tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post678005955666522..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Election Day 2014Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70632813833656769522014-11-06T07:18:04.965-06:002014-11-06T07:18:04.965-06:00Nope. The Comfort & Mercy will be there befor...Nope. The <a href="http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/imgs/usns-comfort-tah20_20.jpg" rel="nofollow">Comfort & Mercy</a> will be there before you know it.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79449677493184326552014-11-06T05:36:20.392-06:002014-11-06T05:36:20.392-06:00Dave, I didn't cheer when either party obstruc...Dave, I didn't cheer when either party obstructed the bills of the other. I didn't cheer because I knew it was political posturing. Neither party desires the reduce the size and scope of government...not in any meaningful way. The Democrats thrive on expanding the scope for ideological reasons. The GOP expands the scope while feeding propaganda to their base about reducing it.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-13426497877020066792014-11-05T20:16:11.294-06:002014-11-05T20:16:11.294-06:00Hey Rubber Thing Floating in Bathtub... You talk l...Hey Rubber Thing Floating in Bathtub... You talk like an angry little three year old. You and rational should get a room. Without WiFi. And stay there. hehehKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26400264244842534072014-11-05T20:14:19.281-06:002014-11-05T20:14:19.281-06:00Great Poster. Yea, Reagan 2016.Great Poster. Yea, Reagan 2016.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68399364161098651032014-11-05T19:44:40.585-06:002014-11-05T19:44:40.585-06:00Thersites,
I didn't expect anything else, did ...Thersites,<br />I didn't expect anything else, did you?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25046437129946698272014-11-05T19:27:28.079-06:002014-11-05T19:27:28.079-06:00Infected is what you get when you ignore the "...<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/05/ebola-americans-military-treatment-public-health-service/18538273/" rel="nofollow">Infected</a> is what you get when you ignore the "teabaggers". Thanks, ducky. :(Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-37999651280436679752014-11-05T17:57:18.504-06:002014-11-05T17:57:18.504-06:00No conspiracy, Ducky, just a demographic fact. NH...No conspiracy, Ducky, just a demographic fact. NH used to be conservative, it's a small state that has been swamped with liberals.<br /><br />I don't know why you would think that was some kind of a conspiracy. Progressives fleeing the nest they've soiled is a natural thing. Colorado is plagued with swarms of Californians fleeing the crumbling progressive edifice they created.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75649001561841853152014-11-05T16:59:23.995-06:002014-11-05T16:59:23.995-06:00As I explained, Silverfiddle, one who knows all.
...As I explained, Silverfiddle, one who knows all.<br /><br />Shaheen is a tough competent campaigner. She made the election about New Hampshire and she has an excellent history of acting in her states interest.<br /><br />No hoser boy Brown is going to have to move to Maine and try for Angus King's seat in a few years. <br /><br />Now go dream up a few more conspiracy theories.<br />Damn, the right is sad. Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-85325580913786051532014-11-05T16:55:17.563-06:002014-11-05T16:55:17.563-06:00What's the matter, Jon.
Harry blocked some Te...What's the matter, Jon. <br />Harry blocked some Teabag legislation? Hint: That's how the legislative process works.<br /><br />Go back to Mexico?<br />Cute. Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-71866649536162962602014-11-05T16:37:57.492-06:002014-11-05T16:37:57.492-06:00Wildstar,
The 10th District was Frank Wolf's d...Wildstar,<br />The 10th District was Frank Wolf's district -- for a long time, too. So, perhaps it isn't so surprising that the 10th didn't go for the Dems.<br /><br />What does really stun me is the narrow margin between Warner and Gillespie. <b>That</b> is an absolute surprise for both parties, I think.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89423578468827694012014-11-05T16:13:31.007-06:002014-11-05T16:13:31.007-06:00My, MY it's sure enlightening to learn that Ha...My, MY it's sure enlightening to learn that Harry (Undertaker) Reid, DemocRAT wasn't an obstructionist ! Go back to Mexico !JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-67046091196079737092014-11-05T11:25:23.687-06:002014-11-05T11:25:23.687-06:00AOW and CI... I can respect your bent to see littl...AOW and CI... I can respect your bent to see little done by Congress, a nod to limited government. <br /><br />But as obstruction as you say is constitutional, can I assume you will cheer when the Dems trot out the same tactic to limit GOP action?<br /><br />Sen McConnell has already been trumpeting the actions a GOP Congress will take and what they will "get done."<br /><br />Is he too functioning on a different paradigm than the founding fathers?<br /><br />Look, the GOP won... big... historically big. No doubt about that.<br /><br />My question has always been this... will conservatives and libertarians, who cheered when the GOP obstructed Obama's agenda, support the same tactic when the Dems do the same?<br /><br />Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-83392910894086015902014-11-05T11:05:24.633-06:002014-11-05T11:05:24.633-06:00Yes, but the brain-diseased progressives who escap...Yes, but the brain-diseased progressives who escaped from Massachusetts voted for her anyway.<br /><br />And some aggrieved Bostonians howl at the result that some NH'ers call them Massholes. Go figure.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-85901243706114655402014-11-05T08:38:14.078-06:002014-11-05T08:38:14.078-06:00Liberal Land surprised me. I think 10th was won by...Liberal Land surprised me. I think 10th was won by Foust- his ad campaign was despicable, smearing his opponent at every turn. People are fed up with that, me thinks.Wildstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824904561080806597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4755411682495246872014-11-05T05:58:35.263-06:002014-11-05T05:58:35.263-06:00Excerpt from the above:
Democratic New Hamps...Excerpt from the above:<br /><br /><i> Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election, according to letters exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller. <br /><br /> The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not want to publicly release 2012 correspondences exchanged between the IRS and Jeanne Shaheen at her personal Washington office: the agency delayed releasing the information to a major conservative super PAC multiple times, even threatening to see the super PAC in court, according to emails.</i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56666583424889446332014-11-05T05:57:50.399-06:002014-11-05T05:57:50.399-06:00What's this about Jeanne Shaheen?
BOMBSHELL M...What's this about Jeanne Shaheen?<br /><br /><a href="http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2014/11/bombshell-memo-jeanne-shaheen-conspired.html" rel="nofollow">BOMBSHELL MEMO: Jeanne Shaheen Conspired With White House Insider On IRS Targeting Scandal</a>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75241761257428430002014-11-05T05:03:16.892-06:002014-11-05T05:03:16.892-06:00Apparently, the Clintons were useless in Arkansas....Apparently, the Clintons were useless in Arkansas.<br /><br />What do yesterday's results mean for Hillary's White House run?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-37187350286611777142014-11-05T05:00:06.076-06:002014-11-05T05:00:06.076-06:00Dem talking-head this morning: "Obama wasn...Dem talking-head this morning: "Obama wasn't able to get out there and help some of the candidates."<br /><br />I just heard this on the news.<br /><br />Many Dem candidates didn't <b>want</b> Obama's "help."<br /><br />Besides, BHO was busy on the golf course.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-49402843611883719712014-11-05T04:58:20.381-06:002014-11-05T04:58:20.381-06:00Georgia was also a surprise to many, too.Georgia was also <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/news/gov-deal-defeats-democrat-jason-carter-to-win-seco/nhzcw/" rel="nofollow">a surprise</a> to many, too.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68827651813593494802014-11-05T04:56:28.430-06:002014-11-05T04:56:28.430-06:00CI,
I agree.CI,<br />I agree.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-24988016126081729362014-11-05T04:55:27.332-06:002014-11-05T04:55:27.332-06:00Obama's destruction of the coal industry may h...Obama's destruction of the coal industry may have borne fruit: <a href="http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/11/04/republicans-pick-up-senate-seat-as-capito-becomes-first-gop-senator-from-w-va-in-nearly-55-years/" rel="nofollow">Republicans Pick Up Senate Seat As Capito Becomes First GOP Senator From W.Va. In Nearly 55 Years</a>. Jay Rockefeller's open seat.<br /><br />Tennant’s support for Obama in 2008 and 2012 did him in.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89397781615385382872014-11-05T04:52:14.991-06:002014-11-05T04:52:14.991-06:00Sadly, "getting something done" is the y...Sadly, "getting something done" is the yardstick by which the politico-media establishment measures the "success" of the legislative body. I doubt that the Founders envisioned that paradigm....but then again, they envisioned using the Amendment process to change the enumerated powers of the State. That process has been so badly undermined and usurped by both parties, that it's a mockery of what the Founders put in place.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68617135523577634142014-11-05T04:17:14.376-06:002014-11-05T04:17:14.376-06:00Z,
Is it my imagination or did GOP candidates not ...Z,<br />Is it my imagination or did GOP candidates not shoot off their mouths during these 2014 campaigns?<br /><br />I'm <b>thrilled</b> to see that Liberal Land Northern Virginia (10th District, in particular) trounced the Dem candidate. I didn't think that was even a possibility!<br /><br />Now, it's not "morning in America," but it may be dawn in America.<br /><br />Let's see what the newly elected representatives can do -- and what Obama does. I expect a lot of use of the phone and the pen.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41506058481372063932014-11-05T04:12:19.277-06:002014-11-05T04:12:19.277-06:00Addendum: voting for a bill in order to find out w...Addendum: voting for a bill in order to find out what's in it is insanity -- and unconstitutional. In fact, I view that kind of thing as political malpractice.<br /><br />Contracts are supposed to be read before they are signed.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72351493318948888802014-11-05T04:11:16.230-06:002014-11-05T04:11:16.230-06:00Dave,
I't should be a matter of which politica...Dave,<br />I't should be a matter of which political party blocks which political party.<br /><br />Obstructionism is Constitutional. And for good reason.<br /><br />The process is supposed to be slow so that there can be deliberation. Our Founders <b>deliberately</b> built in a path which includes obstructionism.<br /><br />"Getting something done" just for the sake of "getting something done" is often not a good political philosophy.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com