Oh, I am sure you can find MANY dis-similarities between the groups..

But they BOTH are hate-mongering racist groups..

That's enough of a similarity for my purposes..

Look up the term "institutional racism" to see the difference.

Institutional racism is dead... It died the day we elected a black POTUS..

Michale

Wow -- kind words for a Democrat! I think I'll bookmark this comment for future reference...

Heh...

I keep telling ya'all, INDEPENDENT... NPA :D

Do I have to bring up the Bush/Cheney comment about how the teachers' union was the same as terrorists?

And how did the Left react to that??

Michale

I thought of you when I read this article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/10/26/morning-plum-republicans-are-in-denial-about-hillary-clinton/

Shades of the whole "skewed polls" thing from 2012. I heartily encourage Republicans to pat themselves on the back and agree with each other than Hillary couldn't POSSIBLY be electable.

After all, it worked out so good for Romney, right?

Heh.

:-)

I notice you're getting significantly more worried about Clinton, going from brushing off her chances to desperate attacks. Such will be the Republican campaign, no matter who is the nominee...

John From Censornati [9] -

After actually watching Gowdy's performance:

"It's interesting when people die / Give us dirty laundry..."

Heh.

[10] -

HAH! OK, that made me laugh, I admit...

John M [14] -

I wrote, awhile back:

Of the three, I think O'Malley is actually running to be Hillary's veep, so I expect him to stay in for a while to remind her who he is, but then to gracefully bow out after the initial primaries, and immediately throw his support behind her campaign. The other two men running have little chance of attracting either voter attention or campaign dollars, since they're both essentially running vanity campaigns. Picking who drops out first is a coin-toss, but I'll go ahead and say Chafee drops out before Webb. I think Webb's got a few bigger donors than Chafee, to put it a different way.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/

So my coin-flip didn't work out right, but so far I'm doing pretty well on the Dem side....

:-)

Paula [16] -

You have put your finger on a key point. Yes, that's what Webb was (quite awkwardly) trying to say. It's also what Bernie Sanders was trying to say, before he had to moderate his language after the BLM ambush. It's NOT a racial issue, it's a CLASS issue -- plenty of white people are poor. Those poor white people also don't have any champion. Webb made his point ham-handedly, championing white poor people without regard to anyone else. Bernie thought he was making his point clear -- class differences matter more than racial differences -- but then he had to moderate this stance.

But Webb was just not nimble enough (or articulate enough) to ever get this point across.

Michale [17] -

Um, no. When Black Lives Matter control the law enforcement system and the judicial system in large portions of the country, then possibly you might be able to make some sort of comparison to the KKK. Since they don't (and never have), your comparison is both odious and laughable at the same time. Look up the term "institutional racism" to see the difference.

JohnM [18] -

Hear Hear!!! Liberals triumph in Canada! LizM, our applause is for your electorate!

:-)

Michale [22] -

Wow -- kind words for a Democrat! I think I'll bookmark this comment for future reference...

Heh...

LizM [31] -

Keep in mind, Biden represents Delaware. Look up "Delaware corporation" to understand why many on the left have a healthy amount of suspicion of Biden's corporate influence. He represented the state for a long time, including all those Delaware corporations.

Michale [34] -

Do I have to bring up the Bush/Cheney comment about how the teachers' union was the same as terrorists?

See: "plank in own eye; mote in others'" for context....

-CW

Yea... Hail Hillary..

Americans were brutally murdered on her watch and her incompetence made it happen..

Isn't that what you Hysterical Left Wingers said about Bush...

At least Bush didn't blatantly lie to the American people and blame some obscure and mythical YouTube video..

But sure... "Hail Hillary"... Why not...

Who gives a rat's ass about Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods..

Hail Hillary...

:^/

Michale

Michale

Gods know HILLARY didn't have any answer..

WHY did Hillary blame an obscure YouTube video for the attack in Benghazi when she knew FULL WELL that it was a terrorist attack??

Why did Hillary lie about that???

I know I won't get an answer.. Just like the American people won't get an answer...

But the failure to answer is proof positive why Hillary will not be President.

Because the American people cannot trust ANYTHING Hillary says...

It's that simple..

Michale

Michale

It still doesn't change the FACT that over 60% of the American people think Hillary is a liar...

Michale

A mob of Republican blowhards pile on her -- a modern inquisition -- and she's still standing. Over eleven hours of spittle-flying stupidity by these guys. Yay Elijah Cummings and All Hail Hillary!

The sad thing is, you actually BELIEVE this..

You actually BELIEVE that Republicans are Lucifer incarnate and Democrats are as pure as the driven snow..

You can't have peace when one side sees it as a disagreement and the other side sees it as WAR!!!

And yet, it's the DEMOCRATS who refer to Republicans as "terrorists" and "enemies"...

Why is that?

Obama figured that out and is actually regaining some popularity as a result.

Despite ALL the facts to the contrary.. :D

Michale

Re: partisanship. The extreme partisanship at loose in the land emanates from the right. Dems have had all efforts to reach across the aisle squashed. You can't have peace when only one side in a conflict wants it. You can't have peace when one side sees it as a disagreement and the other side sees it as WAR!!!

So things will remain partisan until the extremists on the right are defanged and put out to pasture. That will take a few more elections, although they may speed things along by continuing to self-destruct. But until they are firmly marginalized we need strong Dems to hold the line and refuse to cater to them. Obama figured that out and is actually regaining some popularity as a result. Hillary (and I think Bernie) know this. Any Dem who doesn't is out-of-touch.

Re: partisanship. The extreme partisanship at loose in the land emanates from the right. Dems have had all efforts to reach across the aisle squashed. You can't have peace when only one side in a conflict wants it. You can't have peace when one side sees it as a disagreement and the other side sees it as WAR!!!

So things will remain partisan until the extremists on the right are defanged and put out to pasture. That will take a few more elections, although they may speed things along by continuing to self-destruct. But until they are firmly marginalized we need strong Dems to hold the line and refuse to cater to them. Obama figured that out and is actually regaining some popularity as a result. Hillary (and I think Bernie) know this. Any Dem who doesn't is out-of-touch.

I just took a look at the article you highlighted Re. the bankruptcy bill. Yeah, that's an issue that has always been poorly understood by Democrats, in general and progressives, in particular ... at least insofar as Biden's vote is concerned.

Your article left out quite a lot about how that bill got passed and why Biden supported it.

You should do yourself a favour and research the history of the passage of that bill. You might rightfully conclude that it is hardly an issue that should prevent you from supporting Biden.

As I've been saying all along, Joe Biden is not running for President.

You have been very prescient. :)

Are you looking forward to more partisanship permeating US politics, domestically and internationally?

How do the American people and their leaders break the cycle of dysfunctional politics?

I'm glad you're relieved.

I am relieved. I think he would have lost, would have been hammered, and it would have been a sad conclusion to his career.

I followed the legislation at the time and knew it was bad and it illustrated beautifully the disconnect between the beltway and most Americans. Joe may be Mr. Nice Guy but he was out of touch then (or worse) and I think he's out of touch now.

Also flying around the web is commentary on his saying that he likes Dick Cheney personally -- once again, it seems to me, missing the larger point. By making these kinds of statements ("I'm friends with Republicans", etc.) what he does is essentially say "my personal relationships are more important than the results of these people's actions on Americans' lives".

"It's a shame Repubs keep shutting down the government, causing all kinds of hassles for Federal Employees and for their various dependents, but hey! I have lunch with those guys and they're nice once you get to know them! "

He's actually solidifying the beltway disconnect concept at a point in time when the rest of the country is screaming that it's had enough with myopic insiders neglecting the interests of the citizenry. Tone deaf.

Common ground.. A beautiful thing... :D

Michale

Joe Biden is a class act.....

Absolutely, positively, unequivocally.

On the other hand....

The vast majority of the Left Wingery calls Republicans "terrorists" and "arsonists" and "enemies"....

Joe Biden??

He calls them "Friends"....

Joe Biden is a class act.....

Michale

Trudeau supports the Keystone Pipeline project.... :D

Michale

Canada's Putin..

Without the muscles... Heh

What is that tattoo?? A crab??? :D

Michale

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/10/16/ftp366/#comment-65346

What could POSSIBLY go wrong.. :D

Michale

You mean, like getting the Left Wingery to hate rich people?? :D

Black Lives Matter intersects with the overall insecurity/struggle issue as well as several others and needs to be addressed alongside our broken economy, not "instead of" or "in place of".

Black Lives Matter is nothing more than a racist hate group, no different than the Democrat Party's KKK...

You do yourself and your cause a GRAVE injustice by trying to tie your point to a racist hate group..

Hillary and Bernie seem to have grasped this.

Bernie?? yea, OK, I can see that..

But HILLARY????

Mrs $300,000 DOLLAR speeches Hillary???

Mrs Two Mansions Hillary???

Mrs I Had To "EVOLVE" On Gay Marriage Hillary??

Why on earth would you think that Hillary "grasps" your concept??

Because she has SAID so???

Mrs 60% Of Americans Think The ONE Word To Describe Her Is LIAR Hillary??

Take away what Hillary has said and where is your evidence that Hillary "grasps" your concept??

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Yea.. That's what I thought...

Michale

Black Lives Matter intersects with the overall insecurity/struggle issue as well as several others and needs to be addressed alongside our broken economy, not "instead of" or "in place of". Hillary and Bernie seem to have grasped this.

Yea... Sure.. He runs as a Democrat and he will siphon off REPUBLICAN votes...

Yet, when he won the Senate Election as a Democrat, he was the Democrat cat's meow....

:D

Once again, I wish ya'all could take a step out of yourselves and see how utterly partisan and ridiculous ya'all sound.. :D

Michale

Sorry ta burst ya'all's bubble, but Hillary's private homebrew insecure bathroom closet email server *IS* the smoking gun..

And it's a smoking gun that's going to keep firing and firing and firing until all her emails are revealed...

The only real question is this..

Is Hillary going to get coronated first??? Or indicted first...

Michale

Michale

Every other assertion about Hillary is ALSO true..

She lied about her email server..

She lied about sending and receiving classified information..

Her incompetence as SecState got our ambassador killed...

She lied about the cause of our ambassador's death..

Like I said... Those who support Hillary Clinton have a HUGE credibility problem..

Michale

Don Henley

Ya know, for someone who is constantly claiming I am a "chatbot" and a "troll", you sure do get suckered in a lot, eh?? :D

Michale

Hillary Clinton has a credibility problem..

Anyone who supports Hillary Clinton has a credibility problem..

But hay.. It ain't my problem.. :D

"What's with the cat??"
"The cat? Oh yea, there's a problem with the cat. Sign here.."
"What's the problem??"
"It's your problem.."
Men In Black

:D

Michale

Hillary claims that she sent NO CLASSIFIED emails thru her private homebrew insecure bathroom closet email server..

We now know for a FACT that this is total BS..

But, let's examine that statement and assume it's true...

OK, for the sake of the argument, Hillary did NOT send any classified information thru her private homebrew insecure bathroom closet email server..

We also know that Hillary used her private homebrew insecure bathroom closet email server EXCLUSIVELY...

So, are we to believe that Hillary NEVER sent ANY classified material to ANYONE via email..

EVER!???

Com'on people!! I know for a fact that ya'all are NOT THAT dumb!!!

Hillary sent classified information thru her private homebrew insecure bathroom closet email server..

Anyone who denies this is simply denying reality...

Michale

If ALL of Hillary's woes are nothing but a "vast right wing conspiracy" (ya'all STILL haven't explained how Obama's FBI could be part of the VRWC, but no matter) why is it that over 60% of Joe/Jane Sixpack Americans think the best word to describe Hillary is "LIAR"??

To deny that Hillary has a BIG problem unrelated to Republicans is to deny reality...

Michale

Really!??

You mean, our ambassador did NOT get killed in Benghazi due to mis-management by Hillary!??

Whew!!! That's a relief. I but the loved ones of all those who were brutally killed are relieved that their loved ones are still alive!!

This turnabout was possible because a few Republicans admitted the true political nature of the committee to journalists.

No, the turnabout was forced because a few Republicans rendered their OPINIONS...

That's the problem with the Left Wingery.. They are all about "truth" (THEIR "truth") and know nothing of the FACTS...

She's answered all the questions, and it's hard to imagine there are going to be many new Benghazi issues brought up on Thursday, because this ground has already been so thoroughly covered.

Actually, this is not factual.. There is a lot of new information that the committee FINALLY dragged out of the White House and the State Department..

The emails from the ambassador BEGGING for upgraded security arrangements for one..

Maybe they should just be honest, and rename the investigation the "Committee To Politically Defeat Hillary Clinton." When even Republicans are admitting this is the case, why not just call it by its true name?

The fact that the Left Wingery has called it that since DAY ONE really proves where the partisanship is... :D

Michale

I found a whole bunch of comments in the spam filter that didn't belong there. I just went ahead and approved them all, so for the past few columns if you see repeated comments, that's why -- it was my fault (and the site's fault) and NOT the fault of the commenter.

Sorry for the delay, everyone....

-CW