Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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When Reason has to admonish leftists for going nuts on this Trump is a Nazi crap. you know this temper tantrum has gone on too long already.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trump's election was never about policy;it was based on a crude nationalism & populism masking political ambition. He was selling his resume— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
National Review republished a vacuous column called "The New Nationalism", basically saying that Trump was redefining conservatism.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
The leftists had no problem with excessive power vested in the Executive Branch when Obama was wielding it.When Trump uses it, they go crazy— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
If your concern is to limit abuse of power, you should be on the pro-liberty side, where we've been arguing to scale back the federal govt— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
When you give a government too much power and resources, it attracts special interest parasites from both sides of the political divide.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
"The New Nationalism" argues that Trumpism is ahead of its defined ideology. As Stein phrased it, "there is no there there". Ockham's razor.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
"The New Nationalism" piece portrays Reagan as the beneficiary of a fleshed-out conservative philosophy. Nope. https://t.co/hOGbFk26Gx— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
I pointed out in a FB comment to TNN piece that Trumpism is a fusion of Know Nothingism, Protectionism, and Big Government. "Purist!"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
We'll have to see Perez' game plan as DNC chair. Normally mid-terms would favor the Dems in 2018. But the Senate has Dems playing defense.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
It will be interesting to see how the Dems respond to Trump's protectionism which their union constituency favors vs. lower-income consumers— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
The Dems are already facing pushback on deteriorating state and local public pension plan finances and mounting Baby Boomer retirements.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
I don't see a way out for Chicago and Illinois. They are having to juggle bills, are having to pay high interest rates they can't afford.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
The property taxes in the Chicagoland area are extreme. They are losing taxpayers and businesses. Rauner faces a Dem legislature & judiciary— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
A woman with a ruler #stufftrumpisafraidof— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Putin's first report card on him #stufftrumpisafraidof— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
@zsuzsakarolyi Yes, speaking as a former IT academic. Students in our discipline tend to have a lower social need; technical issues easier.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
@DaneVeasman That's true (at least the first part); I know I've had to struggle, but not unwillingness: not recognizing office politics— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
@RednaxalA Says someone who probably has never worked with or met a Muslim. The ones I've met are good people, great Americans.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
In my view, the Dems' best strategy would be to waive the kind of obstructionism they claimed the GOP practiced under Obama, stop anti-Trump— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trump has the GOP Congress in a box; his anti-trade, anti-immigration policies depart from GOP orthodoxy. The Dems could exploit fault line.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
If and when Trumpism fails, a pragmatic, loyal Dem opposition would likely carry the day on Election Day by default. GOP would be defensive.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
@zsuzsakarolyi See the Cougar/Zawacki reference here https://t.co/0WYLyuQxjb. I'm a little rusty being out of academics since 1991.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
What the GOP doesn't seem to recognize is that a fear-mongering, negative politics, like Trumpism, is highly toxic:post a positive agenda!— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
The only thing saving Trump and the GOP now is the Left continuing its post-election meltdown, the one-sided adversarial mainstream press.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trump refuses to reform the 70% of the federal budget consisting of entitlements,just announced a massive defense bill, wants infrastructure— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trumpism is making the GOP out to be the hypocritical Big Government whore libertarians have been preaching against for years.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
For years, McConnell and Ryan have been saying we need a GOP President to do necessary reforms to shore up entitlement Ponzi schemes.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trump is busy pushing on a string with anti-immigrant policies, even though there has been a net outflow of "illegal" aliens since 2007.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trump has already shot himself in the foot by ceding leadership in the TPP trade pact--hurting businesses & consumers; bone spurs now worse.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
FB Comment of the Day,TNN/NR: "[RAG],Don't argue with a [Trumpkin] sycophant, these people are no different than Obama toadies."— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Bill Gates didn't get his Harvard degree and it shows: he wants to tax robots, not labor-saving technology (say, developed at Microsoft).— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
I say if you tax robot labor, you need to give robots the right to vote (the whole taxation without representation thing.)— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Could you imagine a poor robot having to choose voting between Trump and Clinton? It would probably fry his circuits; it is logical.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
CPAC has no principles. It's not just the fact that it offered alt-right poster boy Yiannopoulos a plumb speaking spot but Trump also.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Trump and his alt-right acolytes have zero in common with our classical liberal heritage. Having a common enemy in the Left is not enough.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
Just a reminder that the free market/capitalism is the greatest weapon against global poverty. pic.twitter.com/iuDx4yFR8U— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 26, 2017
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Tom Petty, "You Don't Know How It Feels". This was Petty's last Top 40 single and marks the end of my retrospective. Next up: Sheena Easton.
