http://www.gorkyrises.com/2010/06/27/new-york-new-york/ the writings of C.J. Nolan Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.gorkyrises.com/2010/06/27/new-york-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-74276 mburma Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:04:14 +0000 http://www.gorkyrises.com/?p=749#comment-74276 The parallel wasn't overtly in the play - just left up to the average reader of the NY Times. But he was elected by a grass roots movement of the People based on an anti-government sentiment... which wound up creating the Democratic Party. I'm always amused by politicians running on the "less government" platform, since politicians get all their power from there being more government - not less. The parallel wasn’t overtly in the play – just left up to the average reader of the NY Times. But he was elected by a grass roots movement of the People based on an anti-government sentiment… which wound up creating the Democratic Party. I’m always amused by politicians running on the “less government” platform, since politicians get all their power from there being more government – not less.

]]> http://www.gorkyrises.com/2010/06/27/new-york-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-74274 mike Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:08:53 +0000 http://www.gorkyrises.com/?p=749#comment-74274 Sounds like a great weekend...It is a bit of a stretch to compare Jackson to a "tea bagger", since Jackson was already a successful war general and political insider when he became President (just not a "Washington" insider). He also had strong beliefs and plans on how to carry them out, unlike these dopes who spout "We want less government"....until something happens where we need the government. Then they ask," Where's the government?". Sounds like a great weekend…It is a bit of a stretch to compare Jackson to a “tea bagger”, since Jackson was already a successful war general and political insider when he became President (just not a “Washington” insider). He also had strong beliefs and plans on how to carry them out, unlike these dopes who spout “We want less government”….until something happens where we need the government. Then they ask,” Where’s the government?”.

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