tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post3950274526417121773..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Things that make you go hmmm...Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-36494753601336088382016-03-04T08:45:26.515-06:002016-03-04T08:45:26.515-06:00Bike, I think you are right all around, but I simp...Bike, I think you are right all around, but I simply don't see it happening. First of all, the FBI will probably follow orders to suppress everything until after the election. It is simply not in the administration's interest to open the can of worms starting with appointing the Wicked Witch, and then having it known (impossible otherwise) that the WH received emails from this server, furthering the crime. And you can bet that, even in the scenario you describe, Obama will paper it over and the major media will supply the paper to do it. I don't think it is possible that the electorate will let Madame off the hook on the issue, even without an indictment, but the GOP infighting may just let her waltz into the WH and pardon herself. jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-88128932172940388012016-03-03T15:34:10.752-06:002016-03-03T15:34:10.752-06:00I tend to mostly agree with Brian, but with one ca...I tend to mostly agree with Brian, but with one caveat; if the FBI and DOJ personnel working on Hilliary's email issues find their stones and go public when Lynch/Obama scuttle an indictment, I think even Democrats see the problem.<br /><br />And having worked in defense, I am very sure that anyone not named "Clinton" would have been indicted months ago if 2000 sensitive and top secret documents had been found on their personal computer. TRW made that VERY clear to me when I worked for them in the 1990s; they were NOT going to get burned by a "Falcon and the Snowman" situation again. So it's not a question of whether she ought to be indicted or not--it's 18 USC 1924, clear as day--but whether the President is going to stonewall justice or not.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-57586903630820663522016-03-03T12:39:18.005-06:002016-03-03T12:39:18.005-06:00My concern is the GOP circular firing squad is get...My concern is the GOP circular firing squad is getting the ol' band back together. Right now, the big guns and small minds are heaping negatives on The Donald so that, when he DOES get the nomination, Hillary can simply replay all of those negative ads and statements and waltz into the WH unopposed. Stupid, stupid. If the GOP wants to go negative, it should hold fire until HIL gets the nomination, then unload.jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-88551525835846424182016-03-03T12:20:12.665-06:002016-03-03T12:20:12.665-06:00Mark: I'm talking just the general election, w...<i>Mark: I'm talking just the general election, which is always decided by the nonidealogues in the middle.</i><br /><br />Right. And I stand by my examples. In 1980, Carter wasn't making a reasoned debate, but Reagan did. And he never wavered. People figured it out. In 1988 neither candidate had a winning personality, so it was decided more on reason, i.e., do you want a continuation of the Reagan era, or do you want to turn things over to a self-styled technocrat? There was plenty of mudslinging in that campaign, but in the end the decision was based on that question.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-24805515280678528802016-03-03T11:58:31.604-06:002016-03-03T11:58:31.604-06:00Mark: I'm talking just the general election, w...Mark: I'm talking just the general election, which is always decided by the nonidealogues in the middle.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-57832129303732252822016-03-03T11:21:32.400-06:002016-03-03T11:21:32.400-06:00Seems like the GOP is trapped; barring a serious r...Seems like the GOP is trapped; barring a serious reversal of fortune, neither Cruz nor Rubio is going to win enough delegates to win the nomination outright. The best they can hope for is a contested convention. And if that happens and the convention goes to anyone other than Trump (I'm assuming he has a plurality of delegates going in), it seems like an awful lot of people are going to walk. Hillary wins the general in a landslide. <br /><br />Christie is smarter than he looks. He's realized Trump is now the only candidate that can plausibly win the nomination and the general. (I think both Rubio and Kasich would have a better shot in the general under normal circumstances, but they can't win the nomination as it stands; and at this point, if a contested convention goes to one of them, they lose too many Trump voters.) <br /><br />You know who looks really smart right now? Scott Walker.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-5299323790761834612016-03-03T10:27:39.595-06:002016-03-03T10:27:39.595-06:00Name one election where the decision came down to ...<i>Name one election where the decision came down to reasoned debate instead of a personality contest.</i><br /><br />1976 Republican primary<br />1980 general election<br />1988 general election<br />1994 congressional electionsMr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-60821029565989090992016-03-03T10:10:22.979-06:002016-03-03T10:10:22.979-06:00Name one election where the decision came down to ...Name one election where the decision came down to reasoned debate instead of a personality contest.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-53080450603882730752016-03-03T08:12:09.676-06:002016-03-03T08:12:09.676-06:00Elections are won in the gut. There's plenty o...<i>Elections are won in the gut. There's plenty of evidence to this already, so why is it even a question?</i><br /><br />Because I'm not sure it's as categorical as you assert. I don't think it is.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-45871073629556297042016-03-03T07:03:45.136-06:002016-03-03T07:03:45.136-06:00Elections are won in the gut. There's plenty o...Elections are won in the gut. There's plenty of evidence to this already, so why is it even a question?Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.com