Comments on: ESTRADA CONCEDES http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/estrada_concedes/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:51:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: JohnC http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/estrada_concedes/comment-page-1/#comment-5479 JohnC Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3123#comment-5479 Well, as always, careful what you wish for. Well, as always, careful what you wish for.

]]> By: Paul http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/estrada_concedes/comment-page-1/#comment-5480 Paul Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3123#comment-5480 Hey James-- File this under "Paul's whacky points to ponder." Ya know what is wrong with this country???? We have no common challenge. Thru much of this country's history, simple survival offered a certain level of challenge. Now with the wealth of the nation (as we both point out) the biggest health problem our poor people have is obesity. Picking up history about 1900, we had the "World's War," the Great Depression, and WWII to keep us all busy. After that came the baby boom and building a massive infrastructure. Now, we have no central task. (follow my words precisely...) That is why people were so happy about the RESPONSE to 9/11. They thought we all had something to do. Seeing congress singing made people ecstatic... Not at the non-partisan nature-- But because we had a challenge and we were raising up to it. But it turned muckier then "Let's get the Japs who bombed Pearl Harbor." There was no "call to action" like we had for WWII. Mostly, we civilians sit and watch. So here we are, technologically advanced, quite wealthy and bored. A core value of this place called American is overcoming obstacles. With no problems to unite us, it is no wonder we are turning more partisan. I guess the best way to sum it up is that collectively... We need a hobby. Paul Hey James-- File this under "Paul's whacky points to ponder."

Ya know what is wrong with this country????

We have no common challenge.

Thru much of this country's history, simple survival offered a certain level of challenge. Now with the wealth of the nation (as we both point out) the biggest health problem our poor people have is obesity.

Picking up history about 1900, we had the "World's War," the Great Depression, and WWII to keep us all busy. After that came the baby boom and building a massive infrastructure.

Now, we have no central task. (follow my words precisely...) That is why people were so happy about the RESPONSE to 9/11. They thought we all had something to do. Seeing congress singing made people ecstatic... Not at the non-partisan nature-- But because we had a challenge and we were raising up to it.

But it turned muckier then "Let's get the Japs who bombed Pearl Harbor." There was no "call to action" like we had for WWII. Mostly, we civilians sit and watch.

So here we are, technologically advanced, quite wealthy and bored.

A core value of this place called American is overcoming obstacles. With no problems to unite us, it is no wonder we are turning more partisan.

I guess the best way to sum it up is that collectively...

We need a hobby.

Paul

]]> By: lefty skeptic http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/estrada_concedes/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 lefty skeptic Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3123#comment-5481 Perhaps the relative political mellowness of the late 70's and 80's is the aberration. Here are two periods that seem at least as mean-spirited as today - - The 50's - The other 50's (pre-Civil War) Maybe things calmed down for a while due to exhaustion from Vietnam, Watergate, and so on ... Perhaps the relative political mellowness of the late 70's and 80's is the aberration. Here are two periods that seem at least as mean-spirited as today -

- The 50's
- The other 50's (pre-Civil War)

Maybe things calmed down for a while due to exhaustion from Vietnam, Watergate, and so on ...

]]> By: Heretical Ideas http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/estrada_concedes/comment-page-1/#comment-5482 Heretical Ideas Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3123#comment-5482 <strong>TRIBAL PARTISANSHIP'S LONG-TERM EFFECTS</strong> James Joyner sees Estrada's withdrawl as just part of a rapidly growing bitter partisanship in the country.Sadly, we've seen quite a spate of bad precedents from both parties of late: Changing political party affiliation only months after getting elect... --- TRIBAL PARTISANSHIP'S LONG-TERM EFFECTS
James Joyner sees Estrada's withdrawl as just part of a rapidly growing bitter partisanship in the country.Sadly, we've seen quite a spate of bad precedents from both parties of late: Changing political party affiliation only months after getting elect...

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