tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post6793586631380061863..comments2023-12-24T15:36:16.969-05:00Comments on Chuck for ...: Political CivilityChuck Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13656874242638324636noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-45821902426197632222007-11-24T23:14:00.000-05:002007-11-24T23:14:00.000-05:00Replacing Pelosi isn't a matter of civility, it is...Replacing Pelosi isn't a matter of civility, it is how the discussion is conducted. There are going to be two sides to the argument, do you propose to respond rationally or simply with 'traitorous enablers' to those who disagree? Disagreeing isn't incivility in itself, it is the manner.Chuck Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656874242638324636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-89001497967563794372007-11-24T18:52:00.000-05:002007-11-24T18:52:00.000-05:00Would it be considered "bad form" to talk about re...Would it be considered "bad form" to talk about removing Pelosi as Speaker, to make way for civility and impeachment? ( <A HREF="http://mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2007/11/did-you-know-congressional-candidate.html" REL="nofollow">Details</A>: Would civility be enhanced with a change in the House leadership? )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-50386963480795283912007-11-24T18:29:00.000-05:002007-11-24T18:29:00.000-05:00In the words of former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs o...In the words of former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs of Louisiana, “never fight each fight as if it were your last,” because today’s adversaries may well become tomorrow’s allies.Oregonian37https://www.blogger.com/profile/09615745164299272715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-63487219360826489962007-11-24T16:53:00.000-05:002007-11-24T16:53:00.000-05:00Thank you for this post. I was going to post on t...Thank you for this post. I was going to post on the same topic but you have done a much better job of it. The current spat between supporters of various candidates here in Oregon has gotten on my last nerve because it has devolved from differences in opinions into personal attacks and when the time comes for all of those folks to come together and really work together, how are they going to do it? If folks think that "well we just drop our differences and get it done" really happens after that kind of personal attacking and sniping, they are sorely misguided. <BR/>Democracy is messy, noisy, and never calm (it's not supposed to be) but it is, and can be, civil.Oregonian37https://www.blogger.com/profile/09615745164299272715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22183958.post-77707294720958127772007-11-24T11:43:00.000-05:002007-11-24T11:43:00.000-05:00political civility conjures words like baby, caiti...political civility conjures words like baby, caitiff, chicken*, chicken heart*, chicken liver*, coward, cream puff*, crybaby, daisy*, featherweight*, fraidy-cat*, jellyfish*, lily liver, loser, milksop, momma's boy*, namby-pamby, pansy, pantywaist*, puppy*, pushover, scaredy cat*, schlemiel*, sissy, wuss*, wussy*, yellow belly* weakling and that fine ambassador to Germany Neville Chamberlain. Just one man's opinion of political civility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com