tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30305817.post115526536167897397..comments2023-06-28T10:05:09.019-04:00Comments on Thoughts from Upstate SC: What's left of the Left?Henry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406453326478697049noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30305817.post-1155349363371901032006-08-11T22:22:00.000-04:002006-08-11T22:22:00.000-04:00And meanwhile, a moderate democrat ("classic liber...And meanwhile, a moderate democrat ("classic liberal"?) gets voted out after eighteen years of service! Personally I think Lieberman can win as an Independent, though I don't know how much "help" he will need from the anemic Republican party to do so.<BR/><BR/>It sort of reminds me of the hunter and the bear. He went into the woods to get a fur coat, the bear was looking for a good meal. They "compromised." The hunter has a fur coat -- he is inside the bear!Henry Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406453326478697049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30305817.post-1155347740210369792006-08-11T21:55:00.000-04:002006-08-11T21:55:00.000-04:00You bring up a great point about the liberal defin...You bring up a great point about the liberal definition of the word "compromise." Liberals constantly complain that Pres. Bush is unwilling to compromise, and that this unwillingness to compromise has destroyed his ability to be a "unifier." What liberals really mean is that Bush doesn't let them run the country as they wish, and that makes them mad. In fact, Bush has compromised with the minority party far more often than any president (Republican or Democrat) in recent memory.hondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463779254875377770noreply@blogger.com