I was going to avoid politics at all cost on this here bliggity blog.
But politics is not easily gotten rid off: once in your system it coils around your brain stem, lying dormant but never gone. Kind of like herpes. Which may be why people tend to avoid politically oriented blogs so assiduously.
On the other hand, I have absolutely no expectations here. I couldn't give two tugs of a dead dogs cock if anybody reads it.
Lets dive in, shall we:
I watched the documentary put together by CC Goldwater about her grandfather Barry Goldwater, Mr Conservative.
Goldwater had always been a bit of a hero for me when I was studying political science. He was the guy both sides loved to hate, which is an automatic sign that he was doing something right. The Left hated him because he was against government intervention into the lives of its citizens (read: he fought against welfare, subsidies, and labor unions.), and the Right hated him because he was against government intervention into the lives of citizens (morality, he believed, belonged to the individual. Not the government). Consequently, Mr Conservative was a vehement proponent of gay rights and abortion.
He also has an uncanny resemblance to my grandfather. So there is that.
Go watch the documentary on HBO. Check out the Wiki.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
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3 comments:
As a child of the Reagan years I do appreciate some of his legacy.
I don't know though...th New Deal and Roosevelt are just my heart and soul.
Truman. He is my love.
Honestly if not for Reagan though Conservative would not be such a dirty word.
Just a few random thoughts....
I'm a fan of the New Deal, but I think people were much more willing to work back than: the government simply provided the jobs and 3 squares a day.
Reagan's legacy will haunt Americans for along time to come. Every time you see a mentally disabled homeless person, you should make a mental note to pee on Reagan's grave.
Goldwater, for his part, hated Reagan.
Everything you say!
Made me so sad when I went to San Fran in the 90's.
All the homeless.
People were not aware of what the next centuries would bring and without the people of the Depression and the Dust Bowl... I would be nothing and have nothing.
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