Get a load of that "Compassionate Conservativism"

[chaotic_nipple]

Apparently it really means "Sure, we believe in Darwinism, but only the social kind".

Maybe it's just me, but isn't it BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS that if you put poeple who don't believe that the government should be engaged in social welfare programs, in _charge_ of the government, that OF COURSE they're going to do a shitty job of it to justify their beliefs? In the words of an old Platoon Sergeant of mine: "M(%^$#)$^ing DUH!"

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[(Anonymous)]

This is why I always respond to conservatives accusing me of supporting bloated inefficient government with something like 'I want government programs to operate as efficiently as they can, to be maximally productive in reaching whatever their goals are as measured by empirical study, and I want any necessary cuts and changes to be made, but I do not trust Republican politicians alone without any outside expertise or opposition input to make those cuts fairly, wisely and with the best interests of all American people at heart'.

[anysia.livejournal.com]

sonofabidge.... This is unfortunately becoming all too common.

Now for my mini-rant: How dare that little bastard tell her she had better start attending church? WTF is going through their heads, besides a strong breeze??

O/T...

[agentelrond.livejournal.com]

If you don't mind my asking, how do anti-war or "bring the troops home now"-type protests affect troop morale in Iraq? Is there any effect? Do the troops even pay attention to that stuff?

I figure you'll have an interesting and honest take on this.
(And I found you through schrathe's LJ, if it matters.)

Re: O/T...

[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

Short answer: They haven't affected my morale either way, as said morale hit rock bottom long ago, and cannot possibly dig deeper without the aid of cutting-edge mining equipment. ;-) I exagerrate slightly; since I'm going home in a few weeks, I've actually been very cheerful, almost _perky_ lately.

For those soldiers who are highly motivated and "hooah", I don't think any amount of protests will bother them. For the (in my opinion, more numerous) "I just wanna do my job and go home, I'll worry about the rest when people aren't shooting at me" type grunts, Such protests probably do hurt their morale, but I don't know how much. Soldiers are highly discouraged from airing their disgruntlement, in some cases because it could get them introuble, in other cases, because they don't want to look weak, and also because they don't want to hurt the morale of their fellows who _are_ still motivated. That last one is the reason why I, personally, try not to bitch too much to my peers.

But anyways, as citizens of a democratic Republic, Americans are accountable for what their government does. If they think the war here is wrong, they have a moral obligation to speak out. Same thing if they support it.

A longer post will follow, I'm a wee bit fatigued right now. :-)