tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post4135155190352278158..comments2023-10-31T07:23:17.922-04:00Comments on The Theos Project: State of the Union - The Defining IssueJonathan Erdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-27121965055571411042008-02-05T19:38:00.000-05:002008-02-05T19:38:00.000-05:00But that's not possible. The tragic fall of the he...But that's not possible. The tragic fall of the hero is always destined and prophetically foretold.<BR/><BR/>For example, Nostradamus prophesied the assassination of JFK.Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-55869424122133363612008-02-05T18:51:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:51:00.000-05:00I wonder what would have happened to Jesus' reputa...I wonder what would have happened to Jesus' reputation if he'd lived to a ripe old age and died in his sleep a few years after the Romans destroyed the Temple?john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-59577756492520870112008-02-05T17:46:00.000-05:002008-02-05T17:46:00.000-05:00So, was it your daughter who voted Huckabee?Obama ...So, was it your daughter who voted Huckabee?<BR/><BR/>Obama is definitely an inspiration to the youths of America. I think that it is for this reason that he needs to lose, because then we will remember him like JFK: an ideal visionary who was tragically not allowed to change the world. If Obama wins, then we will tear him apart and he will leave the Presidency as a shadow of the man he used to be.Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-10376424623997869082008-02-05T15:21:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:21:00.000-05:00FYI, my daughter's h.s. freshman govt. class held ...FYI, my daughter's h.s. freshman govt. class held a mock election today. Results: 21 Obama, 4 Clinton, 2 Huckabee, 2 McCain, 0 Romney.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-31992237934727763202008-02-03T13:19:00.000-05:002008-02-03T13:19:00.000-05:00Ugh<A HREF="http://theosproject.blogspot.com/2008/01/ugh.html" REL="nofollow">Ugh</A>Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-25254018613757541182008-02-01T15:24:00.000-05:002008-02-01T15:24:00.000-05:00You first.You first.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-66947608819382073492008-02-01T09:06:00.000-05:002008-02-01T09:06:00.000-05:00Which led to McCain's guilty conscience and the ne...Which led to McCain's guilty conscience and the need to clean up his image....which led to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act" REL="nofollow">McCain–Feingold</A>.<BR/><BR/>What do you think of McCain-Feingold, Ktismatics?? Were you in favor?<BR/><BR/>And what do you think of McCain, in general? Obviously, you would disagree on the Iraq issue, I imagine.Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-66872760711404198902008-01-31T17:44:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:44:00.000-05:00I'd forgotten that McCain too played a significant...I'd forgotten that McCain too played a significant role in the Savings and Loan Crisis -- he was one of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five" REL="nofollow"><B>Keating Five</B></A>.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-13812735567023328392008-01-31T13:59:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:59:00.000-05:00K: So why are the President and Congress so concer...K: <I>So why are the President and Congress so concerned about stimulating the economy via a "spending package"?</I><BR/><BR/>political cyaJonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-19364827948335316352008-01-31T13:22:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:22:00.000-05:00The subprime mortgage default fiasco was the resul...The subprime mortgage default fiasco was the result of overspending, both by homebuyers and by the banks. So why are the President and Congress so concerned about stimulating the economy via a "spending package"? Is it to make the average taxpayer feel better about the government bailing out the banks and their shareholders? This same thing happened 20 years ago with "the Savings and Loan Crisis." GW Bush's little brother Neil was at the center of that storm, on the Board of the Silverado S&L which stimulated a run of subprime mortgage lending in the Western states before it tanked, costing taxpayers something like $1.2 billion to bail it out.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-78812958120908673862008-01-30T13:51:00.000-05:002008-01-30T13:51:00.000-05:00K: It's convenient not to have captured Bin Laden:...K: <I>It's convenient not to have captured Bin Laden: now the American army can move across the Afghani border into Pakistan to track him down.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe we did capture Bin Laden; maybe he's being held in some obscure location.....Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-33773582280236579652008-01-30T07:29:00.000-05:002008-01-30T07:29:00.000-05:00I agree, Kt.This speech seems to position Bush as ...I agree, Kt.<BR/><BR/>This speech seems to position Bush as more conscious of his position in the global political economy than he has been given credit for. All the cliched invective about his supposed "stupidity" has masked this to his own advantage perhaps. It remains to be seen if the person who succeeds Bush as president of the US will have such clear vision. <BR/><BR/>Regardless of whether or not one agrees with him, Bush has been consistent and built a global consensus that is fast forwarding the consolidation of what he now calls the "defining ideological struggle".<BR/><BR/>Very clever.daniel hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874414229531959571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-15522710881808248562008-01-29T16:12:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:12:00.000-05:00"But despite the fact that this is the "defining s..."But despite the fact that this is the "defining struggle," what gets all the attention in the speech? The economy, stupid""<BR/><BR/>There are many who regard the one struggle as a subset of the other. It's convenient not to have captured Bin Laden: now the American army can move across the Afghani border into Pakistan to track him down.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.com