tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post2543854912825807687..comments2024-03-19T08:23:24.309-07:00Comments on Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes: DUCK AND COVERTom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-23113582519371901042017-04-18T16:05:51.272-07:002017-04-18T16:05:51.272-07:00There's a potential deterrent, if they reason!...There's a potential deterrent, if they reason! I simply hate to think about the idea of a war.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-29597539733101814612017-04-18T15:34:26.637-07:002017-04-18T15:34:26.637-07:00I remember reading (10 years ago?) N. Korea has on...I remember reading (10 years ago?) N. Korea has only about 2 month's oil reserve. Unless that's changed, I doubt it would sustain a war.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-26519357527054862272017-04-17T19:26:44.309-07:002017-04-17T19:26:44.309-07:00amen to that point! getting out the vote, that is ...amen to that point! getting out the vote, that is getting the vote, is the crux of it.<br />BTW-We had a coach who also used that "sports idiom" THAT THERE!Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-79949408687030210872017-04-17T16:24:32.710-07:002017-04-17T16:24:32.710-07:00"they have no ability to use logic, reason an..."they have no ability to use logic, reason and evaluative intellect."<br />That there (as my idiot football coach used to say) is the problem. Those who voted for trump likely despise "evaluative intellect," and by damn they ain'ta gonna use it (whatever the hell it is). The one "asset" they have is the desire and ability to haul their asses to the polls on election day, a desire and ability that not enough other, more "thoughtful" folks have, shame on them.steve figlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-66062536311482894142017-04-17T14:55:40.712-07:002017-04-17T14:55:40.712-07:00I've found instances where some of the press, ...I've found instances where some of the press, especially those with an investigative or in depth edge, are holding his feet to the fire on the lies. However in the ongoing process of government and the volume of activity the trump outrage tends to be "normalized" almost by an autonomic churn in the body politic. That is a danger and a reason I continue to harp on.<br />Those who continue to back him must have real problems of some sort. They either are not paying attention, or they have no ability to use logic, reason and evaluative intellect.<br />Because he is the president and takes action does not mean we have to accept him as a legitimate or qualified occupant. We must continue to hold his own character and manipulative lies as a standard of who he is and what he's about.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-92227902271941948402017-04-17T14:50:02.748-07:002017-04-17T14:50:02.748-07:00I appreciate your comment. Cheers!I appreciate your comment. Cheers!Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-81995857481789062772017-04-17T14:49:16.135-07:002017-04-17T14:49:16.135-07:00Perhaps the same thing has occurred with you. At a...Perhaps the same thing has occurred with you. At a dinner party someone said "I never though I'd long for George W." We had to agree. Now that is a statement about how low we've gone. Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-55898531164839885992017-04-17T14:47:38.559-07:002017-04-17T14:47:38.559-07:00Certainly don't want to bet against you on thi...Certainly don't want to bet against you on this, but would love to sit have a coffee with you again, or an adult drink. Here's hoping he's shown the door, somehow.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-67256660281207558642017-04-17T12:38:31.564-07:002017-04-17T12:38:31.564-07:00I think we are neck-deep in uncharted waters and w...I think we are neck-deep in uncharted waters and wading further. We've elected a man so unsuitable for elected office it defies logic (or even belief). We, congress and even the press have stopped caring about truth, he lies and is not called out by anyone. We have around 24 million of his followers who don't care what he does, what lies he says, and have said they'll believe him if he says the earth is flat. <br />We are in the midst of a sea change; we've even been downgraded from being a 'real' democracy. <br />I have no idea where we're going, I do know what we're close to being at the state where we were during '62, during the Cuban missile crisis. The difference is we have a certifiable nut at the helm. <br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-86524000365455866132017-04-17T10:33:46.519-07:002017-04-17T10:33:46.519-07:00Even Mrs Rogers couldn't argue with the compel...Even Mrs Rogers couldn't argue with the compelling logic of this post. ML1050https://www.blogger.com/profile/17591868550406323787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-43613947071925879412017-04-17T09:56:42.714-07:002017-04-17T09:56:42.714-07:00I wasn't a Bush fan, didn't think he was u...I wasn't a Bush fan, didn't think he was up to the intellectual challenge of being president, but I didn't shudder when he was on television. I've always treated the presidency with respect, no matter who held the office, but now I feel I've lost something precious. I can't trust my president to tell the truth, and he's a narcissistic blowhard whose policies show he really doesn't care about the average citizen. We're in for a bumpy ride, and my biggest hope is that the institutions we've relied on for so long will hold fast while we weather this storm.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-53809531834933498212017-04-17T09:51:27.936-07:002017-04-17T09:51:27.936-07:00Agree totally with your description of our Man-Chi...Agree totally with your description of our Man-Child president. Ironic that he is beginning to learn on the job, but frankly, who ever heard of the POTUS position being perfect for OTJ training? Darn lucky so far that the OTJ approach has not burned the Country in huge numbers....but I do fear, really fear for the future of his tenure. His tenure: my bet is that he will not last four years due to either quitting or pressure from his party through Congressional action or through Judicial action. I'd bet a cup of coffee on that one.Ralph Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17500006514331379782noreply@blogger.com