The madman of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

CHB ^ | February 20, 2003 | Doug Thompson

[Spidey]

Didn't CHB used to be a conservative site? I thought the forum was a couple of years ago. What happened?

[Mr. Mojo]

Now he [Dubya] seems hellbent on destroying the Constitution and, along with it, the Bill of Rights

Typical....This moron doesn't even give one example to back up his ridiculous argument.

[ThinkingMan]

Last week, Bush said he didn’t care if a majority of Americans thought he should wait and let the United Nations finish its work before invading Iraq

What exactly constitutes a majority? A herd of the great unwashed masses? I'd say a majority would be those who did not take part in the joke that was an anti-Bush march.

[the_doc]

The guy is an idiot who thinks that the United States was founded as a democracy.

That disqualifies him as a thoughtful conservative, IMO.

[cyncooper]

“Sometimes you have to ignore popular opinion and do what’s right,” Bush said in a speech to a group of cheering veterans. “The President must govern, not be governed.”

Say what? Excuse me, King George, but this country was founded on the belief of “government of the people, by the people and for the people.”

Bush is correct, the author is not.

We have representation in Congress that has authorized any actions President Bush makes, for starters.

It sounds like the author is advocating leadership by gauging poll numbers. (And even that doesn't support Thompson's point since a majority in polls support the President's position on Iraq.)

[MHGinTN]

Clueless at CHB. Veru sneaky writer ... inveigles with the first sentences, then salavates slamming his favorite focal point for his bitterness that Al Goron isn't president.

[kylaka]

Everyone agrees Saddam is bad news.... and everybody knows bad news does not improve with age. Sombody must have pissed on Doug's cornflakes today.

[the_doc]

His position reminds me of Stefanopolos's angry whinings about the impeachment procedings in the light of the opinion polls. Concerning the Republican's determination to try to follow the Constitution, he said "They don't get it!"

People like Stefanopolos, and now, Thompson, make me puke.

[Willie Green]

That point could be proven, but this author is too dumb and lazy to do so.

By "this author", are we to assume that you're referring to yourself in the third person?

[Nick Danger]

I guess we can put him in the 'no' pile.

[Willie Green]

I'm just saying that the guy is a 3rd rate author.

You've offered nothing to support that assertion, other than a vulgar personal attack against him.

[John Jorsett]

Why do you have such a pair of big brass balls when it comes to Iraq, which hasn’t developed nukes (but probably will one day) but turn into a wimp when it comes to be much more pressing threat from North Korea?

I've noticed this common tactic in debates, particularly from the left. "Your approach won't solve all of our problems, so why try it?" is the basic theme. Should we get rid of cops since they don't completely eliminate crime? Or since washing my underwear doesn't dry clean my suits, why wash it? A completely nonsensical argument.

[Redcloak]

I forget what put a bee in Thompson's bonnet, but he's been batting at it since at least 2000. He's yet another dim-witted Pubie who seems to think that we'd be better off with Algore in office.

(As I recall, it was one of those Bush-isn't-conservative-enough-so-let's-put-the-Commie'-in-office kind of arguments.)

[AlaninSA]

The author is a twit.

There's a very compelling breakdown of the world's security situation in this month's Esquire. We clearly do have a need to take out Iraq -- the author of this article is an advisor to DoD.

[PISANO]

Sounds like this idiot would be happy if 'put your finger in the air to see which way the wind is blowin' Clinton was in office. Obviously this guy doesn't have the foggiest idea about LEADERSHIP.

[harrowup]

I forget what put a bee in Thompson's bonnet...

He wasn't invited to serve in any capacity and has not been consulted on any appointments.

...and unlike Rush, he has no audience so it makes him cranky.

[Torie]

The rant doesn't make the slightest bit of sense. Perhaps the author was inebriated at the time. It really isn't work spending anytime refuting because the piece is self refuting. We move from mistatements of popular sentiment to Bush saying he won't follow popular sentiment (which he is following), to somehow that failing to follow popular sentiment is akin to King George and traduces the Constitution, to Bush is a madman trying to turn the US in to a police state, to Bush doesn't care about North Korea. Whatever.