tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post4401677130377028882..comments2024-03-27T11:42:47.601-04:00Comments on Another Monkey: The Golden AgeD.B. Echohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-26502499614016139222008-02-05T16:15:00.000-05:002008-02-05T16:15:00.000-05:00AMEN!AMEN!whimsical brainpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158339502955458999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-64428087398345306522008-02-05T13:57:00.000-05:002008-02-05T13:57:00.000-05:00Very nice. I am of the mind that, like your take,...Very nice. <BR/><BR/>I am of the mind that, like your take, the Clinton years were more rationale and better the world we live in today --- but not something perfect by a long shot. One thing is that Clinton had the good fortune of being at the tail end of a stock/investing bubble which was many years forming. Though I would say one of the best things Clinton ever did was listen well to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Reich" REL="nofollow">Robert Reich</A>. With his help and Clinton's grinding lock-up with the GOP managed to help bring us the last set of balance budgets we have had since the Bush (GOP) Tax Cuts annihilated fiscal conservatism. <BR/><BR/>The GOP fetishized the Clintons instead of letting Bill's giantic ego sink him. See how many people recoiled from Bill in SC when he was left unfettered. However, obsessing about the Clenis played well with the faithful and was part of the strategy of division the GOP played. It is was what Hillary's saw as the vast right wing conspiracy, though conspiracy implies coordination. Rather what happened was that the Roves, Delays, Limbaughs, and Coulters of the world profited in dollars and power by playing to the same base hatreds and prejudices. In the process the went from "Morning in America," a message about the greatness of America that can be experienced by all people, to a party best characterized by secrecy, unwillingness to compromise, constant war, endless fear of terror, religious intolerance, and fiscal irresponsibility. <BR/><BR/>This next election may see the GOP holding neither the White House, the Senate, of the House. That would be a remarkable reversal of fortune from a party that not long ago saw itself as being on the verge of a long time dynasty. But, it would, be just rewards for the road they followed.<BR/><BR/>I, for one, hope that we don't see Clinton in the White House again (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for either O'bama or McCain). A democracy is in decline when political power becomes shared within families and from generation to generation.Super Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241130161232746471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-20300514492460572008-02-05T12:14:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:14:00.000-05:00Great post. Is this an endorsement of HRC?Great post. Is this an endorsement of HRC?Gorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-79714306391767560502008-02-05T02:08:00.000-05:002008-02-05T02:08:00.000-05:00Hi, I am here from Whimsy's blog, congratulations ...Hi, I am here from Whimsy's blog, congratulations on your award!<BR/>Gotta love a dude that had a dog named kitty!<BR/>Nice blog!Little Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378040962672320259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-18416035708197605782008-02-04T23:35:00.000-05:002008-02-04T23:35:00.000-05:00"the opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation."s..."the opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation."<BR/><BR/>sorry, but that song got stuck in my head as i was reading.<BR/><BR/>i was looking forward to reading this post, and you didn't disappoint.<BR/>thanks for taking the time to write it all down. we're writing our own histories now. isn't it wonderful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com