tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942719624481214321.post5850377322088761447..comments2024-03-13T12:01:30.303+11:00Comments on Billablog: Really, Mitt?Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03412983524190021368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942719624481214321.post-85089366394499931372012-04-08T10:31:30.936+10:002012-04-08T10:31:30.936+10:00That is the second time this week that a conservat...That is the second time this week that a conservative has called the joint chiefs or the various department secretaries a bunch of lying sycophantic toad eaters.<br />It is a good thing they won't be needing to work with any of those peeps.the bewildernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897473556532788312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942719624481214321.post-40885217690209762772012-04-08T03:40:23.991+10:002012-04-08T03:40:23.991+10:00The reason why right wingers would regard Obama as...The reason why right wingers would regard Obama as an "elitist" (code for "uppity") and Romney as "representing the views of the common man" is probably a matter of some complexion.labman57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01264459901483353353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942719624481214321.post-41573074167227848912012-04-08T00:35:30.370+10:002012-04-08T00:35:30.370+10:00I'm not here to defend Bush (or Obama, for tha...I'm not here to defend Bush (or Obama, for that matter) but I don't mind giving him the benefit of the doubt that he used Air Force 1 for transport and leave the validity of any particular trips for another discussion.<br /><br />Likewise, if Romney had chosen to quantify which particular flights he feels weren't appropriate and what he thought Obama could have been doing instead, then we could discuss them on their merits.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412983524190021368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942719624481214321.post-26485191960169069932012-04-08T00:12:51.221+10:002012-04-08T00:12:51.221+10:00"I have few kind words for Bush, but I never ..."I have few kind words for Bush, but I never begrudged him flying around in Air Force 1. That’s called Being the President." <br /><br />I thought I smelled false equivalence...<br /><br />While you make good points about any president taking flack for flying around on AF1, choosing Bush as your example actually defeats the point you're trying to make. While republicans like Mitt will make the case Obama is wasting time flying around on AF1, Bush actually used AF1 to escape accountability, and the media, on more than one occasion, first on 9/11, and then during Katrina. I checked your original post, which also neglects to mention these false-equivalence-killing examples. Bush actually did what Obama is being criticized for, so attempting to assert that it's just the nature of the job, to link the two, to prove your assertion, fails in that regard.anonymousnoreply@blogger.com