... And Another Thing, George Will Is Wrong

National Review Online ^ | 2/16/06 | Mark R. Levin

[A Jovial Cad]

"It is amusing to see people on this board when confronted with a statement that they don't agree with...all of a sudden, that person is a RINO or God forbid, A LIBERAL... I've seen every republican politician/pundit called one or the other on this board...hilarious...."

You're absolutely right. I've noticed quite a bit of that sort of thing around here myself from a sizable minority of posters lately. It's almost as if a particular conservative pundit or politician (in this case, George Will) doesn't agree with certain posters about everything, then they can't possibly be right about anything.

[lepton]

< href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1580104/posts">Checked and Unbalanced - George Will’s diatribe against the NSA program is meritless.

"As a reverent admirer of George Will, it pains me to say that his diatribe today against the National Security Agency's terrorist-surveillance program ..."

[lepton]

Checked and Unbalanced - George Will’s diatribe against the NSA program is meritless.

"As a reverent admirer of George Will, it pains me to say that his diatribe today against the National Security Agency's terrorist-surveillance program ..."

[q_an_a]

"I don't always agree but I think he is great." Those are your words and my comment in about how people declare greatness upon mortal men - expecially those who are full of their own self importance. Further, I mentioned that my parents make the same kinds comments about Klinton, who was lucky Perot and Dole ran for President. My parents thought he was a great president, because like Will he was all talk.

What great thing has George done? Did he discover a Milton Friedman concept on how markets work? Did he name the Russians and evil empire or name an Axis of evil.Did he have anything to do with bring down any of the evil empires? No. George Will has written a couple of weekly columns talking about others.

[RobbyS]

"Timidity, indecision, obstinacy, pride, and sluggishness must mingle in a greater or less degree, in all numerous bodies, and render their councils inert and imbecile, and their military operations slow and uncertain. There is, then, true wisdom and policy in confiding the command of the army and navy to the president, since it will ensure activity, responsibility, and firmness, in public emergencies" (A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States, Section 278).

We need to remember that George Washington was presiding officer at the Convention, and that his experience as commander-in-chief during the war was exactly as stated above. AS CINC, Lincoln gave not an inch on warpowers, nor did FDR. As for impeachment, who does not agree that the Radical assault on Andrew Jackson was a revolutionary action, since it impeached him for defending his constitutional authority. I fail to see any revolutionary furvor in the Democratic party. If they did gain a majority, they would ruin every chance of winning the presidency in 2008 if they attempted a coup d'etat on constitutional grounds.