Comments on: No Honor Among Thieves http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: The Baltimore Reporter http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71868 The Baltimore Reporter Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:30:18 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71868 [...] Blue Crab Boulevard [...] [...] Blue Crab Boulevard [...]

]]> By: martian http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71838 martian Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:43:38 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71838 I predict that Murtha will soon be the Democratic Party's sacrificial lamb (mutton?). Rep. Murtha, just TRY and get any campaign money from the DNC when you come up for re-election. Go ahead, just TRY! I predict that Murtha will soon be the Democratic Party’s sacrificial lamb (mutton?). Rep. Murtha, just TRY and get any campaign money from the DNC when you come up for re-election. Go ahead, just TRY!

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71818 Gaius Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:54:25 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71818 Wow, that must be a record to get the "clarification" talking points pasted up. Wow, that must be a record to get the “clarification” talking points pasted up.

]]> By: Tom http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71817 Tom Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:42:37 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71817 Improved security is a statistic based on the number of sectarian murders and killings - among other things. If the sheer number of ‘potential’ victims is lower, it stands to reason the number of ‘actual’ victims will also be lower. This lowered casualty figure, in some small way, can be attributed to the surge, but more than likely it is based more on my initial points (exodus and ethnic cleansing). And still, since the surge was supposed to provide ‘breathing room’ for the politicians, we still have to consider the dubious success based on this important benchmark. If the surge doesn’t do what it was put in place to do: breathing room for political discussions and compromises, then one cannot call the surge a success no matter how low the killing statistic is. The right side talking points generally try to elevate the success and downplay the failure, and I see that happening in this instance. If the surge does not improve the political reconciliation (it’s intended goal), then it is a failure. Improved security is a statistic based on the number of sectarian murders and killings – among other things.

If the sheer number of ‘potential’ victims is lower, it stands to reason the number of ‘actual’ victims will also be lower. This lowered casualty figure, in some small way, can be attributed to the surge, but more than likely it is based more on my initial points (exodus and ethnic cleansing).

And still, since the surge was supposed to provide ‘breathing room’ for the politicians, we still have to consider the dubious success based on this important benchmark.

If the surge doesn’t do what it was put in place to do: breathing room for political discussions and compromises, then one cannot call the surge a success no matter how low the killing statistic is.

The right side talking points generally try to elevate the success and downplay the failure, and I see that happening in this instance. If the surge does not improve the political reconciliation (it’s intended goal), then it is a failure.

]]> By: Maggie http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71815 Maggie Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:57:34 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71815 Not that this has ever happened to me, but I DO check before heading to the check out: Kind of like taking a new purse to the check out counter, the clerk digging through the factory paper stuffing inside and finding "other-stuff" hidden therein ... and looking up at you as if you tried to steal something. Well, sort of ... :-) Not that this has ever happened to me, but I DO check before heading to the check out:

Kind of like taking a new purse to the check out counter, the clerk digging through the factory paper stuffing inside and finding “other-stuff” hidden therein … and looking up at you as if you tried to steal something.

Well, sort of … :-)

]]> By: Neo http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71809 Neo Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:47:03 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71809 <blockquote><b>Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.</b> - John F. Kennedy, Friday, January 20, 1961</blockquote> First, it was amazing that anyone so at odds with John F Kennedy would ever receive an award from the Kennedy Library & Museum, but now we see that there never was any courage involved. Murtha give back the <a href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/News+and+Press/Former+Navy+General+Counsel+Alberto+Mora+and+US+Representative+John+Murtha+Honored+with+the+2006+JFK.htm" rel="nofollow">Profiles in Courage</a> award ?

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. – John F. Kennedy, Friday, January 20, 1961

First, it was amazing that anyone so at odds with John F Kennedy would ever receive an award from the Kennedy Library & Museum, but now we see that there never was any courage involved.
Murtha give back the Profiles in Courage award ?

]]> By: Murtha: “The Surge is Working” « The Van Der Galiën Gazette http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-71803 Murtha: “The Surge is Working” « The Van Der Galiën Gazette Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:16:56 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/30/no-honor-among-thieves/#comment-71803 [...]  Gaius comments: “The fracture of the Democrats over this will be fast and ugly. I expect there is going to be a real donnybrook in the next leadership meeting. Pelosi is scheduled to speak to the DNC on Friday - reporters will be waiting for her. This is going to be fun to watch.” [...] [...]  Gaius comments: “The fracture of the Democrats over this will be fast and ugly. I expect there is going to be a real donnybrook in the next leadership meeting. Pelosi is scheduled to speak to the DNC on Friday – reporters will be waiting for her. This is going to be fun to watch.” [...]

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