tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post2374969028199836089..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: 2012 Contender: Thaddeus McCotterAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64837959082733905492011-07-12T11:11:18.957-04:002011-07-12T11:11:18.957-04:00Anon, Thanks for commenting.Anon, Thanks for commenting.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46150375254394678642011-07-11T20:28:45.872-04:002011-07-11T20:28:45.872-04:00I love Thad! Woot woot! Thad for President!I love Thad! Woot woot! Thad for President!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-13549254732548382912011-07-09T22:55:36.567-04:002011-07-09T22:55:36.567-04:00M Bauman, I think the lack of name recognition is ...M Bauman, I think the lack of name recognition is only a problem in the primary. Once a candidate wins the primary, they will automatically get name recognition. I also think the lack of name recognition can be overcome with stellar debate performances. So let's hope he excels in the next couple debates. He should, he's very good at public speaking.<br /><br />In terms of the country electing him, I'm pretty sure they would elect him over Obama in a landslide. The real question is, are the Republicans smart enough to see that?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68782680824634682622011-07-09T22:53:39.589-04:002011-07-09T22:53:39.589-04:00Anon, Glad to hear it.Anon, Glad to hear it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27676280190740845902011-07-09T22:09:29.483-04:002011-07-09T22:09:29.483-04:00Far and away the most competent candidate, current...Far and away the most competent candidate, current or prospective.<br />As for name recognition, nobody knew who Abraham Lincoln was before Cooper-Union, either.<br />If this nation isn't rational enough to elect this man president,there's no hope for us.M BAUMANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34964500736308733472011-07-09T14:35:11.564-04:002011-07-09T14:35:11.564-04:00Thad represents my district and I love him. He wou...Thad represents my district and I love him. He would be an incredible President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72754096383862121312011-07-08T20:31:18.814-04:002011-07-08T20:31:18.814-04:00Thanks Doc! I'm glad you like the series. Fr...Thanks Doc! I'm glad you like the series. Frankly, I've been surprised too. I think it's been a very useful exercise as I'm definitely zeroing in on the candidates I prefer (and on those I don't).AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21818914894847853202011-07-08T19:29:47.881-04:002011-07-08T19:29:47.881-04:00Andrew, I've been too busy to comment lately, ...Andrew, I've been too busy to comment lately, but I did want to say great work on this series. I learned a lot, both good and bad about these candidates and you've done a valuable service. Right now, McCotter is the guy I'm leaning toward, with Pawlenty in second place. Keep up the good work!Doc Whoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283308866886912377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15117758069590950982011-07-08T19:04:11.472-04:002011-07-08T19:04:11.472-04:00Anon, It is embryonic stem cells only. I found it...Anon, It is embryonic stem cells only. I found it. Thanks. Here's a link to some of the positions he's taken:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Thad_McCotter.htm" rel="nofollow">On the Issues</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52752649382445995862011-07-08T18:52:09.923-04:002011-07-08T18:52:09.923-04:00Anon, Thanks for the info. Do you happen to have ...Anon, Thanks for the info. Do you happen to have a link?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50778775051924383152011-07-08T18:29:08.137-04:002011-07-08T18:29:08.137-04:00It is embryonic stem cells only.It is embryonic stem cells only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70279439654639641962011-07-08T17:48:43.071-04:002011-07-08T17:48:43.071-04:00Crispy, You're welcome. And excellent! Keep ...Crispy, You're welcome. And excellent! Keep spreading the word! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-53982493853051442862011-07-08T17:40:07.286-04:002011-07-08T17:40:07.286-04:00Andrew, Thanks for the advice! I'll e-mail eve...Andrew, Thanks for the advice! I'll e-mail everyone I know about McCotter. <br /><br />I keep trying get C-rama mentioned on my local radio show, but I haven't succeeded yet. :DCrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17016299823846473512011-07-08T16:51:17.609-04:002011-07-08T16:51:17.609-04:00Ed, I'll give him a fair shake. I've been...Ed, I'll give him a fair shake. I've been doing my best to be fair with all of them, though some of them had made that very difficult. As I say above, there are good and bad things about Paul and I'll try to find them all.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-38838016503795544752011-07-08T16:16:24.426-04:002011-07-08T16:16:24.426-04:00Ben, I hate that phrase too. Conservatism is comp...Ben, I hate that phrase too. Conservatism is compassionate, it just doesn't steal money from taxpayers to entrap poor people in benefits programs. I hated the phrase the moment Bush said it and I hate it today.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50471900723239397592011-07-08T16:15:20.070-04:002011-07-08T16:15:20.070-04:00Andrew, I'm looking forward to the Paul articl...Andrew, I'm looking forward to the Paul article. I don't know much about him, but I always hear he's crazy. I can't wait to see what you come up with. So far, your entire series has been surprising and has definitely changed my views on several candidates. So, thanks!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-71978575581812594342011-07-08T15:28:09.660-04:002011-07-08T15:28:09.660-04:00Great! Thanks Patti! I encourage everyone to spr...Great! Thanks Patti! I encourage everyone to spread the word about any of the candidates they like. Now is the time to look these people over before we go voting for people we don't know! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73228762930639949082011-07-08T15:24:58.081-04:002011-07-08T15:24:58.081-04:00i am becoming hooked up with a LARGE conservative ...i am becoming hooked up with a LARGE conservative twitter network. this article is getting retweeted! gotta get his name out there.pattihttp://www.notwonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8961799632922375512011-07-08T15:20:30.064-04:002011-07-08T15:20:30.064-04:00P.S. Ben, I'm thinking of doing Paul next -- n...P.S. Ben, I'm thinking of doing Paul next -- next week some time.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48755655630681602522011-07-08T15:12:28.764-04:002011-07-08T15:12:28.764-04:00Ben, Paul is a conundrum. He's a brilliant ma...Ben, Paul is a conundrum. He's a brilliant man and we have a lot to thank him for -- specifically getting the Republicans to stop being big-spending Democrat-lite and getting people to see the importance of changing business as usual. But he's got serious problems too.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44370916519735389592011-07-08T15:07:17.043-04:002011-07-08T15:07:17.043-04:00Speaking of Ron Paul, he is also anti-semetic.
Per...Speaking of Ron Paul, he is also anti-semetic.<br />Perhaps not "Jimmy Carter anti-semetic and I love the Jordanian/Egyptians who call themselves Palestinians" but he's definitely no friend of Israel.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57557501726813284242011-07-08T14:53:21.047-04:002011-07-08T14:53:21.047-04:00USS Ben, You're welcome!
On stem cells, I'...USS Ben, You're welcome!<br /><br />On stem cells, I'm not 100% certain, but I believe it was just embrionic stem cells.<br /><br />I'm happy about the ethanol thing too. Republicans need to start opposing all government subsidies, not just the ones the left likes. There is no reason taxpayers should be paying for the production of ethanol, which is not a clean fuel, is not an efficient fuel, and causes the price of food to skyrocket!<br /><br />The "compassionate conservative" thing is solid proof that the person claiming the label doesn't understand conservatism and is willing to wrongly throw the rest of us under the bus to gain favor with the left. I don't trust anyone who uses that phrase.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more about plain talk. We need someone who says what's on their mind and says it openly and honestly without trying to spin or hide their opinions. One thing that is driving me nuts with talk radio (as you've seen in prior articles) is that they are falling for whoever screams "socialist" the loudest even if that person has no idea what they are talking about. It's time conservatives wised up and stopped letting themselves be fooled by empty-suit demagogues.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90854717462691524252011-07-08T14:39:37.154-04:002011-07-08T14:39:37.154-04:00Thanks for the skinny on McCotter, Andrew!
I sure...Thanks for the skinny on McCotter, Andrew!<br /><br />I sure wouldn't be upset if he gets the GOP nomination.<br /><br />"Stem Cells/Cloning: He opposes stem cell research and human cloning."<br /><br />Question: does that include adult stem cell research? Which, despite what lefties were saying, has proven far more beneficial (and without bad side effects) than fetal stem cell research.<br />There is a distinction.<br /><br />Man, I'm glad he's against the ethanol bamboozle! <br /><br />And I'm always happy when a candidate doesn't use the idiotic phrase: "compassionate" conservative.<br /><br />For one thing, conservativism IS already compassionate. It doesn't need to be qualified, as if it wasn't compassionate in the past.<br /><br />And we definitely don't need to start copying lefties and making up new jingoistic phrases that are, at best, meaningless and misleading.<br /><br />Just plain talk, please. Say whay you mean and mean what you say.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31781157958842786382011-07-08T01:06:39.350-04:002011-07-08T01:06:39.350-04:00Koshcat, Glad to hear I'm not under your bed! ...Koshcat, Glad to hear I'm not under your bed! LOL!<br /><br />You're welcome on the article.<br /><br />I agree about unions. Being Republican does not necessarily mean being anti-union. Indeed, I have nothing against individual union members and I think unions once served a valuable purpose in this country.<br /><br />That said, I do think they pushed that too far and they've become corrupt organizations that neither care about their membership, the community, the companies or the country. And I think their choosing to support only Democrats also makes then viable political targets who should be treated as partisans.<br /><br />And while I certainly support the right of workers to form unions if they have the power, I absolutely oppose (1) the government picking a winner between unions and companies and (2) any government-employee unions.<br /><br />On McCotter, keeping an eye/ear out is good. As I've said several times in this series, my goal is to present information to let people make informed decisions -- not to make a decision for you. So everyone should just consider these articles as starting points and keep looking and listening.<br /><br />On Michigan, I'm sure the Democrats will try to blame the near-collapse on him, but I doubt anyone will buy it. I have never heard anyone who thinks of Michigan as a Republican bastion.<br /><br />I actually think he'll have a harder time winning the nomination than he would winning the Presidency if he won the nomination. I think the Democrats would struggle against him and Obama would look like a rank amateur by comparison. The trouble is going to be in the nomination, where he's short of money and name recognition and where his record does contain things you can attack. In fact, I've already seen people at other sites saying things like "he supported the GM bailout, I want no part of him." I don't accept that rational, but I recognize that it is a problem he faces which some of the others don't.<br /><br />Ironically, that kind of thinking will lead to the selection of someone who basically has no record -- which is taking a huge gamble as to how they would react when issues arise.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56113146731198416362011-07-08T00:49:34.398-04:002011-07-08T00:49:34.398-04:00You're not under my bed cause I looked. Thanks...You're not under my bed cause I looked. Thanks for your work. I didn't know much about Thaddeus but now I'll keep my eyes and ears out. Just because one is a republican doesn't make you automatically anti-union. I don't have a problem with the average union guy. He is just using tools available to him (collective bargaining) to improve his negotiating position. I do have a problem with ALL government unions and they should be eliminated. I also have a problem with some of Unions themselves and their fascist ways of supporting only one party, especially when their members are often split. <br /><br />Will Michigan's problems hang like an albatross around his neck even if he had nothing to do with them? Certainly the deems will try.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.com