Comments for Porch Dog http://porchdog.wordpress.com because sometimes www.porch-dog.com goes down down down Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on St. Louis: The Cuisine I by Matt http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/st-louis-the-cuisine-i/#comment-351 Matt Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:05:08 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-351 Did not finish reading but i did read the first half... I live in saint louis and Rigazzis is ok, but there are much better places to eat pizza.....Althoug not Italian, if you come back through saint louis you should try a thick crust pizza from blackthorn.....it tastes as if it came from a magic oven!!! It is hands downthe best pizza in saint louis and could beats every pizza place in chicago and new york that i have ever eayen at.....it is no joke. Did not finish reading but i did read the first half… I live in saint louis and Rigazzis is ok, but there are much better places to eat pizza…..Althoug not Italian, if you come back through saint louis you should try a thick crust pizza from blackthorn…..it tastes as if it came from a magic oven!!!

It is hands downthe best pizza in saint louis and could beats every pizza place in chicago and new york that i have ever eayen at…..it is no joke.

]]> Comment on John McCain: Yesterday’s President of Tomorrow! by Oldies but Goodies : Porch Dog http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/john-mccain-yesterdays-president-of-tomorrow/#comment-342 Oldies but Goodies : Porch Dog Wed, 21 May 2008 18:32:25 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-342 [...] is an antique” commentary. Why, even on Porch Dog’s other incarnation in the wordpressosphere (now defunct) a commenter told me to stop bashing McCain’s age because it would just drive the [...] [...] is an antique” commentary. Why, even on Porch Dog’s other incarnation in the wordpressosphere (now defunct) a commenter told me to stop bashing McCain’s age because it would just drive the [...]

]]> Comment on Boycott the Olympics? But What About My Dreams? by JimPanzee http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/boycott-the-olympics-but-what-about-my-dreams/#comment-305 JimPanzee Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:12:21 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=71#comment-305 Three things John: 1) First and most importantly, thanks for taking the time to read by long-winded post and offering a comment. 2) You shouldn't put into quotes something that is not, in fact, a quote. Not only did I <strong>not</strong> say that an Olympic boycott is the only way to make a statement, I actually say its opposite. (Quoted here but also findable in the third sentence of my final paragraph): <em>"That is not to say that a boycott of the opening ceremonies is the only way to make a statement, there are plenty of things that can be done, and likely will be..."</em> 3) There is no "right" to perform at the Olympics. I understand what you're saying and I agree, but I just want to be clear on our terminology. If the American government opted to boycott the Olympics, which they have the <em>right</em> to do, then the athletes will be forced to accept that their <em>privilege</em> to perform has been revoked. Furthermore, as I stated in the opening paragraph, such an argument is moot because there is absolutely no recommendation from Clinton or anyone else to boycott the games, just the opening ceremonies. Three things John:
1) First and most importantly, thanks for taking the time to read by long-winded post and offering a comment.
2) You shouldn’t put into quotes something that is not, in fact, a quote. Not only did I not say that an Olympic boycott is the only way to make a statement, I actually say its opposite. (Quoted here but also findable in the third sentence of my final paragraph):
“That is not to say that a boycott of the opening ceremonies is the only way to make a statement, there are plenty of things that can be done, and likely will be…”
3) There is no “right” to perform at the Olympics. I understand what you’re saying and I agree, but I just want to be clear on our terminology. If the American government opted to boycott the Olympics, which they have the right to do, then the athletes will be forced to accept that their privilege to perform has been revoked. Furthermore, as I stated in the opening paragraph, such an argument is moot because there is absolutely no recommendation from Clinton or anyone else to boycott the games, just the opening ceremonies.

]]> Comment on Boycott the Olympics? But What About My Dreams? by John http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/boycott-the-olympics-but-what-about-my-dreams/#comment-304 John Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:25:59 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=71#comment-304 I would beg to differ that “boycott of the opening ceremonies is the only way to make a statement”. I do feel that the athletes who have trained so hard have every right to (and should) compete. But, what about boycotting the Olympic sponsor? What about boycotting Chinese made products? What about boycotting the Chinese airlines when flying to China for the Olympics? What about wearing a “Free Tibet” T-shirt at the Olympic Games? (Would the Chinese government deport someone for wearing such a T-shirt?) Ask government leaders going to the opening ceremonies to wear an arm band or lapel button in protest of the Chinese government’s human rights records. The list goes on an on. Boycott of the opening ceremonies is NOT the only way to make a statement. I would beg to differ that “boycott of the opening ceremonies is the only way to make a statement”. I do feel that the athletes who have trained so hard have every right to (and should) compete. But, what about boycotting the Olympic sponsor? What about boycotting Chinese made products? What about boycotting the Chinese airlines when flying to China for the Olympics? What about wearing a “Free Tibet” T-shirt at the Olympic Games? (Would the Chinese government deport someone for wearing such a T-shirt?) Ask government leaders going to the opening ceremonies to wear an arm band or lapel button in protest of the Chinese government’s human rights records. The list goes on an on. Boycott of the opening ceremonies is NOT the only way to make a statement.

]]> Comment on Pennsylvania Post Mortem by Kurt http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-post-mortem/#comment-297 Kurt Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:45:49 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-297 Thanks, Jim. That does make a hell of a lot more sense. Thanks, Jim. That does make a hell of a lot more sense.

]]> Comment on Pennsylvania Post Mortem by JimPanzee http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-post-mortem/#comment-295 JimPanzee Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:22:25 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-295 Kurt: Actually politics seems to follow some pretty broad patterns that we can recognize and name with a certain amount of confidence. It appears less logical when we mire ourselves into the particulars. I like to think of politics as being less like math and more like the weather. Barring something catastrophic like global warming or a reversal in the magnetic poles you can expect North American summers to be warmer than its winters. The structure is pretty regular. It's the agents, the individuals that sometimes try to buck the system that leads anomalies like the continuing Clinton campaign. Although I think I know where you're coming from. Politics appeals to its own logic, quite distinct from the simplicity and clarity of thought we tend to associate with the word. Loomis: I think I agree with this comment for the most part. I don't think the Democratic primary is currently helping McCain in a positive way. Rather, it's helping him by preventing the Democrats from attacking him instead of each other. Hopefully the DNC is saving up the goodies so they can just hit him one after the other in such quick succession he can't recover before Election Day. Geno: Thanks. I'd have to go back and look at the numbers but I'm not even sure that those 11 Obama victories in a row helped all that much since they really did basically split the delegates right down the middle. It certainly helped him shore up a substantial amount of the added popular vote which helped sway hesitant superdelegates to his side early. If Clinton and Obama had shared those 11 victories say 5/6 or 6/5, I think we would still be looking at exactly the same picture as we are today. --Which, I think just is the long-winded way of repeating what you essentially said. As far as making up what he lost in 2 weeks, whether he does or not won't change anything. He could lose every primary between now and the convention and he'll still have a majority of the pledged delegate vote (provided they continue sharing states at 60/40 or 55/45 as they have been.) Word here is that he's losing Indiana but it just doesn't matter. I honestly can't think of why's she's sticking in. She obviously isn't aiming for a VP slot. She knows she's not helping the party...or the country. It seems that she's really out to confirm for everyone that she <em>really feels</em> she's the best one for us right now and that to back out of the race would be to perform a disservice to her country and its people. If that's true, you have to admire her tenacity, because it is exactly what we should demand from our politicians: integrity in the face of adversity; self-discipline, and the pursuit of high ideals at all costs. The problem is that I doubt it's anything so high-minded. I think that she feels the rules committee will rule in her favor, seat MI and FL, tilt the popular odds in her favor in order to score the superdelegate vote. If that's the case, well, golly, it just seems a deeply cynical way to "win" the presidency and one that will taint her stay in the White House for however long she can hold onto it. It's win-lose for her and lose-lose for us. Kurt: Actually politics seems to follow some pretty broad patterns that we can recognize and name with a certain amount of confidence. It appears less logical when we mire ourselves into the particulars. I like to think of politics as being less like math and more like the weather. Barring something catastrophic like global warming or a reversal in the magnetic poles you can expect North American summers to be warmer than its winters. The structure is pretty regular. It’s the agents, the individuals that sometimes try to buck the system that leads anomalies like the continuing Clinton campaign. Although I think I know where you’re coming from. Politics appeals to its own logic, quite distinct from the simplicity and clarity of thought we tend to associate with the word.

Loomis: I think I agree with this comment for the most part. I don’t think the Democratic primary is currently helping McCain in a positive way. Rather, it’s helping him by preventing the Democrats from attacking him instead of each other. Hopefully the DNC is saving up the goodies so they can just hit him one after the other in such quick succession he can’t recover before Election Day.

Geno:
Thanks. I’d have to go back and look at the numbers but I’m not even sure that those 11 Obama victories in a row helped all that much since they really did basically split the delegates right down the middle. It certainly helped him shore up a substantial amount of the added popular vote which helped sway hesitant superdelegates to his side early. If Clinton and Obama had shared those 11 victories say 5/6 or 6/5, I think we would still be looking at exactly the same picture as we are today. –Which, I think just is the long-winded way of repeating what you essentially said.

As far as making up what he lost in 2 weeks, whether he does or not won’t change anything. He could lose every primary between now and the convention and he’ll still have a majority of the pledged delegate vote (provided they continue sharing states at 60/40 or 55/45 as they have been.) Word here is that he’s losing Indiana but it just doesn’t matter.

I honestly can’t think of why’s she’s sticking in. She obviously isn’t aiming for a VP slot. She knows she’s not helping the party…or the country. It seems that she’s really out to confirm for everyone that she really feels she’s the best one for us right now and that to back out of the race would be to perform a disservice to her country and its people. If that’s true, you have to admire her tenacity, because it is exactly what we should demand from our politicians: integrity in the face of adversity; self-discipline, and the pursuit of high ideals at all costs. The problem is that I doubt it’s anything so high-minded. I think that she feels the rules committee will rule in her favor, seat MI and FL, tilt the popular odds in her favor in order to score the superdelegate vote. If that’s the case, well, golly, it just seems a deeply cynical way to “win” the presidency and one that will taint her stay in the White House for however long she can hold onto it. It’s win-lose for her and lose-lose for us.

]]> Comment on Pennsylvania Post Mortem by thegreatgeno http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-post-mortem/#comment-294 thegreatgeno Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:20:22 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-294 That's a very thoughtful and thorough analysis. I would argue that the eleven states after Tsunami Tuesday were really what did Hillary in, but I don't think that really affects your premise. You're absolutely correct about them splitting the delegate vote down the middle. Obama has no larger a pledged lead now than he did two months ago, but does have a bigger lead overall because of the superdelegates. He'll make up whatever he lost last night in two weeks. And Hillary will be right back where she was Monday, and where she was before Ohio/Texas. Hopefully realism will set in sooner rather than later. That’s a very thoughtful and thorough analysis. I would argue that the eleven states after Tsunami Tuesday were really what did Hillary in, but I don’t think that really affects your premise.

You’re absolutely correct about them splitting the delegate vote down the middle. Obama has no larger a pledged lead now than he did two months ago, but does have a bigger lead overall because of the superdelegates. He’ll make up whatever he lost last night in two weeks. And Hillary will be right back where she was Monday, and where she was before Ohio/Texas. Hopefully realism will set in sooner rather than later.

]]> Comment on Pennsylvania Post Mortem by loomisnews http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-post-mortem/#comment-293 loomisnews Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:07:48 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-293 yep. her supporters are right, Hillary is History The only winners in the Big Primary Win: State of Denial (& John McCain) http://loomisnews.wordpress.com/ & check out NYTimes editorial there for her "kudos" yep.

her supporters are right, Hillary is History

The only winners in the Big Primary Win: State of Denial (& John McCain)

http://loomisnews.wordpress.com/

& check out NYTimes editorial there for her “kudos”

]]> Comment on Pennsylvania Post Mortem by Kurt http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-post-mortem/#comment-292 Kurt Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:07:47 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-292 Okay, you're absolutely right. But you're being logical, and when has our politics ever been anything even close to logical? Okay, you’re absolutely right. But you’re being logical, and when has our politics ever been anything even close to logical?

]]> Comment on Blueprint for the Presidency? by JimPanzee http://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/blueprint-for-the-presidency/#comment-282 JimPanzee Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:41:18 +0000 http://porchdog.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-282 Weird, it does for me. Porch Dog's loss is the cosmos' loss, I suppose. Weird, it does for me. Porch Dog’s loss is the cosmos’ loss, I suppose.

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