Politics: Onward from New Hampshire

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
(a) You're a liar.

No, I'm not. But I did drink Bourbon from the bottle starting at age 16.

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

(b) Its fun. Lighten up.

I was referring to Sgt. Club as Alex P. Keaton as "seeming right", not to my history as a non-doper.

S_A_M

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by bilmore
New model involves joining co-ops, networks, etc., and spending tons of time with groups of people. It's not the old picture of the mom in curlers telling little Ezekiel "today for math we're going to count the number of times gawd smites the perverts in the Old Testament."

What's funny to me about this is that the Left is only progressive on issues with respect to which it has a contrary position. I guess the same can be said for the right, though.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by bilmore
Nope. You're stuck on the old model of home schooling.

New model involves joining co-ops, networks, etc., and spending tons of time with groups of people. It's not the old picture of the mom in curlers telling little Ezekiel "today for math we're going to count the number of times gawd smites the perverts in the Old Testament."

I taught that class 9 years ago, so I suppose things have changed.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I know two types- one is "I want my child to read Chinese in Kintergarden, and the public school just won't challenge him"- think Fringey's parents. This type is not lockstep, and the parents would force them to be different it they were.
The other type is, "I don't want evolution or other anti-god stuff taught to my kids"- this type might be more lockstep.

Both types of parents seem scary to me.

But what's a breeder to do when the public schools in their area suck and they cannot afford private school? I guess they have to move or home school.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I taught that class 9 years ago, so I suppose things have changed.

Could be. Like Sam said, could be geography, too. (MN seems to be different in some ways.)

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Wrong again my friend, wrong again. Somehow, no matter how hard I try, you people continue to confuse me with the Christian Right. I proudly represent the Libertarian wing of the GOP. Drugs for all in mass quantities I say.

Yo' club, who we gonna swing our two-vote bloc behind this year?

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Yo' club, who we gonna swing our two-vote bloc behind this year?

Drugs? For all? Mass quantities?

Three votes.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by bilmore
New model involves joining co-ops, networks, etc., and spending tons of time with groups of people. It's not the old picture of the mom in curlers telling little Ezekiel "today for math we're going to count the number of times gawd smites the perverts in the Old Testament."

Why don't they just form a private school then? Is money the issue? I mean, are these poor people we are talking about?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by bilmore
Drugs? For all? Mass quantities?

Three votes.

Let's be clear. We do not support prescription drug coverage for seniors.

[The Larry Davis Experience]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If there is no Iraqi government, who approved the Constitution? Does this seem problematic to anyone?

This isn't the big-c Constitution; it's apparently just an interim document, the constitutional version of getting a learner's permit at 15 1/2 before you get your driver's license at 16. There will be another, bigger tug of war once the elections are held, addressing some of the thornier questions left unanswered in this round. But yeah, it seems to create some questions as to legitimacy, esp with Sistani pointing out that no further law enacted before elections should be valid. That should be a fun argument to have....reminds me of Hello's criticisms awhile back that somehow we always find ourselves on the wrong side of the democracy question when it comes to this guy.

btw, following up on my rants of last week, it cracked me up that Chalabi was one of the Shiites who threw a wrench in the works at the last minute per Sistani's orders. This guy keeps spitting in our face to gain some smattering of credibility with Abu Q. Public over there and we just have to take it.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Drugs for all in mass quantities I say.

And polygamy.

If you were truly a Libertarian, you would advocate that the government get out of the marriage business.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Not Me
And polygamy.

If you were truly a Libertarian, you would advocate that the government get out of the marriage business.

If they give me enough drugs, you guys can marry parrots, for all I'll care.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Let's be clear. We do not support prescription drug coverage for seniors.

Good one.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by bilmore
Drugs? For all? Mass quantities?

Three votes.

This movement is gathering steam already.

I continue to believe that the only way we could get a third party that represents "us" is if the GOP melts down and libertarians with name recognition bolt. Once that happens, I believe such a party could grab the large majority of the "middle." Whether that's enough or not to be significant, I don't know, but one can dream.

As to seniors, they should have to buy drugs from shady dealers like the rest of us.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience
This isn't the big-c Constitution . . .

What's funny to me is the lack of significance of coverage this is getting in the press. Clinton got far more significance of coverage for shaking hands with Arafat in the Rose Garden. Maybe that's a good omen.