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"Originalism is the "no new taxes" of constitutional theory, as easy to understand as it is insipid."
Ruth Marcus
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Jimmy Carter
The one with the most toys when he dies dies.
EMH
If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don’t.
Jimmy Carter
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Snyder (New York: Crown, 2017
"Both fascism and communism were responses to globalization: to the real and perceived inequalities it created, and the apparent helplessness of the democracies in addressing them. Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of a glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people. They put a face on globalization, arguing that its complex challenges were the result of a conspiracy against the nation.
Americans today are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Naziism, or communism in the twentiety century. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so.
"Both fascism and communism were responses to globalization: to the real and perceived inequalities it created, and the apparent helplessness of the democracies in addressing them. Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of a glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people. They put a face on globalization, arguing that its complex challenges were the result of a conspiracy against the nation.
Americans today are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Naziism, or communism in the twentiety century. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so.
1 comment:
I have been a longtime proponent of Obama selecting Bill Richardson to be his VP. I think Richardson could help Obama win New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Arizona, all states with large and growing Hispanic popuations. Obviously McCain will win Arizona but Richardson could mean the differnce in NM, CO and NV. There are also significant Hispanic populations in Washington and Oregon, both states Obama needs to win.
However after the Pennsylvania primary I am concerned about Obama winning key, traditionally Democratic states like PA, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
I think putting PA governor Ed Rendell on the ticket would help in those states. Rendell is very popular in PA and Obama absolutely must win PA.
Biden, Dodd and Clark would bring foreign policy experience to the ticket but I think either Richardson or Rendell would bring more electoral votes into the Obama column.
Obama/Clinton is a terrible idea and I don't think Hilary would accept anyway.
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