tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post2595337802229548283..comments2024-03-29T05:00:41.967-05:00Comments on driftglass: On This 149th Anniversary Of Appomattox driftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-27904026226078475852014-04-10T19:46:39.012-05:002014-04-10T19:46:39.012-05:00The Conservatives are still angry that their side ...The Conservatives are still angry that their side lost the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and WWII.<br /><br />But, I say, The Conservatives DID win the Civil War, it just took 150 years.Comrade Rutherfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-76140025796984923382014-04-10T13:48:09.042-05:002014-04-10T13:48:09.042-05:00The persistence of the USAmerican Civil War grudge...The persistence of the USAmerican Civil War grudges should surprise no one.<br /><br />To name only one historic grudge, Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims are still fighting over something that happened over 1300 years ago.<br /><br />Many other such grudges exist in the world, some older than the Sunni-Shi'ite feud.<br /><br />149 years? The blink of an eye.<br /><br />The big brains of us talking apes give us plenty of mental storage space for grudges. That is one of the drawbacks of our big brains.Monster from the Idnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-22239305764690201702014-04-10T09:50:46.052-05:002014-04-10T09:50:46.052-05:00"The only thing that ever changed the conserv..."The only thing that ever changed the conservative mind was the Union army." –Driftglassmellowjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543634125013198207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-16678039147969823642014-04-10T06:18:26.597-05:002014-04-10T06:18:26.597-05:00I always considered Jim DeMint a total A-Hole. Ev...I always considered Jim DeMint a total A-Hole. Even so, it is depressing to see that a former U.S. senator could be so profoundly ignorant of U.S. history and the U.S. Constitution. I mean, he was a "lawmaker." But of course it's more than that. I agree, "still not over it."Redhandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-45924105832602369872014-04-09T22:28:54.516-05:002014-04-09T22:28:54.516-05:00I'm still disappointed and a bit surprised by ...I'm still disappointed and a bit surprised by Chait's weak apologia. For a guy who consistently hammers the GOP on their bullshit, I would never have guessed he would fall into the "both sides" pungee pit (in long form, no less).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-24493303974197361602014-04-09T20:12:11.786-05:002014-04-09T20:12:11.786-05:00Yes, but Jonathan Chait says liberals must always ...Yes, but Jonathan Chait says liberals must always assume these people are operating in good faith, so there's that.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-57323340026412272422014-04-09T16:45:18.941-05:002014-04-09T16:45:18.941-05:00Not only are they "Not over it" but they...Not only are they "Not over it" but they are advancing towards reversing it.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.com