http://www.frumforum.com/persuader-in-chief Building a conservatism that can win again Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.frumforum.com/persuader-in-chief/comment-page-1#comment-52469 walkerwalker73 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:13:41 +0000 #comment-52469 Interesting thoughts, sir. I enjoy your posts Interesting thoughts, sir. I enjoy your posts

]]> http://www.frumforum.com/persuader-in-chief/comment-page-1#comment-45596 Pragmatist306 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:47:19 +0000 #comment-45596 Thank you for the insights; I've added those 2 books to my 'to read' pile. Thank you for the insights; I’ve added those 2 books to my ‘to read’ pile.

]]> http://www.frumforum.com/persuader-in-chief/comment-page-1#comment-43269 Punditor Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:39:56 +0000 #comment-43269 I worked for several years on a Federal program in which Peter Rodman was an active participant, and I learned at first hand what a brilliant and eloquent man he can be. But I disagreed then and I disagree now with his concept of the presidency, which he shares with Donald Rumsfeld and Richard Cheney (who were also part of the program). One need look only at the failed US Government of the past eight years to see where the Rodman/Rumsfeld/Cheney theory of government leads (and especially the part about putting weak incompetents at the head of Federal agencies). I worked for several years on a Federal program in which Peter Rodman was an active participant, and I learned at first hand what a brilliant and eloquent man he can be. But I disagreed then and I disagree now with his concept of the presidency, which he shares with Donald Rumsfeld and Richard Cheney (who were also part of the program). One need look only at the failed US Government of the past eight years to see where the Rodman/Rumsfeld/Cheney theory of government leads (and especially the part about putting weak incompetents at the head of Federal agencies).

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