tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post9067520284654845677..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Candidates and Position-TakingJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-14168545212643516722012-05-25T23:37:15.107-05:002012-05-25T23:37:15.107-05:00Similarly, cuts in the Defense budget.Similarly, cuts in the Defense budget.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-70345048449400371162012-05-25T10:54:56.147-05:002012-05-25T10:54:56.147-05:00National security state issues, like the PATRIOT a...National security state issues, like the PATRIOT act, surveillance, and Internet privacy.<br /><br />Also farm issues. The new requirement for a vet prescription for antibiotics for cows could kill a lot of very small family farms (< 200 head of cattle).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-70920058510547344822012-05-25T09:54:59.410-05:002012-05-25T09:54:59.410-05:00I second your request. The growing disdain for wor...I second your request. The growing disdain for workers expressed in conservative media, including and in some cases most especially for those who work in fields that provide immense social and economic value to the community and the country as a whole -- teaching, health care, public safety, etc. --without providing huge financial rewards to the individuals who have devoted their education, time and energy to providing these essential services to others, is, in my view, alarming and dangerous. Do politicians actually see this disdain -- and, often demonization -- as politically useful? And if so, what does it say about our social values and our ability to move forward as a decent society?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-39464421054857744402012-05-25T09:50:25.593-05:002012-05-25T09:50:25.593-05:00I'm curious if any of them are talking about p...I'm curious if any of them are talking about patent or copyright reform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-17551247423801912612012-05-25T03:19:07.391-05:002012-05-25T03:19:07.391-05:00Afghanistan. It would be interesting to see whethe...Afghanistan. It would be interesting to see whether they intend to run against the current withdrawal or if they think the politics of it has changed.Gevorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-44136976662383313732012-05-25T03:15:30.280-05:002012-05-25T03:15:30.280-05:00I like this one too. It would be interesting to co...I like this one too. It would be interesting to compare to any anti-government program statements they've made elsewhere.Gevorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-2815643940747382512012-05-24T21:10:51.862-05:002012-05-24T21:10:51.862-05:00The specifics of the "replace" part of &...The specifics of the "replace" part of "repeal and replace". Are any Republicans against discriminating against people with preexisting conditions? Any support for any of the other popular provisions of Obamacare that Republicans are pretending aren't in the actual bill?Daniel Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-35875746506081006662012-05-24T18:53:39.312-05:002012-05-24T18:53:39.312-05:00Medical marijuana and the war on drugs.
Immigrati...Medical marijuana and the war on drugs.<br /><br />Immigration.<br /><br />Financial/bank/derivative regulation.<br /><br />Raising the retirement age/ or the age to collect eligible for Medicare/Social SEcurity.zicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-6892602143843931292012-05-24T16:55:30.022-05:002012-05-24T16:55:30.022-05:00Seconded. In addition, does the candidate also men...Seconded. In addition, does the candidate also mention support for a "Ryan plan" with no sense of contradiction.PFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263515090451316188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-64054101331014535962012-05-24T16:14:19.142-05:002012-05-24T16:14:19.142-05:00I would curious how many fail to say anything spec...I would curious how many fail to say anything specific at all. We know the GOP is against Obama and against Obamacare.<br /><br />Which candidates indicate anything they support? Health care plans? Deficit reduction plans?swainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696058464538049417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-87403393872125378062012-05-24T16:11:35.371-05:002012-05-24T16:11:35.371-05:00Immigration.Immigration.Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-86517196879912791022012-05-24T15:49:36.384-05:002012-05-24T15:49:36.384-05:00For the gop do people use the Ryanesq "takers...For the gop do people use the Ryanesq "takers versus makers" type of language at all? That is the language that describes America as a nation of noble conservative "job creators" and evil liberal "takers". It's a common thread in the conservative movement, the WSJ famously called people too poor to pay income tax "lucky duckies" and it pops up to varying degrees among a variety of conservative public intellectuals, pundits and writers. I think it would be interesting to see if this type of language is common among candidates and is thus seen as an effective talking point and/or a important signal to send to party actors in gop politics or if its more of something you find in writers, talking heads and a few very prominent officials like Paul Ryan embracing, but not so much candidates.longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-27850438049777826352012-05-24T15:31:35.554-05:002012-05-24T15:31:35.554-05:00I'm always curious about the death penalty. Bu...I'm always curious about the death penalty. But I hardly expect any of them to be opposed to it.phathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711722602776883761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-76719375509625580262012-05-24T15:26:26.694-05:002012-05-24T15:26:26.694-05:00In no particular order:
Iran. Bowles-Simpson. Fed...In no particular order:<br /><br />Iran. Bowles-Simpson. Federal Reserve. Climate change/global warming. "activist judges." <br /><br />Those are just a few that come to mind.<br /><br />Oh, and one other, but it isn't so much a term, as their pictures: suit, casual, or both? I remember demonstrating presentation of self to students by showing them Richard Pombo's House website. The best part: on the older pages, made before his district became more suburban in 2002, he's wearing a bolo tie and cowboy hat. In the pages that had been updated since 2002, he was in a suit and tie.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-53764938562686643102012-05-24T15:25:53.584-05:002012-05-24T15:25:53.584-05:00How many GOP candidates either promise to protect ...How many GOP candidates either promise to protect particular government programs or are advertising their defense of particular government programs that would be on the chopping block in a Romney presidency?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-64970308707846538362012-05-24T15:24:54.812-05:002012-05-24T15:24:54.812-05:00Tax ... er ... revenue increases: Is there so much...Tax ... er ... revenue increases: Is there so much as a whisper, or even a pregnant silence, anywhere to be found on the Republican side?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com