tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post8566881666247369832..comments2023-06-08T10:14:59.128-04:00Comments on Cotter Pen: Dunking StoolCotter Penhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244583549014981929noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-29830381022197031172009-04-28T21:53:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:53:00.000-04:00My hat is off to you for your last line. Yet, it ...My hat is off to you for your last line. Yet, it is all the worse to sell one's soul to the devil under false expectations.Cotter Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244583549014981929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-17102012566402926992009-04-28T21:43:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:43:00.000-04:00It's an emotional issue, I'm confused by your last...It's an emotional issue, I'm confused by your last line, Reagan used the same tactics you're projecting for Bush (successfully), I LOVED this line, "To try to follow the philosophical and legal logic of the Bush administration is itself torture.", and I agree we as citizens don't want to be seen as associated with the "torture" tactics, yet, we become co-conspiritors if we think we may have tommynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-23318422634508644722009-04-25T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-25T17:23:00.000-04:00Our failure regarding 9/11 is applying all the wro...Our failure regarding 9/11 is applying all the wrong insights, or none at all. Only dumb luck will prevent it from happening again. Dumb policies will certainly not prevent anything except smarter policies.Cotter Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244583549014981929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-6082813891243674962009-04-25T17:17:00.000-04:002009-04-25T17:17:00.000-04:00Which is it? Did 9/11 just not happen, not matter...Which is it? Did 9/11 just not happen, not matter, or you think it could not happen again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-74775190848696848292009-04-25T11:49:00.000-04:002009-04-25T11:49:00.000-04:00I can envision Cheney as a participant in the Inqu...I can envision Cheney as a participant in the Inquisition.<br />If you dunked Galileo enough he would say that the earth was the unmoving center of the universe.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764566800701618387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-12454074330961403502009-04-25T11:00:00.000-04:002009-04-25T11:00:00.000-04:00Been right disturbed lately about reports of multi...Been right disturbed lately about reports of multiple use of waterboarding by the gestap...oh excuse me...the CIA in its pursuit of the nation's enemies. This somewhat medeival concept of nearly but not quite drowning a suspect to gain a confession works because the torturee will say anything to get the torturor to stop. Now , I have heard all the rationalizing that this may prevent a nuculear pascalnoreply@blogger.com