Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Alighieri who wrote (279664)	3/11/2006 8:53:25 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) of 1573849

"Yes, but I would prefer to think that americans are learning a lasting lesson ... if they can do this in just five years, imagine their capacity for damage long term...we'll see soon enough" Will they learn a lesson? If history is any guide, yes. Will it be long lasting? It really depends on your definition of "long". Enough apparently forgot, or never learned, the danger of the "unitary executive" from Nixon. Now Nixon wasn't the worst possible example of the danger and the Republicans never gave up on the possibilities, so that may be part of the reason. There hasn't been an example of machine politics like DeLay and Co. has put together in a very long time. Even Chicago under Daley wasn't anywhere close to this scale. And we've never had a President who mixed so many goals that are so totally against the ideals of this country, yet able to package them as the essence of the American Spirit with the collusion of the media. There isn't any real historical precedent.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next