Consensus

May I ask what difference it makes?  If you think, you will always be pulled in many directions, if you don't think, you are probably a follower of Karl Rove. :-)

Are you sure you want an answer?

Say, RationalRepublican, are really republican or are just trying to trick us.  Karl Rove is every rational republican best friend. Something tells me you don't like him.

I am an old school republican. Remeber those? Not the Liberal spending, time wasters that call themselves republicans today. I belive in states rights, limited government, fiscal discipline, personal responsiblity and duty to country. I think the government should stay out of the lives of individuals as much as possible.  

I was against the lies told to us by Johnson, I was appalled at him giving contracts for M-16 ammunition to a buddy that could not meet the manufacturer's spec. This ended up killing 1000's of service men.  I was actively voting and working against the democrats because they were spending us into the grave, which caused the worst inflation in our history. Johnson told us to party on while the war was going on, no need to stop the purchase of a new car.  The democrats were a disaster for this country and extremly corrupt.

Fast forward to today.  The republicans are not much different than the 60's demo's other than the fact they became as corrupt in only 12 years instead of 40.(I guess it does prove the republicans are better than the demos at something.)  We were told lies about the war, we were told to party on while the war is going on, no need to sacrifice. Service men are killed because of inept planning. It is all deja vu.

Now being the rational thinker that I am, how can I be for something I was against for deeply held beliefs?  How can I now be for profligate spending, inept management of the war leading to brothers in arms being killed through stupidity, how can I condone interference into states rights? I have not changed. I am at the core a hard core conservative.  The republican party has lost it's way and I cannot travel a road that I know is wrong.  They need to clean up thier act and get back to thier roots.

I think that RationalRepublican has misnamed himself. Maybe he should have the handle "Desechado" instead of me.

He said: "If you think, you will always be pulled in many directions". What a bunch of hogwash. It is those who do not think for themselves that are pulled in many directions. Those who think, analyze, and find may change course at times, but they are solid and steadfast.

Goosedyou is great to read. I can follow what he says without much ire and feel that he puts things into perspective. We come from the same stock, except I have no Danish in me. We just need to convice Cole to sign on and speak his mind.  

Goosedyou,  
Sound like you need to figure it out yourself, first.

You say the Goosedyou is a great read and he puts things in perspective, yet he is pulled in many directions (his words).  So from your post one would have to say you must belive he does not think for himself.  Therefore since you agree with him and admire his writing it argues that you also must not think for yourself.  Simple logic n'est pas?

I on the other hand was giving him the benifit of the doubt and was thinking he meant by pulled in many directions he was thinking through issues and did not see the world in black and white so at one time he may seem a bit liberal and at other times he might be seen as a bit conservative.  I did not see being pulled in different directions as pejorative.   Although after reading  your post (descechado), I would agree that the word pull could be interpreted as you do and I would agree with your conclusion. I on the other hand was using his words to tie my statement stylisticaly to his post.  I was using "pulled in many directions" as a synonym for changing course.   I shall endevor, in the future, to be more precise.

In your mind it is sarcasm, but since I don't inhabit your brain it is difficult to figure out the meaning of your words. Sarcasm exactly how, what is the reference.  You don't have enough in the statement to have any meaning. Did I need to read all your other posts?  Sorry don't have the time.  It obviously was an inside joke shared between people that share the same culture.  That is fine, but don't expect an outsider to be able to read your mind.

But your statement was obviously cutsie and and meaningless, so I just used it as a launching pad to make the remark about Karl and then I could not resist pointing out the logical inconsistancy in  desechado's post.

You became irrelevant.  Sorry.

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