tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post378423412334085906..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: The Next Two YearsGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-27665572814420027652008-11-05T20:55:00.000-06:002008-11-05T20:55:00.000-06:00Just to be clear, I also think Dismuke is right ab...Just to be clear, I also think Dismuke is right about how the Dems will "handle" the economy.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-1924237752096493982008-11-05T20:49:00.000-06:002008-11-05T20:49:00.000-06:00Part of why dismuke's supposition makes sense is t...Part of why dismuke's supposition makes sense is that everybody knows the economy will do a certain amount of regression to the mean. If the Dems just tank the place for a year or so and blame it all on Bush, things should be improving steadily and measurably by late 2010 or so, no matter what anyone does.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125745545009130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71111653509598393012008-11-05T10:33:00.000-06:002008-11-05T10:33:00.000-06:00SN,Many of the conservative Democrats either retir...SN,<BR/><BR/>Many of the conservative Democrats either retired or switched parties after 1994. I have no problem with that part of Barnes' thesis.<BR/><BR/>Dismuke,<BR/><BR/>I doubt that the Democrats would have much trouble finding me if they really wanted to.<BR/><BR/>It may be better to be as vocal as possible so that your being snuffed out serves as a warning -- if enough of the public remains sensate.<BR/><BR/>GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-13908201698825057612008-11-05T09:47:00.000-06:002008-11-05T09:47:00.000-06:00My guess is that is exactly what the Democrat's fi...My guess is that is exactly what the Democrat's first priority will be: to screw up the economy even more and as quickly as possible. They know that they are inheriting a bad economy. They also know that the policies they wish to shove through will damage the economy (which, in and of itself doesn't bother them because it is VERY obvious that widespread economic prosperity is NOT something they value. Their concern about prosperity extends ONLY to the impact it will have at the ballot box.) They also know that a bad economy could be used against them during mid term elections. So my guess is they will do what they can to damage the economy NOW so that they can pin the blame on Bush and use that as a pretext for a HUGE power grab on their part. As in the 1930s, if the economy improves only very slowly, the can take the credit for that minimal improvement and still have a bad economy to justify even further statism.<BR/><BR/>We are a country that is now officially under a Stalinst government. <BR/><BR/>And it is probably a good idea that you blog under a pseudonym. Stalinists take names and have long memories and enemies lists. A recent example is Venezuela - rank and file citizens who supported the coup suddenly found that they no longer had jobs once Chavez came back to power. The only difference between these people and Chavez and the villains in <I>We The Living</I> is how much they will be allowed to get away with. During the past couple of years, I have lost a lot of confidence in the public's capacity and willingness to not let them get away with things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-82814943737833821762008-11-05T09:16:00.000-06:002008-11-05T09:16:00.000-06:00Barnes does not provide proof that today's Democra...Barnes does not provide proof that today's Democrats are more statist than the old guard. I wonder if it really true.SNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953992447839442060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-19889007012108770562008-11-05T07:11:00.000-06:002008-11-05T07:11:00.000-06:00That's what they did after Progressive Republican ...That's what they did after Progressive Republican Herbert Hoover, and that's what they'll do now.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, it is to the degree that the GOP abandoned capitalism that we're already in trouble.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-85979627834521318412008-11-05T06:10:00.000-06:002008-11-05T06:10:00.000-06:00Hm. Isn't it possible if things continue to deter...Hm. Isn't it possible if things continue to deteriorate, that people will just say: "Well, the Democrats inherited this free-market disaster and can't be held accountable, etc."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897769844874861468noreply@blogger.com