tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post5869403076556454563..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Weisberg on Obama's "Vision"Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-17085310200234882452009-01-27T08:10:00.000-06:002009-01-27T08:10:00.000-06:00Were it not for the fact that the nature of govern...Were it not for the fact that the nature of government -- that it deals in force -- will make innocents like ourselves suffer as well, the prospect of individuals like this experiencing what a real left-wing government would be like on their own hides would be quite amusing,Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-17906382778679116472009-01-26T22:03:00.000-06:002009-01-26T22:03:00.000-06:00When someone like Bush is in office, who gives lip...When someone like Bush is in office, who gives lip service to ideas like a smaller government and the value of a "free market", it's unsurprising that many on the left scream the absolute need of pragmatism (and of compromise).<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, now that someone like Obama is in office, the whole pragmatism thing might not be as important to many. They'd like to see him act on his principles--which they of course feel are their own.<BR/><BR/>--<A HREF="http://thenearbypen.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Nearby Pen</A>Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901678973251321027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-42481193797048387892009-01-26T17:57:00.000-06:002009-01-26T17:57:00.000-06:00Precisely!Precisely!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-37988849216495242002009-01-26T17:21:00.000-06:002009-01-26T17:21:00.000-06:00If government's job is to do for people what they ...If government's job is to do for people what they can't do for themselves, the motive behind the disempowerment of the individual becomes clear. After all, the more helpless people think they are, the more responsibilities (and therefore, rights) they are willing to cede the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com