tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post4336154903122518229..comments2024-01-04T07:33:10.137-05:00Comments on Seldom Wrong, Never in Doubt: Still with the Polls: A McCain Surge? Or Time to Think about January?Jon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595651777890086293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-71001410537216788882008-11-02T22:22:00.000-05:002008-11-02T22:22:00.000-05:00Don't write off McCain just yet.If the Bengals can...Don't write off McCain just yet.<BR/>If the Bengals can win a game, anything is possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-77480970161079701362008-11-02T06:12:00.000-05:002008-11-02T06:12:00.000-05:00The Supreme Court is toast. He will appoint 2 jud...The Supreme Court is toast. He will appoint 2 judges in his first 4 years. They will not tip the balance of the court, but will solidify at least 4 liberals for decades to come. And we don't need Tony Kennedy as the swing vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-6045055579396332462008-11-01T21:05:00.000-04:002008-11-01T21:05:00.000-04:00SWNID: I'm a bit surprised that you'd even flinch ...SWNID: I'm a bit surprised that you'd even flinch at #1 on my list, since all it would require is Obama's signature. My guess is that he enacts it in the first one hundred days of his term. What better way to bring about all that hope he's been promising? No more disease, no more death (except, of course, for the stem cells), etc. <BR/><BR/>As for ##2-5, most of the (47 or so?) Blue Dog Democrats, as I understand it, are conservative only on economic issues. Do you really want to place your bets on rookie legislators that have to choose between the big-money pressures of Planned Parenthood and the gay-rights/affirmative action lobbies, on the one hand, and the voters, on the other?--all while the Democratic leadership is breathing down their necks? My guess is that those who are afraid of losing their seats for supporting liberal legislation will simply decline to vote on such legislation, rather than side against it. And the Republicans will be too weak-kneed to filibuster. <BR/><BR/>Overall, I think you're vastly underestimating the cultural shift that has taken place recently on the issues of abortion, stem-cell research, and gay rights. Most Americans have bought into the belief that it's always wrong to legislate morality, without even considering the consequences of that viewpoint. I think the Democratic Party understands this cultural shift and is looking to take full advantage of the situation. Sure, the Republic will endure, but it's going to change considerably. I'm not sure we really want that, but I've been wrong before.<BR/><BR/>Rustypants: Ouch! Isn't hitting below the belt illegal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-67405083590223861272008-11-01T18:44:00.000-04:002008-11-01T18:44:00.000-04:00JB - sounds like you've been reading a certain let...JB - sounds like you've been reading a certain letter from the future brought to us by james dobson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-42873807699314727372008-11-01T17:58:00.000-04:002008-11-01T17:58:00.000-04:00Yes the republic will endure. It made it through ...Yes the republic will endure. It made it through the horror of the past 8 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-17956133855125544282008-11-01T14:54:00.000-04:002008-11-01T14:54:00.000-04:00We're skeptical on everything except Supremes and ...We're skeptical on everything except Supremes and maybe stem cells. Blue Dogs don't want to run in 2010 on a left-wing social record.Jon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNIDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595651777890086293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15405788.post-69754371525247279662008-11-01T14:47:00.000-04:002008-11-01T14:47:00.000-04:00Meanwhile, in non-economic moves, I think we can e...Meanwhile, in non-economic moves, I think we can expect that Obama and a Democratic congress will succeed in their attempts to (1) rescind the executive order against embryonic stem-cell research, (2) enact "Freedom of Choice" legislation, removing all state restrictions on abortion, including partial-birth abortion, (3) incorporate gay rights into all civil rights legislation, rescinding the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military, (4) require every state to recognize the same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts and Connecticut (California's same-sex marriages may be reversed by then, if Proposition 8 passes), (5) renew a push for preferential treatment in hiring practices and college admissions, and (6) appoint one or more leftist Justices to the Supreme Court.<BR/><BR/>I doubt that a Democratic super-majority would be needed to bring about any of these changes. Republican legislators tend to get intimidated when voting on social issues, and Democrats are extremely reluctant to cross party lines on "civil rights legislation" and risk alienating their constituencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com