Quill, the teacher you are speaking of must be Mr. Hicks, right? haha….

Your understanding of history and its authors is quite remarkable. You must have been trained in this esteemed discipline by one of the great historians of our time…haha.

Seriously, well put.

Andy,

Sorry for the misunderstanding in my comment yesterday. I was, of course, arguing your position. However, I was just trying to stir things up with a little humor on an otherwise slow Friday afternoon…carry on.

But I do feel it is my responsibility to defend what he does because it was I who voted for him and put my vote of confidence in him. I do not believe questioning your President or government is unpatriotic. As John Locke put it, if you feel your government is not protecting your basic rights of “life, liberty, and property”, you have the option to rebel against the government. People do this in many different ways everyday. Do I mind if my friends don’t agree with the current direction of this government? No. But I know that they do not out of a sincere love and commitment to the country.

I am often disturbed by the tendency of the citizens of this country to be more Democrat or Republican than American. I try very hard not to label myself as one side or the other. I know what I believe, and then I look for a candidate or issue that most matches my own, regardless of the political party with which it is associated. I tend to be more Republican because of my strictly pro-life viewpoints, however, as an educator, I often find myself more aligned to a Democratic candidate. But, like I have said, no matter who I voted for, I always treat the current President with respect, as “my” President, because I am an American and he is my leader.

Since Obama was elected, I have been astonished at the comments coming from Democrats, asking Republicans and others who voted for McCain to get on board and support the new President. It is so ironic, considering how only a few short months ago, those very people were the ones not on board or supportive of the President.

Ultimately, I am asking you if you practice what you preach. Are you going to speak out against things Obama does that you disagree with, or are you going to go with the flow? If I speak out, will I be labeled as Patriotic or as a naysayer who huddles around my AM dial? Really, my questions are not just for you, but for any Democrat. And I would also question any Republican who spent the last 8 years telling others to support the President, and are now being unsupportive of President Obama.

I suppose it is not possible to eliminate “sides” in America. We have had them since our birth. But I would love to know how great this country could be if we all worked together. As a great orator once said, “Why can’t we just all get along, and bake cookies?”

The sentence should read “I see what you’re saying Jenny; my brother and I were having the same conversation earlier today”.

I agree and truly empathize with your position completely Jenny.

I understand and respect our rights to disagree with our government, in fact I welcome it. It helps us keep the right perspective. I do not disagree with you on that point. I want to know why I am suddenly being asked to “get on board” by a group of people who were never on board under Bush.

If McCain had won, would you be willing to do what you are asking?

Let’s see, Patrick Henry, Bob Dylan, and George Carlin…WOW!…arguably the “trinity” of political ideology, eh? Patrick Henry, yes. The other two (while I do love my Dylan music), uh no.

Be careful when pulling quotes to support your argument my friend, as Patrick Henry was a lot more like a “modern-day Republican” than you’d probably like to admit.

If Henry were still around today, you’d better believe that he would be a strong advocate for getting information out of our adversaries at Club Gitmo…by what ever means necessary…he’d probably be one of the first to argue in favor of Waterboarding (if not worse)…

If you’re looking to pull quotes from our founders who would be more “in line” with your ideology, you should probably pull from John Adams…or perhaps even King George III…(a little Friday humor for you buddy)…

I myself will as the Great George Carlin put it “leave symbols for the symbol minded.” I have no problem with every American getting their say in, by any means in which they are afforded. Once more, that is the great reward of liberty and while many throughout the world, in the past and the present have tried to suppress these rights it is nations like ours that continue to give hope to the rest of the world, that one day they to could, with little to no bravery, dissent against their government. Thanks again for the question.

There is suddenly much talk these days of “mending fences” and bipartisanship by the very people who did the opposite for the last 8 years.

Andy, you did not really address this in your response and I was wondering where you stood on this issue.

As to where my definitions came from they are straight out of the old Roget’s New Thesaurus and my basic literary understanding of the definitions. If you are going tell me that these words actually mean something to the average American I would love to hear everyones definition of the two terms. You could ask 100 people and you may get 18-25% who actually know what the definition is.

My piece was not a whinny sniff fest requesting any type of special treatment but rather a inquiry into what these people will do if President Obama is successful.

And yes when your government abuses power, defends torture, mis leads the Country we have a duty to speak up and out. We have a duty to use our rights to protest, show great amounts of irreverence as Mark Twain said :Irreverence is the great champion of liberty and perhaps her only sure defender.” (Paraphrased closely) So in the words of our generation “Come on Bring the noise”. Lets go Limbozo, Hanny, you to Glenn Beezy. dissent all you want but should this administration lead this great Country out of these current troubled times good luck finding a crowd beyond the hard liners and the wacky lady from the McCain rally you know, “He’s an Arab” lady.

Dealing lastly with the liberal media thing, if I have said it once I have said it 8.19billion times. There is no liberal media, there is no conservative media, there is a corporate, sensational media who as soon as the rating suggest that people want a 24 hour live feed of hot ladies shoveling cow dung then, oh wait we already have fox news. JK, still friends?

Just a few random questions and thoughts…

By “playing nice” and amicability between the two parties, do you guys mean that the Republicans should follow the example as set forth by the Democrats circa 2003-2009?

Did Democrats “bash their government” the past 8 years? Were they not naysayers under Bush?

Show me the last time a President from the Democratic President led a “dignified” government.

Andy, when was the last time you identified our government as “positive establishment,” pre-Barack Obama?

Andy, were did you get your definitions of “Liberal” (searching for change), and “Conservative” (seeking to retain existing order)? Have you been sneaking off and studying with Comrade Lenin again?

Should the “solidarity” you seek between the parties reflect that of the “solidarity” put forth by the Democrats since 2003?

Is Rush Limbaugh really enough to tip the balance of the Liberal media onslaught that has plagued our nation, called out our President, and painted our troops as “villains” rather than “heroes”?

How do you define “mudslinging”? Would you classify Biden or Obama referring to President Bush as the “worst” or “downfall of American pride,” as “mudslinging,” or “uplifting”…”adult”? “mature”?

Just proving a point guys…it happens on both sides of the fence.

What Rush and the Republicans are doing now is no different than what your side has been doing since ‘03. It’s politics…it will never change.