tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post114938117744828820..comments2023-04-25T07:49:51.672-07:00Comments on Building Biblical Pillars: History and the Pull of LosersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-1151553747854379942006-06-28T21:02:00.000-07:002006-06-28T21:02:00.000-07:00Deb,I lived that time, and thought Gorachev was fa...Deb,<BR/>I lived that time, and thought Gorachev was far overblown. History has proven that Reagan stands significantly, and that Gorbachev was only part of a process to change.<BR/>What a man Reagan was! Oh, that we might see another in my lifetime.<BR/>DadPatrick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378787861424242251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-1149604012797861242006-06-06T07:26:00.000-07:002006-06-06T07:26:00.000-07:00I enjoy being non-partisan :) although I usually t...I enjoy being non-partisan :) although I usually tell people I'm closer to Republican. <BR/><BR/>That newer Constitution party looks interesting, sort of Republican/Libertarian/fanaticalChristianity.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading a book by Sean Hannity right now -- he is skimming over WWII and the Cold War -- so so interesting how people have often supported the "losers," as you say. It was shocking to me to read all about the interactions between Reagan and Gorbachev, and then to read that TIME magazine made Gorbachev MAN OF THE DECADE...huh? what? weird. <BR/><BR/>At least all the reading about Reagan has made me feel better about George W. Bush. Too bad Bush doesn't have the charm of Ronald...it would probably help people to like him a bit more :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-1149480888702055912006-06-04T21:14:00.000-07:002006-06-04T21:14:00.000-07:00One of the interesting things I am learning in stu...One of the interesting things I am learning in studying Churchill is that the Left Labour party actually knew of their pull into the war and accepted it before did the conservatives. Neville Chamberlain remained blind almost to the end convinced that Hitler would do the reasonable thing. <BR/>Maybe what I am suggesting is that one party in control is always evil- we do need at least two to keep the other honest.<BR/>PatPatrick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378787861424242251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-1149415718170413412006-06-04T03:08:00.000-07:002006-06-04T03:08:00.000-07:00Mr. D sez//Neither party have I ever endorsed, and...Mr. D sez<BR/><BR/>//Neither party have I ever endorsed, and I lament for the country that is told there are two answers for every problem, exactly two answers, only two answers, one good and one evil. I think such a system, though I know not a better one, has created much mischief in our pursuit of righteousness.//<BR/><BR/>It is true that GOP and Dems are the Big Two in USA. The Green Party, Libertarian Party, American Independant Party, Conservative Party, Socialist Party, Communist Party, etc, are all fringe.<BR/><BR/>In western Europe, multi-party politics is common. Envision no single party commanding more than 15% of the electorate. More than just two answers for any problem. No need to lament for those countries that they are told there are only two answers for every problem. They have five, six, seven answers. And, under this multi-party situation, often there is difficulty in establishing a coalition of factions within government. One would expect little to get done by gov't under such circumstances. Small gov't. One would think. Yet western Europe is far Left of USA.<BR/><BR/>If USA moves away from two-party politics and toward multi-party politics, will it make it more difficult for gov't to act? Or will we have moved Leftward? Big tent politics moves the center to the Left. Factionalist politics (small-tent politics) favors adherance to the principles of one's faction, one's party. Big-tent GOP welcomes pro-choice politicians, and also welcomes big-gov't guys like Dole and Dubya. GOP is hardly conservative. Dems make pro-life politicians unwelcome. And if the election were held today ... Kerry would still lose.David Portahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418202105349008071noreply@blogger.com