tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post7902086755935795519..comments2023-08-24T08:56:06.522-05:00Comments on Rhymes With Clown: Paul Soglin's Concern for RepublicansJeremy R. Shownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11303377672028774152noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-46165621116131927422009-10-15T21:57:54.881-05:002009-10-15T21:57:54.881-05:00I haven't yet heard a "moderate" rad...I haven't yet heard a "moderate" radio talk show host. It is a contradiction of terms, because when you always get in the last word by clicking the "off button" you are essentially saying how partial and un-yielding you are, not how moderate you are. There is nothing "moderate" about an "off button", and the reason there are so many "conservative' talk shows is that, to them, the words dialogue and compromise are cryptic code words of "big government" and are not to be taken tolerated. Radio show hosts are essentially intellectually red-necked, and whose previous, or next, profession was, or will likely be, a pulpit-pounding evangelical. Meanwhile, the dog's bark but the caravan moves on.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-31668435936523821692009-10-15T12:04:32.659-05:002009-10-15T12:04:32.659-05:00Good article.Good article.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314760388854078066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-42150998718568577812009-10-15T11:09:42.757-05:002009-10-15T11:09:42.757-05:00For example, "the value of investment in infr...<i>For example, "the value of investment in infrastructure." Even an extremist prefers bridges that don't collapse and might occasionally want to use the interstate highway system</i><br /><br />So does Soglin condemn Doyle for allowing the 894/45/94 interchange to damn near fall down with his fraud-o-budgets?<br /><br />I didn't think so.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.com