Comments on: Conservative Overconfidence http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10567.html Some Chicago Boyz know each other from student days at the University of Chicago. Others are Chicago boys in spirit. The blog name is also intended as a good-humored gesture of admiration for distinguished Chicago boys including those pictured above. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:50:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Robert Schwartz http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10567.html/comment-page-1#comment-329910 Robert Schwartz Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:27:43 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=10567#comment-329910 I guess the appropriate response is prayer. I guess the appropriate response is prayer.

]]> By: Michael Kennedy http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10567.html/comment-page-1#comment-329886 Michael Kennedy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:57:25 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=10567#comment-329886 The Tea Party people I know are pretty libertarian. There was an interesting You Tube video of an interview with a tea party organizer in which the interviewer tried pretty hard to provoke him into "hard right" expressions but failed. I have searched Google and Dogpile but can't find it. The best tactic for tea party people is to run for GOP committee seats and run in primaries. It remains to be seen if they are willing to do that. The Tea Party people I know are pretty libertarian. There was an interesting You Tube video of an interview with a tea party organizer in which the interviewer tried pretty hard to provoke him into “hard right” expressions but failed. I have searched Google and Dogpile but can’t find it. The best tactic for tea party people is to run for GOP committee seats and run in primaries. It remains to be seen if they are willing to do that.

]]> By: Xennady http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10567.html/comment-page-1#comment-329881 Xennady Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:21:35 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=10567#comment-329881 I'm a former republican with no liking for the present leadership of the GOP. But I think dissatisfaction with the present government will quite likely end up with a lot more votes going to the opposition which right now happens to be the republican party. My guess is that the GOP will do much better in 2010 than most people suspect- in fact I think they could even get control of congress. But whether or not they will know what to do that success is another question. My guess is that they will continue to f*%k up. Hey, I hope I'm wrong about that. But I've been waiting a long time to be impressed- and I haven't been. If the GOP takes over congress after the failure of the democrats and botches it- then the public might well be left with no mainstream choice at all. I'd rather not speculate about what would happen after that. I’m a former republican with no liking for the present leadership of the GOP. But I think dissatisfaction with the present government will quite likely end up with a lot more votes going to the opposition which right now happens to be the republican party. My guess is that the GOP will do much better in 2010 than most people suspect- in fact I think they could even get control of congress. But whether or not they will know what to do that success is another question.

My guess is that they will continue to f*%k up. Hey, I hope I’m wrong about that. But I’ve been waiting a long time to be impressed- and I haven’t been.

If the GOP takes over congress after the failure of the democrats and botches it- then the public might well be left with no mainstream choice at all.

I’d rather not speculate about what would happen after that.

]]> By: Tatyana http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10567.html/comment-page-1#comment-329880 Tatyana Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:03:14 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=10567#comment-329880 Very true. Two days ago I spent 4 hours on a seminar about new local Energy codes most likely coming into effect in January. The lecturer stumbles for a second while displaying slides about Global Warming on his prepared PowerPOint presentation - but only for a moment. "The oceans are rising, despite some inconsistencies with data", he said,- "so this new code is very timely and in accordance with Mayor Bloomberg' pledge to bring the city to Zero Emissions in 2030". They go full speed ahead, they do. Very true.

Two days ago I spent 4 hours on a seminar about new local Energy codes most likely coming into effect in January. The lecturer stumbles for a second while displaying slides about Global Warming on his prepared PowerPOint presentation – but only for a moment. “The oceans are rising, despite some inconsistencies with data”, he said,- “so this new code is very timely and in accordance with Mayor Bloomberg’ pledge to bring the city to Zero Emissions in 2030″.

They go full speed ahead, they do.

]]> By: Lexington Green http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10567.html/comment-page-1#comment-329879 Lexington Green Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:06:30 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=10567#comment-329879 I have no sense that the current irritation with the Donks translates into much liking for the GOP. I sense a populism that has no clear center, and which detests both parties. If that is so, then the Ds will stay in control, and the anger will be directionless and ineffective. I have no sense that the current irritation with the Donks translates into much liking for the GOP. I sense a populism that has no clear center, and which detests both parties. If that is so, then the Ds will stay in control, and the anger will be directionless and ineffective.

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