tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post403974949241129472..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Distance From PowerAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-72519465402203146182017-11-18T01:40:23.031-05:002017-11-18T01:40:23.031-05:00Random "fight/work"-related observation:...Random "fight/work"-related observation: in 2008, McCain urged voters to "Fight with me."<br /><br />Not the same as "I'll fight for you", yet "work" is nowhere in sight.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-31019583354168021012017-11-17T19:46:56.260-05:002017-11-17T19:46:56.260-05:00I saw that piece, too, and thought it was a better...I saw that piece, too, and thought it was a better take than most, especially considering the source.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-23863372097605408822017-11-17T12:33:22.440-05:002017-11-17T12:33:22.440-05:00My impression is that Colin Johnson does not know ...My impression is that Colin Johnson does not know we who live in the hinterlands and "flyover" country.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-77701009245139778302017-11-16T23:44:26.214-05:002017-11-16T23:44:26.214-05:00"Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that..."Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. Political decisions should be taken at a local level if possible, rather than by a central authority."<br /><br />"Some of these functions are carried out by local political bodies, others by private associations: so long as they are kept local, and are marked by the general agreement of those affected, they constitute healthy community. But when these functions pass by default or usurpation to centralized authority, then community is in serious danger." ~~ Russell Kirk<br /><br />http://www.kirkcenter.org/detail/ten-conservative-principles/<br /><br /><br />Roy Lofquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536815900678298041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-49069100912111760662017-11-16T22:35:15.932-05:002017-11-16T22:35:15.932-05:00Fixed. Thank you.Fixed. Thank you.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-53201680011357962692017-11-16T22:15:17.342-05:002017-11-16T22:15:17.342-05:00It used to be that Democrats said they would fight...<i>It used to be that Democrats said they would fight for you, and Republicans said they would work for you, and<b> I discussed the reasons why here.</b></i><br />American Studies Association, have to log in?RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.com