tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4965838916931713574..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Krauthammer Gets His WishGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-46809820260533609782008-06-08T17:09:00.000-06:002008-06-08T17:09:00.000-06:00Heh! That's what I'm for!Heh! That's what I'm for!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-89228902756183838902008-06-08T16:51:00.000-06:002008-06-08T16:51:00.000-06:00Ah, that is a bright side, I suppose. Give 'em hel...Ah, that is a bright side, I suppose. <BR/><BR/>Give 'em hell, Gus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-85275155479948587652008-06-08T12:39:00.000-06:002008-06-08T12:39:00.000-06:00I see such situations -- and there are many -- as ...I see such situations -- and there are many -- as opportunities for intellectual activism.<BR/><BR/>For example, I used Linux a decade ago when Microsoft was unjustly in hot anti-trust water.<BR/><BR/>For leftist Microsoft haters who thought I was a fellow traveler, I got to disabuse them of the notion and confront them with the fact that some people did NOT think that justice was on their side, if not educate them about the nonobjective nature of antitrust law.<BR/><BR/>And then there were some who seemed to equate standing up for Microsoft's rights with blindness to the many flaws in its products. I got to straighten out a few of those types, too.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-2067529977217384512008-06-08T09:08:00.000-06:002008-06-08T09:08:00.000-06:00Gus,See, I like SUV's just fine, but this illustra...Gus,<BR/><BR/>See, I like SUV's just fine, but this illustrates an interesting point: When the Left hates something, it does tend to make any <I>genuine</I> dislike of it rather tricky. I don't much like Starbucks (too expensive) or Wal-Mart (smelly, shoddy, full of weirdos) but I can't <I>stand</I> the nonsense the Left throws out about them so I can't really properly oppose them. I either lose my gusto or end up actually sticking up for them as the <I>lunacy</I> of the attacks against them is infinitely more detestable than they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-27175027919777037632008-06-07T08:10:00.000-06:002008-06-07T08:10:00.000-06:00Mark,Thanks for the link.I, too, admire some of Kr...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link.<BR/><BR/>I, too, admire some of Krauthammer's other work, but this had always bothered me about him.<BR/><BR/>And it bothers me a lot more now that I've thought about it a little more. But then, that's something one frequently notices about conservatives over time....<BR/><BR/>GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-35042013407857473082008-06-06T16:11:00.000-06:002008-06-06T16:11:00.000-06:00Thanks for this, Gus. I've linked to you at my li...Thanks for this, Gus. I've linked to you at my livejournal blog <A HREF="http://rationalpassion.livejournal.com/46363.html" REL="nofollow"> Rational Passion</A>.<BR/><BR/>Krauthammer and Jonah Goldberg are perhaps the two conservative op-ed writers I like the most. But they are, to say the least, very flawed in their own ways.Mark Kormeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650334502795054514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-62322125893758494112008-06-06T16:08:00.000-06:002008-06-06T16:08:00.000-06:00"I guess bad drivers drive all sizes of autos..."Q..."<I>I guess bad drivers drive all sizes of autos...</I>"<BR/><BR/>Quite true.<BR/><BR/>"<I> "... but perhaps SUV's are bigger and more noticeable.</I>"<BR/><BR/>And much more dangerous in the hands of an incompetent or careless driver.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71148032634808739612008-06-06T15:52:00.000-06:002008-06-06T15:52:00.000-06:00Two things: Worse than it dying, actually having ...Two things: Worse than it dying, actually having it lose it's meaning. While people still use the phrase, they actually won't allow others to pursue their happiness, e.g. build refineries to have cheap energy for their SUV's. So like the oak tree, it's still there, but its hollow. <BR/><BR/>Also, its interesting to me that you are not the only person to correlate bad drivers with SUV's. I guess I don't notice because I drive a truck. To me, all the little cars are aggravating because they don't signal, etc. I saw on a yahoo forum that that was a frequent complaint against SUV's. I guess bad drivers drive all sizes of autos but perhaps SUV's are bigger and more noticeable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-83916460530732709642008-06-06T10:19:00.000-06:002008-06-06T10:19:00.000-06:00I've noticed that anti-SUV euphoria for awhile.......I've noticed that anti-SUV euphoria for awhile....<BR/><BR/>To put it mildly, I dislike SUVs, but for entirely different reasons than leftists do. So, while I won't miss having idiots who have no business driving truck-sized vehicles nearly killing me on a daily basis, I don't share the glee. <BR/><BR/>As for "pursuit of happiness", I refuse to let that phrase die. It names what I am fighting for and if I have to explain its meaning to someone anew every day, so be it.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-35783203498616973892008-06-06T10:14:00.000-06:002008-06-06T10:14:00.000-06:00At yahoo.com they are touting "The Death of the SU...At yahoo.com they are touting "The Death of the SUV" with glee. Like "Independence Day" and "freedom of speech", I think the "pursuit of happiness" is fast becoming an oft used but rather empty phrase, reminding me of the tree in Atlas Shrugged. It sounds good, and people employ these phrases on a daily basis, but the real meaning has been lost. The right to the pursuit of happiness is gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com