tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post2508146430202372469..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: On the Necessity of Political Independence and the Insufficiency of Infiltrationd.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-9586329942166248252009-10-14T20:35:49.858-04:002009-10-14T20:35:49.858-04:00Gene, Hoffman's campaign I think is a good exa...Gene, Hoffman's campaign I think is a good example and illustration of many conservatives' frustration with the Republican Party. But the Republican Party establishment clearly perceives him and his candidacy as a threat, whether Hoffman calls himself a Republican or not. Similarly, if conservatives argue that Scozzafava is not a Republican, but rather a Republican-in-name-only, that d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-53618017457119784782009-10-14T19:17:19.244-04:002009-10-14T19:17:19.244-04:00Mentioning Doug Hoffman's campaign on the Cons...Mentioning Doug Hoffman's campaign on the Conservative ticket in New York as a challenge to the two-party system is ludicrous! In all his campaign material, including on his website, Hoffman refers to himself as a Republican, and says he will be part of the Republican caucus if he is elected.<br /><br />The New York Conservative Party totally went along with George W Bush and his multiple Gene Berkmanhttp://www.renbook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-3808712164845887492009-10-13T05:43:47.371-04:002009-10-13T05:43:47.371-04:00Good points Ross. No one should underestimate what...Good points Ross. No one should underestimate what's possible in such situations either. But I think the example of Sanders demonstrates how fierce and determined independence from the duopoly parties turns the tables on them, the individual is no longer "stuck leeching off a system that needs you less than you need it," as Sam put it. He didn't "embrace the major party,&d.erishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-8369065230347027072009-10-12T20:03:19.864-04:002009-10-12T20:03:19.864-04:00Don't underestimate one Senator's impact. ...Don't underestimate one Senator's impact. I don't know much about Rand Paul, but if he's as passionate and ballsy as Mike Gravel was he can get a lot done. Gravel released the Pentagon Papers (which brought the Vietnam war closer to ending), used the filibuster to move the draft a lot closer to being ended, and ended nuclear testing in Alaska - he did those three major things Ross Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622273758877281652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-28987705104700960142009-10-12T18:37:50.137-04:002009-10-12T18:37:50.137-04:00Will the Anonymous poster please explain how one S...Will the Anonymous poster please explain how one Senator can end any war immediately? Meanwhile, I'll answer Damon's question with reference to Mr. Paul's father: because it's a shortcut to power and an instant bully pulpit. The problem with such a shortcut is that you don't actually build a mass movement of like-minded people, no matter what your personal virtue, but are Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-85104423366223904752009-10-12T17:32:03.409-04:002009-10-12T17:32:03.409-04:00Hey Anon, thanks for writing. I appreciate your z...Hey Anon, thanks for writing. I appreciate your zeal, but perhaps you're overestimating what one senator would be able to accomplish. A question though: if Rand Paul is anti-war, anti-corruption, pro-freedom and pro-small government, why is he seeking the nomination of one of the two highly corrupt, pro-war, anti-freedom, big government duopoly parties?d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-89193309804426177522009-10-12T17:22:19.775-04:002009-10-12T17:22:19.775-04:00Thanks Paul. Good debate and discussion. I'm...Thanks Paul. Good debate and discussion. I'm looking forward to the two (or three) pronged strategy piece. Check out Michael O'Connor's guest post and blog, he's already put something similar into practice.d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-45794638154447918782009-10-12T14:32:19.210-04:002009-10-12T14:32:19.210-04:00Good thoughts throughout.
I think I'm going t...Good thoughts throughout.<br /><br />I think I'm going to abandon the back and forth now that we've both articulated some thoughts for both sides.<br /><br />My piece on a two (or three) pronged approach is going to develop as something of a strategic plan. It's rattling around in my brain at the moment. If it's not up tonite, then sometime tomorrow.<br /><br />I'm hoping toPaul Kroenkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905336586579220647noreply@blogger.com