Comments on: Ditto

By: willow knows all

willow knows all — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:31:22 +0000

We, all of us, in both parties, would do well to remember that our closets may not be so empty of skeletons either.

Sounds like Joel is putting in a plug for his candidate.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:19:22 +0000

That’s a partisan who wears gaudy expensive looking jewelry.

By: Sleepy Tom

Sleepy Tom — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:21:05 +0000

“bling partisan????????????????????????
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By: Justin Tomczak

Justin Tomczak — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:09:21 +0000

Praying for the Speaker.

Well said Joel.

By: macho

macho — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:57:27 +0000

Banishment works well as long as the flock is slightly intimidated, all bets are off when they sense weakness. When there is perceived weakness, ambition trumps loyalty. Those fiercely loyal committee heads can become your worst enemies overnight. It’s really not all that different than the Sopranos.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:39:06 +0000

Another ridiculous post by a bling partisan. If it was Barnes or some other democrat, you would but a big negative sign in front of everything you said in this post.

If he cannot handle the pressure in his life that suicide has become a valid option, he should not be in charge of one half of the legislature of the state.

By: Sleepy Tom

Sleepy Tom — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:41:42 +0000

No, but they do other harmful things to themselves and the others around them. They cheat on their spouses. They drink themselves silly with alcohol. They hook themselves on drugs. They take bribes. They lie to people.

AND, some of them hide behind monikers and post all day on a blog declaring themselves to be the most perfect judge of others, all the while covering-up who they really are. And how screwed-up others would view them if they actually knew about their own problems.

Frankly, I do not even understand the fascination of others who view suicide attempts (or, even successes) in the prism they do. I can find no commandment in the Bible regarding the prohibition of killing oneself.

Some folks just get fed-up and take matters into their own hands. That’s not insanity. What’s insanity is standing by and waiting for someone else to break so you can pounce on them, devour their problems, point out their deficiences, and then leave their carcasses whilst you strut about as if you’re perfect.

By: Sleepy Tom

Sleepy Tom — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:55 +0000

“The amount of people you have to corral to maintain order is huge.”

Not really. All you need to do is identify the top 10 or 15 people who will be fiercely loyal to you, appoint them to chair committees, and the rest of the flock either comes along, or gets banished to far away offices where they have to share space with the opposite party.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:41:13 +0000

It just proves you have good sense John

By: macho

macho — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:43:19 +0000

“Exactly when did this happen? Was it drug related? How did his attempt fail? Did someone find him and save him and if so who? Did he go to the E.R.?”

I’m sure we’ll find out in due time, but does any of that really matter? The attempt is all we really need to know about, the rest is for the gossip pages.

By: macho

macho — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:39:05 +0000

Not the same as chairing a deliberative body.

By: macho

macho — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:38:08 +0000

Yes, but everyone doesn’t try to kill themselves.

By: macho

macho — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:37:05 +0000

IMO, there is no job tougher in politics than Speaker of the House. The amount of people you have to corral to maintain order is huge. Keep in mind, in your heard are a bunch of jackals that will strike at the slightest weakness. You maintain your position through relationships and intimidation, sympathy is not one of the arrows in the quiver.

By: Ludowici

Ludowici — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:30:42 +0000

WOULD YOU STILL BOARD THE PLANE or would you wait an hour or so and fly with someone hopefully more stable?

…and that applies to this situation HOW? Seems like this blogging crowd of geniuses, again, is demonstrating some strange tendencies themselves. Last time I checked, I am in charge of my own destiny (business and otherwise), not Glenn Richardson. He’s NOT flying an aircraft at speeds approaching the speed of sound and my life DOES NOT depend on his ability to safely bring the craft to a stop on a prepared surface. Lighten up, Francis. More of us should focus on caring for our fellow man’s well being, as JMac has demonstrated, and less on what BENEFIT our fellow man may or may not bring us. SHAME ON YOU “wanna be” pundits.

By: ByteMe

ByteMe — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:25:18 +0000

They won’t flame… they’ll just use the minus sign to quietly make your comment disappear.

By: John Konop

John Konop — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:13:45 +0000

I agree Doug!

By: kcordell

kcordell — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:06:57 +0000

I wasn’t going to comment but, I have to side with David on this. We now have more questions than answers. Now I haven’t read every word posted so some of the questions may indeed have been answered already. Exactly when did this happen? Was it drug related? How did his attempt fail? Did someone find him and save him and if so who? Did he go to the E.R.? I’m sure more things will be made public as cooler heads prevailbut, the questions I’ve posed would be a good start. OK, you can now flame away.

By: David

David — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:18:07 +0000

Sounds like there’s much more to this story that is gonna come out. I am always a bit suspicious of the motivations of a politician who comes out with admissions like this, whether they be repub or democrat. This guy has stepped in it big time over the last several years with his personal failings to his family. No one wants the speaker to die and I’m glad he’s ok now, but I can’t help but see Jimmy Swaggart trying to get sympathy from his flock by saying “I haveeee sinneddddddddddd…”

By: LoyaltyIsMyHonor

LoyaltyIsMyHonor — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:04:29 +0000

This is tantamount to feeling bad for Kurt Kobain….Someone who(se) had it all…

“play me a river…”

He has more than 99% of the other people out there..and we’re supposed to feel sorry for him…?

By: LoyaltyIsMyHonor

LoyaltyIsMyHonor — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:59:08 +0000

Well I hope his AGL BJ+ was worth it.