tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post6479370436130474879..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: Why Libertarians shouldn't support the Texas RangersThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-27516478042528895562011-10-30T21:18:24.302-05:002011-10-30T21:18:24.302-05:00I have the same problem with most other sports, an...I have the same problem with most other sports, and I say that as a season ticket holder of an NHL team.<br /><br />Why do we as taxpayers continue to spend hundreds of millions to fund a building for a billionaire employer to pay millionaire employees to work in?<br /><br />Why do we spend taxpayer dollars so high school football teams can play games in states hundreds of miles away? How does Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-172818698118229292011-10-30T11:23:45.423-05:002011-10-30T11:23:45.423-05:00I guess if one is going to be a nemesis it's m...I guess if one is going to be a nemesis it's more of an honor to be the *arch* nemesis. No sense in being a second-place nemesis.Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-70963811730461994252011-10-29T18:10:13.067-05:002011-10-29T18:10:13.067-05:00Doctor,
I hope you understand that I NEED an arch-...Doctor,<br />I hope you understand that I NEED an arch-nemesis. Cedric is all the way over there in Korea, so you are it. <br /><br />Nick,<br />Yeah, we haven't stolen any oil. But there's a reason we invaded Iraq and not N. Korea or Cuba.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-17672621183983465252011-10-29T16:15:35.970-05:002011-10-29T16:15:35.970-05:00...But we were talking about Baseball, weren't......But we were talking about Baseball, weren't we? <br /><br />Let's see if the Eminent Domain curse continues to bedevil the Rangers - and the Dallas Cowboys, while we're at it. One can only hope.Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-27930865463919463602011-10-29T08:33:39.674-05:002011-10-29T08:33:39.674-05:00Ralph, I worked in intelligence for several years....Ralph, I worked in intelligence for several years. In that work, you piece together limited facts with a lot of supposition. Your sources are always of dubious quality. The enemy constantly feeds you disinformation. Intel does the best it can. And for every report there is an equal and opposite report.<br /><br />The Congressional panel you cite had the benefit of perfect hindsight. It doesn'Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-21907693840471361412011-10-29T06:50:51.615-05:002011-10-29T06:50:51.615-05:00Nick
Regarding that intelligence, a 2004 bipartis...Nick<br /><br />Regarding that intelligence, a 2004 bipartisan (9 R, 8 D) had this to say: "Most of the major key judgments in the Intelligence Community’s October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), Iraq’s Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction, either overstated, or were not supported by, the underlying intelligence reporting. A series of failures, particularly in Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-49578932672392479322011-10-28T12:35:42.427-05:002011-10-28T12:35:42.427-05:00I'm still waiting to see all this oil we stole...I'm still waiting to see all this oil we stole from Iraq.<br /><br />You know, every bit of intelligence we had on Iraq was available for members of Congress to look at in a secure room. Take a guess how many members signed into that room.<br /><br />I'll give you a hint: it's a popular nickname among conservatives for our President.<br /><br />Congress didn't care what we knew orHot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-49508384710901550732011-10-28T11:35:08.198-05:002011-10-28T11:35:08.198-05:00I gotta say, if the Iraq war is history's bigg...I gotta say, if the Iraq war is history's biggest bait and switch, GWB learned the joys of B&S with Ranger stadium, though frankly Jerry Jones has surpassed him with Cowboys Stadium.<br /><br />Arch-nemesis? That's a bit harsh, especially considering that I blow a mean blues harp for your Bob Roberts impersonations.Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.com