Quotes of the day
posted at 10:30 pm on February 2, 2011 by Allahpundit
“The betting among Republicans is that Thune remains in the Senate, and the senator himself acknowledges he might stay put…
“‘He’s young, he’s got time,’ said one veteran Republican close to Thune. ‘He does have that Finance Committee assignment. He’s in a good place in leadership, he’s a good messenger for the party, and there’s a very good chance Republicans can get back the majority in the Senate next year…
“Another source close to Thune was candid.
“‘There’s not a lot of desire on his part or anybody’s in the organization to really ramp up or get organized, or talk to a lot of operatives,’ said the source in explaining the silence.”
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INGRAHAM: Do you think they’ve called a truce on these issues, governor?
DANIELS: No, obviously not. I said I was thinking of them as much as my own allies when I said it.
The major point, though, was something different, and it was just this: I believe…. that the arithmetic of our times says we are headed for Niagara Falls, fiscally. You cannot run any kind of enterprise — private or public — on a self-governing basis as deeply in hawk as we now are and are going to be…
I would like to think that fixing [the debt] and saving our kids future could be a unifying moment for our country and we wouldn’t stop our disagreements or our passionate belief in these other questions, we just sort of mute them for a little while, while we try to come together on the thing that menaces us all.
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Via Verum Serum, audio from 2008.
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“Romney, continuing a whirlwind tour of television interviews to promote the new paperback version of his book, also talked up potential presidential rival Sarah Palin.
“‘I believe she is an extraordinarily powerful and effective voice in our party, that she has generated a great deal of support and attention,’ he said of the former Alaska governor. ‘She’d be great in a primary process.’
“When Morgan asked whether Romney could beat Palin, he said, ‘I don’t know the answer to that.’
“The host then asked whether his wife knows the answer.
“‘She probably does,’ Romney replied.”
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“Romney also had quite a bit to say about Indiana governor Mitch Daniels‘ recent comment that China’s continued growth and rise in power could be a positive thing for the U.S:
“‘First of all their trade policies have been patently unfair. They steal our intellectual property, which is one of our greatest exports. They have artificially manipulated their currency to try and hollow out our manufacturing base and they have made it very difficult for our businesses to be successful in China without having to hand over to Chinese owners trade secrets as well as in many cases ownership. So, they have been a very difficult participant in the world trade effort.’”
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Two hours of pushin’ brooms
buys an 8 by 12 4 bit room
I’m a man of means by no means……
King of The Road…..
BobMbx on April 25, 2013 at 6:16 PM
They already have. Who the hell do you think watches those stupid Survivor “reality shows”?
clear ether
eon
eon on April 25, 2013 at 6:19 PM
And that is precisely where I aim, knowing your own accuracy-of-pen.
Sadists are weaned out of all Special Forces units worldwide. Not just because they’re generally undesirable, but mainly because sadists are inherent cowards.
Pretty much liberals, when you get down to it. For example, rather than start a Gay Scouts thing, homosexuals want courts to make the Boy Scouts take them in — “Daddy! He’s hitting me!”
Liberals never got past fifth grade, emotionally-speaking. We see it all the time with the trolls here and, worse, among the politicians.
There is something very seriously wrong with liberals.
Liam on April 25, 2013 at 6:22 PM
~buys you a whiskey with a beer chaser~
Liam on April 25, 2013 at 6:24 PM
Yep. The proggies might manage warmth in the Winter, but in the Summer they will find ‘cool’ is kind of hard to improvise.
slickwillie2001 on April 25, 2013 at 6:24 PM
we just get more and more like North Korea everyday. How wonderful.
kirkill on April 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM
You’re fine, luv. :-)
Resist We Much on April 25, 2013 at 6:43 PM
Oh, hell yes. Read that enviroturd’s remark about replacing coal with ‘renewables and conservation’.
And it’s only because the US is still just a little bit ungovernable, that there’s enough friction between federal and state and private interests to let some actual good things happen around the edges, that we’re in danger of being energy self-sufficient.
The watermelons got control over the UK back in the Blair days, and between what their own government did and what authority they ceded to the EU they’re kinda hosed right now.
JEM on April 25, 2013 at 6:52 PM
Emphasis mine. For your statement to be correct, the amount spent would have had to have been $2.8 Trillion, not $2.8 Billion (which barely covers a day’s worth of deficits nowadays, I believe). I think that you simply misread the amount.
Theophile on April 25, 2013 at 7:08 PM
Awww, the lil fella was just trying to put you at ease and help assuage your guilt…which you must have felt for being so greedy and environmentally unaware.
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Solaratov on April 25, 2013 at 8:32 PM
My leftist friends all want coal to die. They excoriate Margaret Thatcher for “what she did to the coal miners,” but putting them all out of work here is fine.
You know what I want? I want them all to freeze in the dark. Barring that, I want them to get stuck in elevators during brownouts. Barring that, I want their latte money to go for trying to pay for electricity.
When the old and poor start dying, THAT will be okay with them because it’s for the (idiotic) cause.
Alana on April 25, 2013 at 8:37 PM
In 2011, coal was the fuel for about 42% of the 4 trillion killowatthours of electricity generated in the United States
Wow, that will really screw us over.
boomer on April 25, 2013 at 9:11 PM
Well, he did bring beer along – but only the crappy IPAs he liked best – never anything the rest of us liked.
That made me feel soooo much better….
dentarthurdent on April 25, 2013 at 9:42 PM
When things start collapsing, resources by definition will be less than needed to keep everyone alive. That is just reality. Those who have prepared as best they could are going to have to make some choices. You are not going to be able to support those who are truly “useless eaters”. Leftists always assume that they are going to be the ones making the choice of who lives and who dies. In the last ditch, it is going to have to be those who prepared who make those choices.
Under no circumstances should Leftists, including those who voted for Obama or other Democrats, be sheltered, fed, or supported. Even if they are family. Someone who comes begging for help in a car with the Obama logo on it need to be seen off with deadly force. If the State comes to take your surplus, they need to be resisted, and the surplus destroyed rather than allowed to fall into their hands. If they are trying to ship it to a Blue area, the means of transport needs to be sabotaged, and the surplus either liberated or destroyed.
There is one advantage. Even in Blue states, most of the enemies of the Constitution live in urban areas. Cities, in the absence of utilities and a constant supply of food [most cities have a 3 day supply in stores and warehouses] will become deathtraps; and Leftists acting like the spoiled children that they are, will riot and kill their own.
If you rescue the Left, they will repay you if they survive by killing you and yours.
When things fall apart, giving quarter is suicide.
Subotai Bahadur on April 26, 2013 at 1:16 AM
I am more than willing to stand guard, secure the perimeter, and ensure that nothing goes in and nothing comes out. It is my duty.
tom daschle concerned on April 26, 2013 at 1:49 AM
This is an ignorant article. Utilities in the US are doing cartwheels they are so happy they can stop using coal. Natural gas is cheaper, more clean, and more flexible than coal. The natural gas revolution is killing coal. Cheaper energy and cleaner air…thank you natural gas!
ZippyZ on April 26, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Keep the looney posts coming gents. Your crazed right-wing ideas are a great sort of amusement. You must really enjoy clinging to your guns at night. Maybe you should express your feelings to a licensed therapist. Remember… happy thoughts, happy thoughts.
ZippyZ on April 26, 2013 at 10:28 AM
You poor sodomite with your tertiary stage syphilitic brain. It really is a shame.
tom daschle concerned on April 26, 2013 at 3:14 PM
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