by ClassicDoc at 02:21 PM : Jan 10, 2008--------------I see Ron Paul as the only true "centrist" candidate. When someones public servitude behaves according to what the Constitution and Bill of Rights says and votes true to their constituency. I see nothing in a claim against that person as being some kind of crook, kook,...you name it. When our rights that we retain by these great documents are twisted by someones pet interpretation, this results in the rights being slowly confiscated. This very deed is in fact UNCONSTITUTIONAL!.......The 9th. Amendment says,.....The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.......Which of the candidates own voting record adheres to this rule?

[lawyertom1]

When will the commentary class stop with the ridiculous generalizations and rationalizations? Get a life, and maybe a little scientific rigor to your analysis. This is pathetic.

[cbs_oliver]

Committment to something that he doesn''t claim is in the middle.

[cbs_oliver]

My experience is that Meyer always claims to be in the middle - to be independent - to be pragmatic.

He likes to assign each story a three point narrative with two discredited extremes and a powerful middle where he claims to hang out.

But his middle is always aligned with McCain or Bloomberg or some other right leaning and sort of elitist personality.

He makes a good argument that binary world views and conservative versus progressive models are usually wrong. He could even argue that they are sometimes dangerous.

But just once, I would like to see Meyer get off the fence and show some committment to something.

[realpatriot1]

The change mantra may be empty but it''s still the job of the candidates to fill the vacuum, not abandon it.

The media and the Washington political establishment is lashing out at the concept of change because they don''t want to change a thing. They lie when they say the people don''t want change-voters want change, special interests do not.

The candidate who best fills the vacuum between now and the election in November will win. It will be about change because staying the course is not an option.

[lindacohen7]

Obama,
Are you that desperate to ask John Kerry who has lost once before, to support you?
Oh %u2026.. Sorry doesn%u2019t work!

Is that kind of the president you wanna be? Keep making WRONG CHOICES!

[hologram5]

If people want change then vote for Ron Paul, he will change the presidency back to what it was and what it is supposed to be. States running their own show with minimal Federal involvement. What the constitution states. VOTE RON PAUL for peace and freedom!!

[classicdoc]

To Matter77: Yeah, you know, the middle can be a very satisfying place to be, until you find that the herd of cattle you''re centered in is going over a cliff. This country was founded on priciples of limited government and non-interventionist foreign policy, from which the political pack has strayed far. Strange how a presidential candidate like Ron Paul who says obey the Constitution and stay out of foreign entanglements can be painted as some sort of extremist or kook.

[greeneyes222]

I agree, "change" is just the latest patent medicine, covers everything and cures nothing.

Now, why won''t your fellow media types ask some hard questions instead of pushing this stuff?

[clestes-2009]

For God''s sake!! These political pundits spend too much time analyzing and have wrapped their brains into a ball of spagetti!!

How the hell can ANYONE know anything yet?? There have been 3, count them now, 3 states that have had caucus or a primary. That is not even 1% of the American public.

Idiots!! They make up nonsense about what they THINK we think and don''t comment at all on the FACTS of the voters.

There are only a couple of KNOWN FACTS at this point.

1. Turn out has been very high.

2. So far the rep race is wide open and the dem race is close.

That is it!