Comments on: Voting Ourselves Off The Island

By: Jed

Jed — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:36:19 +0000

“Cut and run” is a linguistic invention of the republicans, and, as such, they are responsible for any idea given to al Queda that this is what is being planned.

In reality (a sphere entirely removed from the place where republicans live) the democrats want to fight a more effective fight against the terrorists. It’s not surprising that Republican sissies too cowardly to admit their own mistakes would try to spin this against Democrats with false characterizations like “cut and run.”

By: Not Saussure

Not Saussure — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:20:20 +0000

Steyn, I think, misrepresents the reason the Spanish voted as they did; the Spanish government, it should be remembered, initially fell over themselves to blame ETA (who were then observing a ceasefire) or, indeed, anyone but Al Qaida for the Madrid atrocities, presumably because they feared they be punished by the voters for taking Spain into Iraq. Many Spanish voters, I would imagine, were disgusted by their government’s self-serving cynicism when the truth came out.

Certainly here in the UK we aren’t so much angry with Blair because of the 7/7 attacks on London as because he refuses to admit that his policies might have had anything to do with them. Had he said at the time something to the effect that the bombings were, in part, a result of our involvement in the occupation but this was a price we have to pay for doing the right thing, people would have had a great deal more respect for him. If he’d have tried to blame the attacks on the Provisional IRA he’d probably have been lynched when the truth came out, and deservedly so. I suspect many Spanish voters felt the same way.

By: mokus

mokus — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:20:22 +0000

Mark Steyn is a Canadian who’s columns are published in the UK and in the English speaking countries of North America, and his work is well known among the chattering classes. He’s considered rather influential, something of an iconoclast, and among Conservatives he’s held in high regard.

But, he’s not for you, don’t bother reading him, or you’ll end up with high blood pressure and talking to yourself.

By: Arlo

Arlo — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:33:07 +0000

What is this guy Steyn? A movie critic? This is the kind of stupid discourse about war that the public rejected.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:02:40 +0000

Yeah, sorry about that. But the comment spam hit new highs (or lows, depending on your outlook). I had to do something when it started hitting 50 an hour.

By: directorblue

directorblue — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:51:14 +0000

Consider this a manual trackback, since Haloscan’s trackback feature can’t handle the captcha…