Friday, February 22, 2008
What? How?
Candidate debates and forums this time have been significantly better than in the last two elections. Granted, we've had plenty of name-calling:
I'm the true conservative.
No, I'm the true conservative.
No, I'm the true conservative.
You can't call yourself a conservative, you dirty poo-poo.
How dare you call me a dirty poo-poo! I'm the true conservative.
No, you dirty poo-poo, I'm the true conservative!
Stop calling me a dirty poo-poo or I'll tell Grandpa Ronald about you!
and so on.
Despite that, we have heard a fair amount of substantial discussion; a fair number of good What questions. "What do you propose to do about illegal immigration?"
And we've had a few good answers in terms of meaningful proposals.
The missing element is the How question. No reporter or Youtube snowman has ever asked a brand-R candidate:
"Okay, you've told us what you want to do about immigration. Sounds good, but you're ignoring three facts. 1. Congress is completely non-functional. It won't pass any useful laws at all, left or right. 2. The bureaucracy is functional in one direction only. It will serve Democrats efficiently, but it will mutiny when asked to work in the other direction. 3. Most federal judges are enemy agents. They will instantly delete any legal action that serves the interests of America.
Given those three unquestionable facts, exactly how will you bring your good proposals into action? Will you dissolve Congress for the duration? Will you fire the bureaucrats, layer by layer, until the remaining handful finally submit to your commands? Will you summarily execute the treasonous 80% of judges?
If you aren't going to take those steps, you're just blowing smoke." ¶ 3:45 PM
I'm the true conservative.
No, I'm the true conservative.
No, I'm the true conservative.
You can't call yourself a conservative, you dirty poo-poo.
How dare you call me a dirty poo-poo! I'm the true conservative.
No, you dirty poo-poo, I'm the true conservative!
Stop calling me a dirty poo-poo or I'll tell Grandpa Ronald about you!
and so on.
Despite that, we have heard a fair amount of substantial discussion; a fair number of good What questions. "What do you propose to do about illegal immigration?"
And we've had a few good answers in terms of meaningful proposals.
The missing element is the How question. No reporter or Youtube snowman has ever asked a brand-R candidate:
"Okay, you've told us what you want to do about immigration. Sounds good, but you're ignoring three facts. 1. Congress is completely non-functional. It won't pass any useful laws at all, left or right. 2. The bureaucracy is functional in one direction only. It will serve Democrats efficiently, but it will mutiny when asked to work in the other direction. 3. Most federal judges are enemy agents. They will instantly delete any legal action that serves the interests of America.
Given those three unquestionable facts, exactly how will you bring your good proposals into action? Will you dissolve Congress for the duration? Will you fire the bureaucrats, layer by layer, until the remaining handful finally submit to your commands? Will you summarily execute the treasonous 80% of judges?
If you aren't going to take those steps, you're just blowing smoke." ¶ 3:45 PM
