tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965825415349936737.post3830980237868224105..comments2024-01-09T09:45:48.706-07:00Comments on The Wisdom of Soloman: Change You Can Believe InSolomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12934220245789538762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965825415349936737.post-50268253062519949652011-08-02T22:45:08.453-07:002011-08-02T22:45:08.453-07:00Trestin,
My hard-line conservative side wants to...Trestin, <br /><br />My hard-line conservative side wants to agree with you.<br /><br />However, being old enough to remember just a bit of Reagan and quite a bit of Clinton, what I remember of both those eras is that to get what you want when you don't have control of all the cards in the deck, you have to play the ones you do have carefully. It's more a game of Rummy than it is a game of Gin. <br /><br />There was no way we were going to get a lock on spending and a lock on the debt limit. It just wasn't happening. It wasn't getting past Reid, let alone Obama. <br /><br />What we did was allow the hype to settle down. Obama's out there right now going on and on about an "imaginary crisis" and we know he is the one who created that imaginary crisis. <br /><br />Now what we need is messaging. <br /><br />Someone from the right with a tone that appeals to "independents" needs to get out there and explain exactly what happens to America if we continue the path of Obama and Reid.<br /><br />The progs have spent 100 years doing their thing; it's not going to be easy, and we're not going to rid ourselves of their damage overnight. <br /><br />If we're in this for the long haul, we are going to have to occasionally feel that we're taking steps back, knowing that they clear the path for long strides forward.Solomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934220245789538762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965825415349936737.post-10826255413370107392011-08-02T22:24:27.356-07:002011-08-02T22:24:27.356-07:00Pedaling, thanks for saying hi.
I think my time ...Pedaling, thanks for saying hi. <br /><br />I think my time away has given me a new, slightly better perspective. <br /><br />Getting out of the echo chamber helped me see things.. not so much differently, but I think I have become more open seeing the big picture. <br /><br />I am still a conservative as tried and true as ever, but I have made an effort to tone down my partisan edge. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure a few good conversations with intelligent and concerned family & coworkers who come from different belief systems have certainly helped. <br /><br />We'll see where it all takes me. I am going to try writing more often, and I have started the Twitter thing for some fun too.Solomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934220245789538762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965825415349936737.post-84620057269288662772011-08-02T10:47:40.689-07:002011-08-02T10:47:40.689-07:00He is full of it. Not raising the debt ceiling wo...He is full of it. Not raising the debt ceiling would have been a victory. Imaginary cuts with permission to increase spending is an epic fail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965825415349936737.post-58566086679825674442011-08-02T06:17:22.188-07:002011-08-02T06:17:22.188-07:00Solomon, you are right on.
It's good to see a ...Solomon, you are right on.<br />It's good to see a level head in the midst of so much emotion regarding this issue.Pedalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13994292348608214093noreply@blogger.com