tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9348302.post7029623407621667885..comments2021-12-13T23:12:14.876-05:00Comments on Mike's Nether Land: Have We Learned Nothing?Mike Netherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01277682258432084047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9348302.post-80003182163067206332009-11-24T12:03:04.302-05:002009-11-24T12:03:04.302-05:00Mostly my refutation was on the fact that the post...Mostly my refutation was on the fact that the post opened by definitively stating that the FCRCC was favoring a liberal for filling the seat, yet by the end of it you had acknowledged you didn't know if she was liberal and there was no evidence to suggest she was.<br /><br />Apart from that, I'm a little bit skeptical of the lesson you're drawing from NY-23 and I think it dovetails with the question of social issues. <br /><br />I'm not supporting Scozzafava here, but the fact is that Hoffman ended up losing. When you consider that in light of the wins for Christie and Bob McDonnell, something jumps out, at least to me. Both of them minimized the role of social issues in their campaign while Hoffman made them a key focus of his.<br /><br />That certainly suggests that there is a growing swing in American politics, towards the right generally, but simultaneously away from social conservatism. Or, to put it in simpler terms, a libertarian direction.<br /><br />In all honesty, a discussion on that point is of much more interest to me. I don't live in Frederick County, and what they do with their own offices is really their own concern, at least as far as I'm concerned. On the other hand, the philosophic direction of the Republican party is something of much broader scope and consequence and something I suspect we have some fundamental differences of opinion on, based off of your previous postings.Kevin Watermanhttp://questingforatlantis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9348302.post-86757173328566347092009-11-24T06:22:57.725-05:002009-11-24T06:22:57.725-05:00Kevin,
The point of the post is to preclude a repe...Kevin,<br />The point of the post is to preclude a repeat of the NY-23 debacle wherein the party elite du jour appoint a liberal to an elective office. At least in the case of NY-23 the pooh-bahs were limited to subverting only the Primary process leaving their pick to face a General election.<br /><br />In this case of MD-3b both the Primary and the General are avoided and their appointee is installed directly to office.<br /><br />My evidence is based on usually very reliable sources, as I stated. I agaonized over this post, not because I feared being proven wrong, in fact I sincerely hope that I am wrong. But because I didn't want to unfairly tag someone as being liberal.<br /><br />But Dede and the NY-23 pooh-bahs nearly got away with it but for the light shined on them by the bloggers. So I decided to post what I had and give Nash and the FCRCC the benefit of the doubt.<br /><br />Now, I see no refutation in your comment. You make no assertion to the contrary either. Are you saying that the FCRCC is not favoring Nash or that Nash is not a liberal?<br /><br />As to your last point, I will remove all doubt and be very clear: Republicans that don't agree with my "particular set of social values" are bad indeed, whether they are young or old or in-between. I don't want to be vague on this point at all and I think all of my postings here and elsewhere are consistent.<br /><br />And I want to thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I hope others will come forward as well.Mike Netherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277682258432084047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9348302.post-35564594470038494842009-11-23T20:59:34.548-05:002009-11-23T20:59:34.548-05:00Perhaps I'm misreading something here, but do ...Perhaps I'm misreading something here, but do you actually have any evidence for the assertion:<br /><br /><i>And who do the Frederick County Republican party pooh-bahs seem to be favoring? The Liberal, of course.</i> <br /><br />Reading through the post I see nothing to suggest that Nash. You even say as much yourself, noting that:<br /> <br /><i>I don't know whether Nash is a liberal</i><br /><br />Maybe I'm being overly critical here, but I fail to see the point of this post, other than to make the vague insinuation that young Republicans are bad because they don't agree with your particular set of social values.Kevin Watermanhttp://questingforatlantis.comnoreply@blogger.com