tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post111270450126187513..comments2023-10-26T14:01:08.426+03:30Comments on Orange Tangerine: Tuesday is Krugman Spaghetti DayOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112802776982023682005-04-06T20:22:00.000+04:302005-04-06T20:22:00.000+04:30Orange...I apologize, I had posted that one-liner ...Orange...I apologize, I had posted that one-liner before I read your request for a stop to the potshots. I respect your wishes to keep your blog free from further partisan bickering. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there...E.W.Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630427109676055890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112794926220187682005-04-06T18:12:00.000+04:302005-04-06T18:12:00.000+04:30I hate to react to trollery, but you're still obse...I hate to react to trollery, but you're <I>still</I> obsessing about that blue dress? (Jealous?) It's such a shame that over 1,500 American servicemen had to sacrifice their lives because of President Clinton's deception. Oh, wait...Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112785742564905702005-04-06T15:39:00.000+04:302005-04-06T15:39:00.000+04:30Gut, what would it take to convince you that W was...<I>Gut, what would it take to convince you that W was lying? </I><BR/><BR/>Perhaps a soiled blue dress.E.W.Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630427109676055890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112750717770888852005-04-06T05:55:00.000+04:302005-04-06T05:55:00.000+04:30I believe in helping the downtrodden, which does n...<I>I believe in helping the downtrodden, which does not mean handing them a check without question and allowing them to become wards of the state.</I><BR/><BR/>Glad to hear it, because that isn't what we do.<BR/><BR/><I>To be brief, I don't believe that George Bush was lying to us. Many other countries agreed with our Iraq assessment. If he was lying, that's immoral, but I don't believe he was.</Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582002690213501584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112743878176279072005-04-06T04:01:00.000+04:302005-04-06T04:01:00.000+04:30I believe in helping the downtrodden, which does n...I believe in helping the downtrodden, which does not mean handing them a check without question and allowing them to become wards of the state.<BR/><BR/>To be brief, I don't believe that George Bush was lying to us. Many other countries agreed with our Iraq assessment. If he was lying, that's immoral, but I don't believe he was.<BR/><BR/>As for the intelligence community, they get a) lambasted E.W.Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630427109676055890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112736133747355292005-04-06T01:52:00.000+04:302005-04-06T01:52:00.000+04:30Now, Earl. Krugman was hired by the Times to write...Now, Earl. Krugman was hired by the Times to write a column that expresses his opinions. He was not hired to discuss economic and economics alone.<BR/><BR/>As for your belief that liberal ideology eschews any "moral code"—hah! Is concern for the downtrodden immoral? Is objection to trumped-up wars immoral?<BR/><BR/>As for "anything goes, why punish people" that's true of the conservative Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112726908157876062005-04-05T23:18:00.000+04:302005-04-05T23:18:00.000+04:30Blech. This is part of why making education exclus...Blech. This is part of why making education exclusively a private endeavor would be a good thing. Students who want to study under religious pseudoscientists can do so (and see where their degree gets them), and those who revere truth over faith can study in institutions that support that idea.<BR/><BR/>Callous as this may sound, no one has a "right" to a respectful classroom environment. One Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1112725113770253452005-04-05T22:48:00.000+04:302005-04-05T22:48:00.000+04:30My definition of conservative always relied upon a...My definition of conservative always relied upon a belief that an overactive government corrupts. Or, to rephrase slightly, I believe we are taxed too much compared to the value we receive back from it. Though I am a Christian, I also realize that legislating religion isn't an option, nor should it be. As far as scholars losing respect for Republicans, it really doesn't matter. They are as much E.W.Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630427109676055890noreply@blogger.com