Either Boehner would consider it, or he wouldn’t. If he says he would "talk" to Delay about it, would that put him in the "would consider" camp, or the "would not consider" camp.
To me, if you were NOT considering it, there would be no reason to talk to Delay. No reason at all.
Put another way, if Boenher was not considering it, here is how the conversation should have gone:RUSSERT: If he [DeLay] is acquitted and chooses to come back to Washington and wants to become Majority Leader again, would you step aside?
BOEHNER: No. Next question. Why be so mealy mouthed?
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Diplomacy, MK. Tact.
For example, if I were asked my response should Helga "the Mountain" Dragonstein ask me out on a date, I would say that I’d have to "talk to her about it". That’s a tactful way of saying "I’ll tell her no, but that’s a private conversation and I don’t plan to embarass her in public needlessly about a question she hasn’t even asked". |
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Diplomacy, MK. Tact. Perhaps ... but reform would seem to demand some straight shootin’, lest people get the wrong idea.
OTOH, perhaps you have got a thing for Ms. Dragonstein - after all, there is no accounting for taste. |
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Which is exactly what Instapundit wrote. I eagerly await the rousing condemnation of the left side of the blogosphere.
Perhaps the problem lies in Reynold’s phrasing. You see, he was eloquent and avoided vulgarity, and that’s always a more "vicious" approach, isn’t it? |
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Think Progress is often useful. In this instance, however, they’re being thoroughly dishonest. -Jon Henke Almost as dishonest as deleting every single comment someone ever made on the QandO weblog. As if it never was posted. Pot calling the kettle black? |
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Almost as dishonest as deleting every single comment someone ever made on the QandO weblog. As if it never was posted. Pot calling the kettle black? Or almost as dishonest as returning after many times being told to stay away.
Damn Book - get a grip! Oh, and then get the H*LL our of here. |
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In the excerpted portions, Instapundit uses the word "genocide" and Atrios does not.
Atrios does sound like a frat boy at a kegger, spouting a Chappelle-inspired line. But the message is simply that today, if nukes are launched by a nation against another nation that also has nukes, a retaliation in kind is essentially a given. Hardly an unremrakble proposition.
Instapundit suggests a genocide is possible. To most minds, genocide is systematic destruction of a race or ethnic group, regardless of the political boundaries they inhabit. Moreover, because Muslims exist in all nations, practically, and in all ethnic groups, (ever heard of Indonesia, B*tches?!!!), what the hell is Instapundit even saying? Even if one were to characterize the killings of all Muslims as genocide, how exactly would carrying out such a grand exercise in extermination even be possible.
But you’re right, Atrios is saying now what the professor was saying then. And 2 + 2 = 5.
BTW, how did you get B*itches past the new filter? Just curious.
OH - AND WHEN DO WE START REFERRING TO HIM AS B*SH? VERY CURIOUS. |
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MK, if you’re really a lawyer you must be a really bad one. Your arguments are consistently based on easily contradicted evidence. You left out "national group" from your definition of genocide. Did you do that on purpose, or were you just sloppy? Considering that Instapundit used national groups as his examples of genocide, you’ve left out an important part of the definition. Are you trying to argue that destroying all the innocent Persians in Iran would not be considered genocide by people all over the world? |
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But the message is simply that today, if nukes are launched by a nation against another nation that also has nukes, a retaliation in kind is essentially a given. Hardly an unremrakble proposition. No, it’s absolutely not a remarkable proposition. I daresay few would disagree. But then, neither is Reynolds suggestion that, should a people of someo specific state, region or religion decide to fight to the death against us, it will probably end with an awful lot of death — hopefully, theirs. The argument is the same in either case: total war will be met with total war, and the results will certainly be horrendous for those who fight us. BTW, how did you get B*itches past the new filter? Just curious. The filter must not apply to the posts. |
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Oh, and then get the H*LL our of here. Written By: meagain
Free Markets, Free People. |
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so franklin you want to extend Books freedom by taking away McQ’s and Dale’s and Jon’s freedom? care to make that argument? Oh no, you were just trying to be snarky by trying to ignorantly use the owners’ of this sites beliefs against them. |
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Franklin, are you trying to argue that people should be free to come into someone else’s home and then shout anti-semitic remarks without being asked to leave? I think you are confusing freedom from government control with freedom to do whatever one pleases on someone else’s property. It shouldn’t be confusing at all. |
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Franklin, are you trying to argue that people should be free to come into someone else’s home and then shout anti-semitic remarks without being asked to leave? -JWG JWG, are you trying to argue that critical comments about Israel in a political internet forum is tatamount to "shouting" anti-Semitic remarks in someone’s home? You yourself debated someone at great length over the Israel/Palestine issue only to then insist later that the entire thread be deleted by Dale Franks. Get real and admit that Israel/Palestine is a taboo subject at QandO. QandO is certified Kosher for Israel. |
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QandO is certified Kosher for Israel. That really helps us understand where you are coming from. Thanks. |
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Goodbye Book...go link to your Jewish hate/conspiracy sites on someone else’s blog. |
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...go link to your Jewish hate/conspiracy sites on someone else’s blog. Written By: JWG
QandO forbids comments that are critical of Israel and supportive of the Palestinian people?NOTICE: While we don’t wish to censor your thoughts, we do blacklist certain terms of profanity or obscenity. This is not to muzzle you, but to ensure that the blog remains work-safe for our readers. |
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Go away, Book. I’m not going to relink to or relist your favorite sites that do much more than merely criticize Israeli policies in order to re-demonstrate your vile and obsessive nature. |
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I’m not going to relink to or relist your favorite sites that do much more than merely criticize Israeli policies in order to re-demonstrate your vile and obsessive nature. Written By: JWG
an example of "Dishonest Punditry" if there ever was one...NOTICE: While we don’t wish to censor your thoughts, we do blacklist certain terms of profanity or obscenity. This is not to muzzle you, but to ensure that the blog remains work-safe for our readers. |
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