If Reagan “adventure” with Schweiker isn’t “going rogue” then it just doesn’t exist.

” But when the anti-elite crowd demonizes the elite, what they’re actually doing is embracing incompetence.”

…..For some reason they like incompetence…..it’s a similar phenomenon to southern states who are poor and therefore likely much larger beneficiaries of universal healthcare who are most opposed to it…….these people are basically thick

“I don’t care if they are Liberals or Republicans you can be reasonably civil.”

Glad to have you here. You sound sane and reasonable, so be prepared to be hate-bombed as a “troll” and a “Democrat activist.” And if you’re really lucky, you might just get pegged as an “elitist,” too, in which case Addie will award you a “metal.”

You are such a smart fella. Elite can mean “A size of type on a typewriter, equal to 12 characters per linear inch”, it can also mean, ” The best or most skilled members of a group” which is what you just wrote.

Hold it, wait for it……it can also mean….

1. The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources.
2.
a. The sense of entitlement enjoyed by such a group or class.
b. Control, rule, or domination by such a group or class.

Imagine that, a word has more then one meaning.

“Proves nothing”

……..when you produce a ref as reputable as the EB that says he didn’t graduate magna someone might think you less than crazy……when students grad from Harvard or NYU law schools which is my experience their distinction is published at the commencement dear person…..now I suppose Obama’s agents could have destroyed all copies of these docs but it doesn’t seem likely

BarryS, welcome to Political Wrestlemania!

I used to come here fairly regularly then took a break, returning recently to discover that the once relatively thoughtful comment boards had become an outpost for foul-mouthed, willfully ignorant, Obama-haters who live in a fact-free zone. As you suggested, Addie is either a morose teenager with no social skills or a sad adult with a serious case of Turret’s.

I recommend that unless you have a cast iron stomach, you not engage her or her ilk directly.

Thanks for the welcome. I will heed your advice. I’m no shrinking violet but I do like a decent standard of discussion. I don’t care if they are Liberals or Republicans you can be reasonably civil. Swearing is just the action of the uncouth and immature.

“Addled has been posting virtually around the clock. I suppose they consider it therapy.”

……It’s being raining a lot here today so I’ve had a lot of fun rattling her (is it a her?) cage

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/13/pat_robertson/

“I don’t get it: In other fields — outside of government — elite is a good thing, like an elite fighting force. Tiger Woods is an elite golfer. If I need brain surgery, I’d like an elite doctor. But in politics, elite is bad — the elite aren’t down-to-earth and accessible like you and me and President S*%#-for-Brains. But when the anti-elite crowd demonizes the elite, what they’re actually doing is embracing incompetence.”