Comments on: Strategic Vagueness vs. Rallying Clarity

By: McClain

McClain — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 02:04:00 +0000

Um, you seem to assume there’s some stash to loot, which seems doubtful.
And also to imply that Michael Jordan was defeated at baseball by opponents who were angry about his basketball career. More doubtful still.
The God’n'Guns reference is…well, I really don’t know what that’s supposed to mean. You disapprove of God? Or guns? OK, so…how d’you feel about devils’n'roses, then?

By: monkyboy

monkyboy — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:06:00 +0000

Could be rope-a-dope (a more fitting description of the last election I can’t think of), McClain.

Or perhaps Bush trying to push his plan to loot SS might be like Michael Jordon trying to play baseball. The people he bought off with the trinkets and beads of God n Guns might actualy be paying attention now that his hand is reaching into their wallets…

By: McClain

McClain — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:41:00 +0000

Bush is very good at rope-a-dope. It’s a favorite move of his.
Any plan he proposes will suffer bitter, cornered-rat hostility from his political opponents. So he’ll get them to tire themselves out chasing and barking at trial balloons before he sends his real plan into the arena.
After the anti-Bush pundits and pols have vented all the knee-jerk spleen they can vent, he’ll know their strong and weak points. The general public, meanwhile, tires of such wonky drivel and ceases to pay attention. Hell, I wearied of Social Security debates the minute I heard one.
But I think Bush has a mind to do something about it, so I’m sure something will get done.
Whether it’ll be an improvement…eh…who knows? I, for one, don’t care enough to worry about it.

By: monkyboy

monkyboy — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:30:00 +0000

I think the problem is that people see Bush as a liar. I doubt even the people who voted for him believe what he says. It’s no big deal lying about Iraq, it ain’t but a few poor Americans and a bunch of foriegners dying because of the lies.

But when he talks about Social Security, Bushes lies could actually hurt.

By: Gabriel Mihalache

Gabriel Mihalache — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:22:00 +0000

You said yourself that people will loose interest. If the administration controls the agenda, it’s in its best interest to postpone the negotiation with the opposition until the opposition won’t be able to mobilize the public due to its apathy towards the issue.

Any propaganda might be best after the fact, in a way to reassure people that what’s been done are good measures, whatever they turn out to be.

In certain countries, like Romania, up to a few months ago, all branches of government were held by the same party, which turned into a sort of “voting machine”, passing laws regardless of any opposition or public dissent. All in all, you’re better off.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:17:00 +0000

Well, what if most conservatives have just figured that government will never solve their retirement problems, and therefore have taken it upon themselves to plan for retirement independent of any government-sanctioned scheme?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

By: Gabriel Mihalache

Gabriel Mihalache — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Any propaganda might be best after the fact, in a way to reassure people that what’s been done are good measures, whatever they turn out to be.

By: monkyboy

monkyboy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

But when he talks about Social Security, Bushes lies could actually hurt.

By: McClain

McClain — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

By: monkyboy

monkyboy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Could be rope-a-dope (a more fitting description of the last election I can’t think of), McClain.

By: McClain

McClain — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000