tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post6847463128741820243..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: They Started It!Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-34096515107684091542009-11-10T13:59:14.845-06:002009-11-10T13:59:14.845-06:00Matt,
I agree that Grayson's no Bachmann...ye...Matt,<br /><br />I agree that Grayson's no Bachmann...yet. The question is where he goes from here, and how the party treats him if he goes down her path. The McKinney case suggests that there are real penalties for Democrats who embrace the crazy, while on the Republican side the incentives all go the other way. If that's so, we can expect Grayson to say outrageous things and make his points very forcefully, but not, for example, accuse Republican Members of Congress of being active traitors to their nation -- and we can expect him to stretch the truth, but not completely ignore it. <br /><br />(Of course, it's not all incentives -- there's also what Grayson and Bachmann really think about things. I don't know enough about either to have an opinion, there. But I do think both, so far, seem to be pretty well explained by career incentives).Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84192771853408040392009-11-10T13:04:21.502-06:002009-11-10T13:04:21.502-06:00Perhaps my bias is showing, but I just can't s...Perhaps my bias is showing, but I just can't see how Grayson's stupid comment could even be considered to be in the same orbit as the crap coming out of Bachmann's mouth every day.<br /><br />BTW, I'll send you a paper on the loonies on both sides you should read, or, at least, on who people searching the internet THINK are loonies.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com