tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post1938511242106700103..comments2023-12-21T02:26:26.867-08:00Comments on Advice From A Fake Consultant: A Fake Consultant Exclusive: The Congressman And I Discuss “The Surge”fake consultanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-34905457638620499952007-10-15T21:21:00.000-07:002007-10-15T21:21:00.000-07:00grover norquist does his "common dreams" work in p...<A HREF="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010514/dreyfuss" REL="nofollow">grover norquist</A> does his "common dreams" work in private and for free...mingling education and lobbying in a most effective way.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-44166559562191617642007-10-14T03:26:00.000-07:002007-10-14T03:26:00.000-07:00He then told me that he is the Ranking Member on t...He then told me that he is the Ranking Member on the Homeland Security Committee, and as a result he has access to “Top Secret information” that flows from a source at a higher level than mine.<BR/><BR/>The American equivalent of Common Purpose. Heaven help America.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-47769845552609957412007-10-12T13:40:00.000-07:002007-10-12T13:40:00.000-07:00it's funny you would say that, as he actually did ...it's funny you would say that, as he actually did "strap on a gun" for many years as a part of his job.<BR/><BR/>reichert bacame famous as the lead detective chasing the "green river killer" (gary ridgeway, who is thought to be associated with more or less 49 murders during the '80s) and eventually became the king county (washington state) sheriff, his first elected office.<BR/><BR/>that said, it's pretty clear he's not "getting it", and his congressional district is fast becoming most unwilling to keep this foolish adventure going.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-66730909517528373372007-10-10T10:29:00.000-07:002007-10-10T10:29:00.000-07:00REally glad to hear he thinks the violence is down...REally glad to hear he thinks the violence is down; perhaps he'd like to strap on a gun and send one of the young men home? Or he could financially and emotionally support one of the Iraq families that have lost husbands, wives, or children to fire from both sides? <BR/><BR/>Very interesting. Thank you for posting this.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-83495351304483974612007-10-10T04:30:00.000-07:002007-10-10T04:30:00.000-07:00i made it a point to compliment reichert for exact...i made it a point to compliment reichert for exactly that because i do feel the general lack of civil discourse is killing any chance we have to reason with and perhaps even gain wisdom from the other side.<BR/><BR/>and you do describe it exactly right...he was most courteous, he was willing to spend more time than might otherwise be expected, and we did disagree.<BR/><BR/>the only disappointing part of the event was that his positions don't always stand up to independent scrutiny (note the blast wall references) in important ways.<BR/><BR/>watch this space over the next 48 hours or so, and i will have a set of ideas that will present a new way of looking at this that might offer some new solutions not yet applied.fake consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254946474239731269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886798502338849917.post-41863474163398141122007-10-09T23:59:00.000-07:002007-10-09T23:59:00.000-07:00Interesting. I suppose its a bit much to expect co...Interesting. I suppose its a bit much to expect conversion- but it sounds to me like he behaved as a reasonable elected representative should- ie he responded courteously and wanted to talk to you about it even though you disagreed. He tried to explain his views. I do think that that is important even if you disagreed with the views he expressed.Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.com