tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post8247720159693866876..comments2024-03-23T13:45:19.208-04:00Comments on Serene Musings: Congressman Geoff DavisScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535260741343975445noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-62567938183738644292011-05-10T22:36:12.792-04:002011-05-10T22:36:12.792-04:00Awesome!! My first blog fight!!! :)
Trent, than...Awesome!! My first blog fight!!! :)<br /><br />Trent, thanks for the information about Push Polling. I didn't know what it was called, but I figured that Geoff Davis wasn't the only one who did it. What a complete crock. I read a bit about it online. Sheesh. It's no wonder 52% of people polled this week say they want another party in this country. Not that a new 3rd party would likely be any different. <br /><br />I do, however, agree with Anon's basic argument - that too many people just throw both parties out the window as though they are 100% the same. They may both use the same political tactics - and those political tactics are frequently detestable - but as for philosophies and ideologies, there certainly is a difference, and it's because I think the Democrats are closer to the right thing that I identify with that party.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535260741343975445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-79491353369679692582011-05-08T09:31:58.869-04:002011-05-08T09:31:58.869-04:00Anonymous - when I say "he is no different th...Anonymous - when I say "he is no different than his Democrat colleagues", I'm speaking specifically about "Push Polling" (not abortion or school vouchers or invading Iraq). <br /><br />You either misunderstood my post or didn't read it very well. <br /><br />I agree, there are "enormous" differences between parties, philosophically and intellectually, such as the moral compulsion to shut down Guantanamo. Oh wait..... <br /><br />Trent N.Trent N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038292184477849932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-58470501359732358362011-05-07T12:15:28.404-04:002011-05-07T12:15:28.404-04:00But rest assured that he is no different than his ...<i>But rest assured that he is no different than his Democratic colleagues.</i><br /><br />Actually, there are enormous differences between the parties, collectively and individually and philosophically and intellectually. The "Both Sides Do It" argument is lazy at best and libelous at worst. It's the equivalent of throwing up one's hands and saying, "Well, I can't figure it out!" You <i>can</i> figure it out, and you owe it to yourself and your fellow citizens to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-10584479668443711122011-05-05T17:17:00.058-04:002011-05-05T17:17:00.058-04:00"Push Polling" is a technique that is us..."Push Polling" is a technique that is used by every single member of congress regardless of party. As a Democrat, you are obviously attempting to paint Geoff Davis in some sort of negative or even sinister light. However, the title of your essay could have just as easily been titled "Congressman John Yarmuth' or "Congressman Ben Chandler" or "Congressman Barney Frank" and it would have been equally as accurate.<br /><br />I am a former Republican turned libertarian who is completely disillusioned with both parties. I don't know anything about Geoff Davis and I am certainly not defending him. But rest assured that he is no different than his Democratic colleagues.Trent N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038292184477849932noreply@blogger.com