Comments on: It’s about time http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/ As honest as a gambling man can be Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-43198 Mr. McLaren Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:08:16 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-43198 For six years the supposedly liberal have been afraid to speak out (except Feingold), presumably because they felt that the American public would react badly. These people are essentially spineless weathervanes, and the fact that they are starting to speak up now means they are recognizing that the wind of American public opinion has changed direction. I'll take any sign of that as a positive, even if the politicos are very conservative about embracing their liberalism. But yes, on the other hand. the rise of the born agains, evangelicals, and other creationist nutjubs does give me fear. Specifically it's fear that we'll go through this all again in 20 years, except instead of post-Wolfowitz neocons it'll be graduates of Oral Roberts University. For six years the supposedly liberal have been afraid to speak out (except Feingold), presumably because they felt that the American public would react badly. These people are essentially spineless weathervanes, and the fact that they are starting to speak up now means they are recognizing that the wind of American public opinion has changed direction. I’ll take any sign of that as a positive, even if the politicos are very conservative about embracing their liberalism.

But yes, on the other hand. the rise of the born agains, evangelicals, and other creationist nutjubs does give me fear. Specifically it’s fear that we’ll go through this all again in 20 years, except instead of post-Wolfowitz neocons it’ll be graduates of Oral Roberts University.

]]> By: Kira http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-43197 Kira Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:50:15 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-43197 I wish. It's going to be at least another 25 years. All those creationist freaks have to finish raising their children first. Back when I was a tyke and the lefties were the ones pushing the envelope, it seemed that the righties would have an occasional small victory, and with much fanfare announce that they were taking back the country from the godless decadent heathens. It wasn't any more true then. I wish. It’s going to be at least another 25 years. All those creationist freaks have to finish raising their children first.

Back when I was a tyke and the lefties were the ones pushing the envelope, it seemed that the righties would have an occasional small victory, and with much fanfare announce that they were taking back the country from the godless decadent heathens. It wasn’t any more true then.

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-42545 Mr. McLaren Tue, 15 May 2007 11:51:45 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-42545 In my optimistic moments, I think the pendulum is really starting to swing back. In my optimistic moments, I think the pendulum is really starting to swing back.

]]> By: Fred http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-42535 Fred Tue, 15 May 2007 03:40:33 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/13/its-about-time-2/#comment-42535 There are days when I am slightly less ashamed to be an American. There are days when I am slightly less ashamed to be an American.

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