tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post3029132542539145392..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Obama's Management Style. Where Do We Go From Here?Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41163248838000405872014-11-11T03:43:50.605-06:002014-11-11T03:43:50.605-06:00Dave,
AOW... you, like many conservatives are quic...Dave,<br /><i>AOW... you, like many conservatives are quick to say that elections have consequences. Yet you, like many, including Z, were not so quick to affirm that principle after the 2008 and 2012 elections.</i><br /><br />I may never have stated that outright, but I certainly <b>know</b> that fact. For that reason, I worked hard not to see Obama elected in 2012.<br /><br /><i>If winning gives you the right to legislate the ideas upon which you campaigned and won, shouldn't it be the same for both libs and conservatives?</i><br /><br />Within the bounds of the Constitution, that's the way our system is supposed to work.<br /><br />Furthermore, when Congress doesn't go along with what the POTUS wants, that "obstruction" is clearly within the bounds of the Constitution and a slow pace deliberately designed to slow down the process so that thought goes into the laws enacted.<br /><br />The POTUS does not have the Constitutional right to bypass a Congress that is obstructing him. <br /><br />For the record, I don't advocate that the Congress just elected to office go hog wild and exact payback. They should, however, heed the will of those they represent.<br /><br />In sum, every man should not be a law unto himself -- both Constitutional and Biblical.<br /><br />Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81144761706007268992014-11-10T23:40:21.203-06:002014-11-10T23:40:21.203-06:00Z... no Z, you are wrong... I've never used th...Z... no Z, you are wrong... I've never used the language to insult conservatives that I was subject to at your blog. NEVER. I've never personally called you, or anyone of your commenters an idiot, asshole, dimwit or any of the other names you say you you don't allow at your blog.<br /><br />The fact is, and a simple review of your old site will confirm, that you regularly allowed it when your regulars did not agree with the viewpoint of another commenter.<br /><br />The fact is, I am centrist, but very strong on people who don't even try to see the other side.<br /><br />I've admitted that Obama is not the greatest, and unlike you in regards to Bush, I am, and have been willing to criticize him while he is in office. Most people, if they read my comment fairly, as SIlverfiddle frequently does, can see where I sometimes make good points, even for a leftist.<br /><br />AOW... you, like many conservatives are quick to say that elections have consequences. Yet you, like many, including Z, were not so quick to affirm that principle after the 2008 and 2012 elections.<br /><br />Z has stated that the reason was because those that lost at the polls were right and the winners wrong.<br /><br />But I would ask, if elections have consequences, what difference does it make who's right, or wrong?<br /><br />If winning gives you the right to legislate the ideas upon which you campaigned and won, shouldn't it be the same for both libs and conservatives?Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42282729943383493452014-11-09T05:18:54.310-06:002014-11-09T05:18:54.310-06:00Dave,
people who generally detest federal Fiat are...Dave,<br /><i>people who generally detest federal Fiat are supporting this...</i><br /><br />Not federal Fiat, but rather an act of Congress.<br /><br />Elections have consequences.<br /><br />That nuclear waste has to go somewhere. The best place for safe storage is deep under Yucca Mountain. The alternative to fueling those electricity plants is coal. Wanna go back to that?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9246851164272783322014-11-09T05:16:53.675-06:002014-11-09T05:16:53.675-06:00Z,
Ditto what you said to Dave.Z,<br />Ditto what you said to Dave.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90556300234507746882014-11-08T16:41:01.512-06:002014-11-08T16:41:01.512-06:00Ducky; it is amazing so many progressive agendas w...Ducky; it is amazing so many progressive agendas were winners yet the same voters elected a GOP candidate who would take it away from them as their first order of business.<br /><br />Thersites; 400,000 people in Texas had to drive 3 hours or more to get voter IDs. If that's not suppressing the vote I don't know what is.this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75415992621704355442014-11-08T16:36:59.230-06:002014-11-08T16:36:59.230-06:00Silver....Really? You don't think anyone died ...Silver....Really? You don't think anyone died before the ACA was enacted when insurance companies were allowed to drop coverage and/or deny treatment? Disingenuous much? Lol!this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17996493950019600162014-11-08T16:34:20.464-06:002014-11-08T16:34:20.464-06:00Ya, and wait till you have an age limit on what ca...Ya, and wait till you have an age limit on what can be done on your. "Oh, he's 86? Skip the hip replacement..what's the point?"<br />Don't be naïve.<br /><br />Geez and here I thought it was the tea party who were accusing the Dems of having 'death panels' My mother is 85 and had a hip replacement last month.<br /><br />Nice try.this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8019872366930240552014-11-08T16:06:13.257-06:002014-11-08T16:06:13.257-06:00Dave, you're 'rather centrist' until y...Dave, you're 'rather centrist' until you get on big-time liberal blogs!! And there you insult conservatives with the best of 'em. "albeit slightly left" :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4298647065930473572014-11-08T09:01:13.121-06:002014-11-08T09:01:13.121-06:00AOW... I'm not sure what the core principles o...AOW... I'm not sure what the core principles of the left are as I'm rather centrist, albeit slightly left. The concern in Nevada is this... one small screw up and we lose our main industry, tourism.<br /><br />It Is interés ring though that people who generally detest federal Fiat are supporting this...Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82520204328027795382014-11-08T07:08:33.864-06:002014-11-08T07:08:33.864-06:00Thersites,
We're a nation of renters drawing a...Thersites,<br /><i>We're a nation of renters drawing an hourly wage. </i><br /><br />Are we ever! I just got my real-estate tax bill for the last half of 2014. Sheesh. <br /><br />Over $500/month to live in this old house, which is a tear-down. My neighbors in their megamansions must be paying at least $1200/month. Almost all of my neighbors are government employees of some sort. Along with other taxpayers, I pay <b>their</b> salaries, too.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42861697162645469042014-11-07T20:28:25.032-06:002014-11-07T20:28:25.032-06:00It used to lie in "owning" your own busi...It used to lie in "owning" your own business and reaping the fruit of your own labour. No one owns anything anymore. We're a nation of renters drawing an hourly wage.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21140963137994839912014-11-07T18:50:50.727-06:002014-11-07T18:50:50.727-06:00There is nothing wrong with the President issuing ...There is nothing wrong with the President issuing orders to Executive branch agencies - assuming that those orders are legal and Constitutional.<br /><br />Legalizing millions of people who are here illegally is illegal.<br /><br />Rewriting laws that Congress passed is unconstitutional - see Obamacare waivers.<br /><br />Was it really necessary for me to explain that to you?Warmongerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225965669198451820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1881739131311682612014-11-07T15:07:57.874-06:002014-11-07T15:07:57.874-06:00Thersites,
The problem, of course, is that laissez...Thersites,<br />The problem, of course, is that <i>laissez-faire capitalism</i> has been so eroded by the state's various controls that we stand on the edge of an economic precipice. Furthermore, most Americans -- and I do believe that it is <b>most</b> Americans -- are quick to look to the government for some kind of benefit. Where is the spirit of independence?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29835292791091903262014-11-07T15:05:42.367-06:002014-11-07T15:05:42.367-06:00In other words, we need laissez-faire capitalism. ...In other words, we need laissez-faire capitalism. Not mercantilism and other Big-G "State-Sponsored" varieties of capitalism.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8528360247232089532014-11-07T14:16:47.052-06:002014-11-07T14:16:47.052-06:00Dave,
If the people of Nevada have said loud and c...Dave,<br />If <i>the people of Nevada have said loud and clear they don't want it</i>, what about the $15 billion already allocated for the storage? <br /><br />Where is that money? <br /><br />Oh, and one more thing: the public good -- that is, the good of the many outweighs the good of the few; many millions of people all over the United States are living next door to nuclear waste that was designated for safe storage in Nevada. The good of the many outweighs the good of the few is a core principal of the Left, is it not?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41521569094392381832014-11-07T13:39:28.829-06:002014-11-07T13:39:28.829-06:00SF,
Absolutely with you on htat comment @ 9:49:00 ...SF,<br />Absolutely with you on htat comment @ 9:49:00 AM!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42795585943301843482014-11-07T09:49:52.596-06:002014-11-07T09:49:52.596-06:00Silver... the above was in response to the Bayside...Silver... the above was in response to the Baysider thread above... I would still say regarding the dump, that the people of Nevada have said loud and clear they don't want it.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-53576986546453961282014-11-07T09:46:31.941-06:002014-11-07T09:46:31.941-06:00Silver... exactly... and you used the exact exampl...Silver... exactly... and you used the exact example I've used for years to describe Liberal extremism...<br /><br />Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47530849141576559062014-11-07T08:54:17.028-06:002014-11-07T08:54:17.028-06:00Dave,
For the same reason the federal government c...Dave,<br />For the same reason the federal government can push around ranchers like Cliven Bundy. It's federal land.<br /><br />Many states rights people in the west want it all turned back over to the states, but that is not the case right now.<br /><br />Federal land, so the feds can store nuclear waste there (actually, they can't. Harry Reid played a double game there, controlling federal contracts to develop the facility, enriching himself in the process, and then blocking it in the Senate. He's a particularly crafty devil, that one).<br /><br />And it's not as simple as dumping nuclear garbage. It's a special facility.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21146723291223757112014-11-07T08:49:54.924-06:002014-11-07T08:49:54.924-06:00AOW,
The bloom is off the rose. For this reason, ...AOW,<br />The bloom is off the rose. For this reason, the Gohmerts and the Ted Cruz's need to keep their mouths shut about Obama, stand back and let the press do the work.<br /><br />I've been amazed at what I've seen reported over the past few weeks.<br /><br />I have a theory that a press that has provided fawning coverage will always exact its revenge.<br /><br />Remember how they went along with the patriotic fervor after 9/11, Rummy's popular daily briefings, etc? Even Bush was above criticism for awhile.<br /><br />Then, in the last two years, the press pulled out the wrecking balls, the long knives and the booby traps.<br /><br />We could see that again, if the wild-eyed loonies on the right can learn to keep their %$#*!ing mouths shut and act like respectable adults!Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45946801887794602122014-11-07T08:31:47.772-06:002014-11-07T08:31:47.772-06:00This one:
A lot of people died? Who? Name names...This one:<br /><br />A lot of people died? Who? Name names!<br /><br />If anyone died because of denied coverage, it is the fault of the federal government.<br /><br />We have a federally-funded plan called medicaid for such cases, so if those people really did die due to lack of coverage, it was the Federal Government's fault because Medicaid failed them.<br /><br />Try againSilverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54585487406299163282014-11-07T07:38:47.005-06:002014-11-07T07:38:47.005-06:00Can you states rights people explain to me why Nev...Can you states rights people explain to me why Nevada, which does not want the Yucca Mountain site used as a national nuclear garbage dump should be forced to take waste from other states? Why not adopt a "you used it, you store it" option for each state?Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-83771491126257230682014-11-07T05:20:45.481-06:002014-11-07T05:20:45.481-06:00Exile,
Welcome back!
Anything that isn't in t...Exile,<br />Welcome back!<br /><br /><i>Anything that isn't in the Constitution is, by definition, illegal. Therefore, Congress can either refuse to fund them or pass laws against them.<br /><br />It really is that easy.</i><br /><br />In principle, it <b>should</b> be <i>that easy</i>.<br /><br />At the same time, of course, WE THE PEOPLE must see that something is getting done. The Era of Instant Gratification has gone far to allow the executive branch to assume the tyrannical power that it has been wielding under the Obama regime.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17401131522450032462014-11-07T05:09:42.393-06:002014-11-07T05:09:42.393-06:00Congress has the power of the purse. Trim those a...Congress has the power of the purse. Trim those agencies. Such trimming will limit the possibility of such over-reaching executive orders.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90688618943572213182014-11-07T05:02:09.051-06:002014-11-07T05:02:09.051-06:00I have published a new blog post: "A Few Idea...I have published <a href="http://alwaysonwatch3.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-few-ideas.html" rel="nofollow">a new blog post</a>: "A Few Ideas," about political reality check.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com