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Popularity does not equal influence. Pragmatic is not a dirty word. You’re not the base. No, really, you’re not the base. Here’s why you were fooling yourself. Rights are not subject to public opinion polls. All sound and fury. Nothing but net is only good in basketball. The Right misses the point about government. And it’s rather dumb of them. My most read post. I just feel like punching some hippies. Because I’m a pragmatic liberal. Sure you want to do away with subsidies. Adam Green can’t win,. Republ...
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Cargo Cult Politics | Norbrook's Blog
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Weekend Bits and Pieces. Don’t Expect Your Issues to be My Issues →. January 13, 2015 · 3:24 pm. In the South Pacific, there’s a set of beliefs which are known as “ cargo cults. 8221; While they may seem ridiculous at times to Westerners, they make sense in terms of a society attempting to explain something in terms of that society. Since the modern manufacturing process is unknown to them, members, leaders, and prophets. Over the past few years here, I’ve used the term “ frustrati. That’s true whe...
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“Liberals” Keep Pushing The Wrong Way | Norbrook's Blog
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Don’t Expect Your Issues to be My Issues. 2015 in review →. May 3, 2015 · 11:44 am. 8220;Liberals” Keep Pushing The Wrong Way. Now, I’m a liberal, albeit a pragmatic one. I actually agree a lot with Bernie Sanders, and there are many things he’s proposed that I’d like to see implemented. So why would I say “it doesn’t really matter? 8221; It’s because I understand. In my post on cargo cult politics,. Any of that is not controlled by them. In the system of government we have, the President cannot pass leg...
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New Reader? Read First. | Norbrook's Blog
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Welcome to Norbrook’s Blog! If you’re reading this, you’re probably a new reader here. This blog is my. Blog, which means I write here pretty much anything that happens to strike my fancy. I cover a lot of topics, everything from LOLCats, science, books, comics, and what seems to be the main topic,. I didn’t intend it originally to do a lot of political blogging, but that’s the way it worked out.😀 So, before we get started, here are some things you should know:. I am a pragmatic liberal. On Looking Forw...
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Progressives? Don’t Expect Your Issues to be My Issues | Norbrook's Blog
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8220;Liberals” Keep Pushing The Wrong Way →. February 10, 2015 · 5:01 pm. Don’t Expect Your Issues to be My Issues. One of the first blog posts I wrote here was titled “ No True Progressive. 8221; which looked at the ever-shifting goalposts used to determine just who (or what) was “progressive.” I said back then that. When it’s pointed out that on other issues the given politician is progressive, the goalpost will be moved to a new position which excludes that particular issue. No. Get to determine who i...
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I'm a pragmatic liberal, registered Democrat, with a science and technology background. I also have a warped sense of humor, and do not tolerate fools gladly. June 22, 2016 · 10:02 am. Looking Forward … and Backward. Continue reading →. Tagged as Democratic Party. May 3, 2016 · 5:39 pm. Politics Is A Team Sport. 8221; When you point out that it doesn’t work that way. Continue reading →. Tagged as Bernie Sanders. April 27, 2016 · 8:54 pm. Young People Have It Backwards. Want before they’ll consider ...
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From the Mouths of Babes: Sequestration and The Simple Truth | Leadership Voices
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The time for indoor voices has passed. It's time to use our leadership voices! From the Mouths of Babes: Sequestration and The Simple Truth. On Wednesday evening, I was reading the paper (yes, I occasionally still read a newspaper in original paper form) when my fourth grader, Logan, read over my shoulder and saw the two page spread about cuts that will happen with Sequestration. He asked what that was all about and what it meant. So, after much thought, here is what I told my two older children. He next...
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The “Almost” Violin | straightblue
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Leaning toward the left…which is right (read it–you'll get it). The “Almost” Violin. December 2, 2012. In Home and Family. Over the course of the holidays, I want to share some of those things with you. Ours has not been an easy journey so far. We’ve faced many difficult situations together, and so far we’ve weathered the storms and still choose to stand side by side. He is a wonderful companion, and this is why:. Who I Am and What It’s All About. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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