tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4341955116051299042..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-64209608128391622372012-12-07T18:39:17.305-06:002012-12-07T18:39:17.305-06:00Thanks, Jonathan, appreciate the kind words. We d...Thanks, Jonathan, appreciate the kind words. We don't always disagree!ddayhttp://news.firedoglake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-9869961127230302472012-12-07T15:51:58.183-06:002012-12-07T15:51:58.183-06:00Klein's piece on DeMint is good, too.Klein's piece on DeMint is good, too.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-35989240154666641782012-12-07T12:47:28.560-06:002012-12-07T12:47:28.560-06:00My dad is a huge Johnny Bench fan. He literally ha...My dad is a huge Johnny Bench fan. He literally has a room filled with memorabilia. Him and my mom even drove up to Cincinnati when my mom was pregnant with me to see his last game, in which he hit a HR. My dad was in line at the concession stand when he hit it. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955054735802185726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-18750903097393087332012-12-07T09:15:37.526-06:002012-12-07T09:15:37.526-06:00Speaking of Madison tolerating dissent, General St...Speaking of Madison tolerating dissent, General Stephen Van Rensselaer, while commanding the Niagara Frontier (the most active sector and arguably the most central front of the war), regularly issued statements to the press denouncing the war as unnecessary and unwinnable. This is thought to have added somewhat to the morale problems among the troops. (Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins got him the post because Van Rensselaer was a likely Federalist candidate for New York governor.)<br /><br />Another interesting point about Madison, given his favor among the Tea Party these days, is that his war bankrupted the government. As a consequence, when British troops broke open every locked room and strongbox in the Treasury, they couldn't find a dollar to confiscate.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.com