Posted By: geoff on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Interesting that you're not blaming the Georgians but Bush for provoking this war: "Did our government assume that we could continue to bait the Russian bear in his cave and not eventually get his claw thrashed against our face?"You never quite answer that, do you? Or explain why Bush & Co. might want to bait the bear in the first place (it's pretty obvious why the rest of NATO might not want Georgia to join: how could we defend it?).But especially interesting is the way you dance around the question of why the US military is not particularly robust at this particular point in time. Stretched too thin in existing conflicts, perhaps?Which brings up the final point: how to (re-)build this strength you seem to crave, given the US deficit...? You've already maxed out your credit, right? Gonna start adding even more "tours of duty" and enlisting recruits of even lower standard? send more wounded back into combat?& what about this "bountiful and independent energy supply"? Are you finally going to annex Iraq? or Canada?And "a strong and prosperous free market"? How are you going to do that? Regulate the mortgage industry, for starts?Anyway: give you an A for ambition. Most everybody else just seems to think this election is about John Edwards' sex life and how much more charismatic Obama is than that "old white-haired guy."
Posted By: jack sprat on Friday, August 15, 2008
Democracy bad, communism good.America bad, everyone else good.How's that for a change?
Posted By: John Handforth on Sunday, August 17, 2008
Jack Sprat,Is that a change?We Americans seem to be in the minority here. I have something in common with Geoff, though. I was born in Canada, but I am an American by choice.
Posted By: jack sprat on Sunday, August 17, 2008
JohnMy longest and best friends, and the man I most honor for his kindness to me, were American citizens by choice, Canadians by birth. A hardheaded "Canuck" and a Quebec'er. Both delightfully opposites, one a good business man and the other a quixotic "free spirit." Father and Mother of a fine catholic family, 3 sons served in the Marines, one in Vietnam. John there are a whole world of people like you, who have allegiance to "something" they believe in that is good and positive, and are sane and rational. Please don't take offense to any of my Canadian comments, no country is perfect, not ours not our "german geoff's". I connect his comments and diarrheal running animus to the insanity of modern day "liberalism" which is a world wide infection of mind and spirit.I tried to post a comment, but the system wasn't letting me here it is any wayJohn Handforth Thank you for suffering through the process to help show that there is a process that worked at least for you. It is imperative that solutions be found for the vast majority of those here who mean to build America. We need to keep in mind the rule of “loving kindness” and the law. There are solutions but we simply aren’t seeking any real solution, just “my way.” Thanks for being a great neighbor, no matter which side of the border you choose to call home.
