tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post6313469518738304792..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: PJ O'RourkeAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-49642720855273684332022-02-17T16:01:46.920-05:002022-02-17T16:01:46.920-05:00I was found of PJ, he was a reasonable man. Worth ...I was found of PJ, he was a reasonable man. Worth looking at the 2 'Have I got News For You' episodes he was in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-47645919822426292832022-02-17T15:16:48.255-05:002022-02-17T15:16:48.255-05:00That sounds about right, on all points. Trump was,...That sounds about right, on all points. Trump was, and remains, a populist, and on the center-left to the far right those have a lot of overlap with conservative causes, and even more overlap with rhetoric of the fire-breathers. He could therefore bull his way through to get conservative things accomplished that actual conservatives never did. But it was otherwise not reliable.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-62101170669179050002022-02-17T14:45:08.965-05:002022-02-17T14:45:08.965-05:00PJ wrote some really good stuff on economics (alwa...PJ wrote some really good stuff on economics (always with a wry sense). I get the impression he was a libertarian that really got hooked on the power of the Free Market. What bothered him the most about Trump was not his crude manners (anyone writing for the old National Lampoon would not have been too upset) but that he had no real political creed. He was a business hanger on who had no real understanding of a national economy. I saw Rush Limbaugh wrestle with this early in the Trump rise and have to give up in the face of populists. <br /><br />PJ was too smart and too good natured to tolerate this so he gave up (plus he had health issues). dmoellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128088863830769762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-27958777181983996782022-02-16T13:24:28.225-05:002022-02-16T13:24:28.225-05:00I agree with you here. If people really think the ...I agree with you here. If people really think the GOP is going to save us think again. Trump as well. He spent almost as much as Obama, just 1 trillion less than Obama's 9 trillion. By 2024 no one will have the option to spend that kind of money. There will be no miracle. We are screwed. Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-41650619652659791472022-02-16T08:21:53.812-05:002022-02-16T08:21:53.812-05:00Last year, P.J. put out "Eat the Rich" a...Last year, P.J. put out "Eat the Rich" as a free pdf, with a new introduction and commentary on what had changed since he wrote it in the 90s.<br /><br />https://assets.americanconsequences.com/uploads/2021/06/Eat-the-Rich-P.J.-ORourke.pdf?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=SaturdayDaily&utm_campaign=EatTheRich&utm_content=BookPDFAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940794318027132216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52699669545159470672022-02-15T21:17:06.328-05:002022-02-15T21:17:06.328-05:00Or HarryOr <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=WEmN1ZKrYpsC&pg=PA235&lpg=PA235&dq=%22the+awful+power+of+make-believe%22&source=bl&ots=csXhhyg8CZ&sig=ACfU3U1lEblJQaeMZomC8hUNGnuwhTIRpg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDrvDek4P2AhU9JTQIHblFB9AQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q=%22the%20awful%20power%20of%20make-believe%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">Harry</a>jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-4555429725443061932022-02-15T20:55:10.542-05:002022-02-15T20:55:10.542-05:00I also liked Holidays in Hell.I also liked Holidays in Hell.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com