Comments on: It’s in the book http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/ Illinois, From Misery Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rich miller http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7191 rich miller Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:58:58 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7191 Anonymous, that's mostly a canard. Considering that he's a freshman Senator from the minority party, I don't think his record is so bad (coming from a guy who is also skeptical of him, but for other reasons.) <a href="http://the11thhour.blogspot.com/2006/12/legislative-chops.html" rel="nofollow">Go here for the answer you seek.</a> Anonymous, that’s mostly a canard. Considering that he’s a freshman Senator from the minority party, I don’t think his record is so bad (coming from a guy who is also skeptical of him, but for other reasons.) Go here for the answer you seek.

]]> By: Anonymous http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7190 Anonymous Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:24:45 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7190 But what has he accomplished on the federal level? What legislation dovetails with the empty pronouncements published by the writer of the text to which he has attached his name? List at least three. But what has he accomplished on the federal level? What legislation dovetails with the empty pronouncements published by the writer of the text to which he has attached his name? List at least three.

]]> By: numen http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7189 numen Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:04:20 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7189 Hmm..."populist resentment"...oh, what a stinging rebuke... Seems to me you eventually have to choose whether you are on the side of the populace or on the side of the elite. And when Obama's ardent supporters are attacking those horrible "populists" I think we can at least now figure out which side Obama's supporters are on... Thanks for the revelation... (Someone who knows what years of unemployment feels like, who has many friends in the same boat, who knows which laws passed by who caused it, and who resents it...just like a huge amount of the populous populace...) Hmm…”populist resentment”…oh, what a stinging rebuke…

Seems to me you eventually have to choose whether you are on the side of the populace or on the side of the elite. And when Obama’s ardent supporters are attacking those horrible “populists” I think we can at least now figure out which side Obama’s supporters are on…

Thanks for the revelation…

(Someone who knows what years of unemployment feels like, who has many friends in the same boat, who knows which laws passed by who caused it, and who resents it…just like a huge amount of the populous populace…)

]]> By: rich miller http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7188 rich miller Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:39:28 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7188 Actually, anon, Sirota seems to represent not bloggers, but what a lot of bloggers fight against... the unethical gotcha lies based on completely out-of-context or deliberately misinterpreted quotes. Actually, anon, Sirota seems to represent not bloggers, but what a lot of bloggers fight against… the unethical gotcha lies based on completely out-of-context or deliberately misinterpreted quotes.

]]> By: anon http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7187 anon Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:56:26 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7187 david sirota represents what is wrong with the blogosphere. imagine if he and bloggers like him spent as much time attacking republicans as they did attacking democrats! david sirota represents what is wrong with the blogosphere. imagine if he and bloggers like him spent as much time attacking republicans as they did attacking democrats!

]]> By: Prospectus http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7186 Prospectus Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:39:58 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7186 Finally, somebody in the blogosphere checks Mr. Sirota's power. He's attacked Obama in numerous liberal blogs and when people like yourself took issue with that, he didn't fight back. He "fought" back with immature retaliation posts which put gasoline into the fire. He also attacked Barney Frank on fair-trade and nitpicked certain quotes Rep. Frank made that suggested that he was a "wolf in sheep's clothing" when it came to being against free-trade. Rep. Frank by the way has gotten consistent high-marks and identified as a fair-trade supporter, who voted against both CAFTA and NAFTA and recieves a 100% grade from the AFL-CIO. Now I'm not familiar with Senator Obama's rather short record, but he seems to have fallen victim to Sirota who seems to eat his own kind once in a while. I hope the rest of the Democratic Party won't do the same. Finally, somebody in the blogosphere checks Mr. Sirota’s power. He’s attacked Obama in numerous liberal blogs and when people like yourself took issue with that, he didn’t fight back. He “fought” back with immature retaliation posts which put gasoline into the fire. He also attacked Barney Frank on fair-trade and nitpicked certain quotes Rep. Frank made that suggested that he was a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” when it came to being against free-trade. Rep. Frank by the way has gotten consistent high-marks and identified as a fair-trade supporter, who voted against both CAFTA and NAFTA and recieves a 100% grade from the AFL-CIO. Now I’m not familiar with Senator Obama’s rather short record, but he seems to have fallen victim to Sirota who seems to eat his own kind once in a while. I hope the rest of the Democratic Party won’t do the same.

]]> By: Eric E http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7185 Eric E Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:37:17 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7185 Amen. Unfortunately there is a camp of Democrats, particularly well represented in the blogosphere that thinks that because education is sometimes touted as a panacea, that any suggestion that education is an important part of competing in a globalized world is just more "DLC pabulum". This seems very reactive to me, first of all because of the knee-jerk DLC-bashing, and second because education is one of if not the most important part of helping workers adjust to economic change. And because we've done such a poor job at providing wide-open access to education, there are opportunities for orders of magnitude improvement, not just tweaks. Whatever else you do, you simply cannot address the economic change implied by globalization without education. You may or may not like Obama's particular version of that, but to suggest that this makes you an out-of-touch insider is basically just populist resentment (which, near as I can tell is David Sirota's modus operandi) and poor policy to boot. Amen. Unfortunately there is a camp of Democrats, particularly well represented in the blogosphere that thinks that because education is sometimes touted as a panacea, that any suggestion that education is an important part of competing in a globalized world is just more “DLC pabulum”. This seems very reactive to me, first of all because of the knee-jerk DLC-bashing, and second because education is one of if not the most important part of helping workers adjust to economic change. And because we’ve done such a poor job at providing wide-open access to education, there are opportunities for orders of magnitude improvement, not just tweaks. Whatever else you do, you simply cannot address the economic change implied by globalization without education. You may or may not like Obama’s particular version of that, but to suggest that this makes you an out-of-touch insider is basically just populist resentment (which, near as I can tell is David Sirota’s modus operandi) and poor policy to boot.

]]> By: vwcat http://archpundit.com/blog/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-7184 vwcat Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:35:11 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2006/12/13/its-in-the-book/#comment-7184 there are some people who are paid Hillary supporters like Daou and I believe Sirota. So, it's no surprise. But, being that I'm from Illinois I find the attention thing fun. When people ask where you are from and you say Illinois, you no longer get the, oh. You get, oh Obama is your senator. And they ask questions. To anyone who says they don't know his stand on things or has no policy thoughts I point to Amazon and say, get his book. then tell me that. there are some people who are paid Hillary supporters like Daou and I believe Sirota. So, it’s no surprise.
But, being that I’m from Illinois I find the attention thing fun. When people ask where you are from and you say Illinois, you no longer get the, oh. You get, oh Obama is your senator. And they ask questions.
To anyone who says they don’t know his stand on things or has no policy thoughts I point to Amazon and say, get his book. then tell me that.

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