tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post7035576381402634379..comments2024-03-27T08:18:53.376-07:00Comments on JustJoshin Publishing, Inc.: 'Neighbor, How Stands the Union?'Josh Lanyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-58082059338849178832016-11-17T15:25:07.332-08:002016-11-17T15:25:07.332-08:00Check back with me in two years. It'll be inte...Check back with me in two years. It'll be interesting to hear your thoughts. Trump holds both houses of Congress and presumably will have the deciding vote on the Supreme Court. It will be difficult to blame the "failed policies" of the past at that point. If I'm wrong and the country is peaceful and prosperous, I will happily admit I was wrong. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-21682804304486267812016-11-17T11:11:37.808-08:002016-11-17T11:11:37.808-08:00You know what? Never mind. You are right and I am ...You know what? Never mind. You are right and I am wrong and lets just end it there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746914997222476153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-28079442936453669722016-11-17T10:58:24.226-08:002016-11-17T10:58:24.226-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746914997222476153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-1560325740512542772016-11-17T08:59:22.861-08:002016-11-17T08:59:22.861-08:00So in other words, you basically agree with what I...So in other words, you basically agree with what I said in my post -- that we should give him the benefit of the doubt because he won the election, but that we naturally and rightfully deplore his racist, sexist, ignorant and anti-American comments?<br /><br />Why then so defensive? <br /><br />You are uninformed about the electoral college -- both in why it was created and how it was intended to work. But most people are. There has actually been a move to reform it for several decades -- this is not something Clinton supporters came up with. :-D <br /><br />Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-24600712118069643912016-11-17T08:24:01.225-08:002016-11-17T08:24:01.225-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746914997222476153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-88962748040904992772016-11-17T08:11:45.136-08:002016-11-17T08:11:45.136-08:00Yes. As far as social change, there is no stopping...Yes. As far as social change, there is no stopping the tide. This is a temporary, if painful, set-back. Mostly people voted for Trump based on jobs and economics -- and if he doesn't deliver, he will be gone. <br /><br />There is no electorate more bitter than the electorate than buys a "Movement" and discovers it's the same old product with bright new packaging. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-87298897846458319972016-11-17T08:05:43.849-08:002016-11-17T08:05:43.849-08:00By the way, if the electoral college was actually ...By the way, if the electoral college was actually based on current population, California would have over 100 votes. Even Trump believes the Electoral College has become irrelevant. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-29148146484368855982016-11-17T08:03:51.840-08:002016-11-17T08:03:51.840-08:00She is old school American. The kind of citizen th...She is old school American. The kind of citizen that made this country great.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-77779610694521936892016-11-17T08:03:12.923-08:002016-11-17T08:03:12.923-08:00Denial is a beautiful thing.Denial is a beautiful thing.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-85860217909179170152016-11-16T22:31:52.689-08:002016-11-16T22:31:52.689-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746914997222476153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-62933994426973487052016-11-12T15:46:26.610-08:002016-11-12T15:46:26.610-08:00Just saw this. Elizabeth Warren is totally awesome...Just saw this. Elizabeth Warren is totally awesome. Here is a speech she made post election that would give anyone hope that it might not be so bad because there people in Washington who cares deeply for the people. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7oytJXYnssSarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612272913480753662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-48839946472231299362016-11-12T13:43:59.085-08:002016-11-12T13:43:59.085-08:00Yeah, it sucks right now. It just mean that the mi...Yeah, it sucks right now. It just mean that the minorities have to gird their loins and be prepare to tough it out. We've been through 2 Bush admin and that last one gave us two unpaid wars, trillions in debt and the Great Recession. I'm also optimistic that whatever Drumpf admin throws at us, we will either tough it out or eventually defeat it. I know there are a lot of organizations and grass root efforts that deal with some tough challenges that people face everyday, but in the mean time, we've got 3 more women elected to Congress, same sex marriage is here to stay, Plan Parenthood is still with us, people from around the world showed their solidarity with the Democrats. We might be down, but we are definitely not out. If we survived Bush Cheney, we can definitely deal with Drumpf and Pence. 8-)Sarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612272913480753662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-42904687740049810302016-11-12T09:24:03.657-08:002016-11-12T09:24:03.657-08:00I am finding refuge in work. This may be my most p...I am finding refuge in work. This may be my most productive four years ever.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-83650771752826407352016-11-12T09:23:04.425-08:002016-11-12T09:23:04.425-08:00It's ironic, isn't it? That we fear our ow...It's ironic, isn't it? That we fear our own fellow citizens as much as we fear terrorists. But then their candidate talks like a terrorist. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-71950413192049632712016-11-12T09:22:08.615-08:002016-11-12T09:22:08.615-08:00;-) ;-) Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-53369891393360542412016-11-12T09:21:46.034-08:002016-11-12T09:21:46.034-08:00I'm struggling to hang onto my optimism, I won...I'm struggling to hang onto my optimism, I won't deny it. All day I work to reach a point of calm and then I watch the news and feel sick and frightened all over again. But what option do we have? We're in it now and all we can do is hang on and fight each battle as it comes.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-5567177834818905762016-11-12T07:23:06.396-08:002016-11-12T07:23:06.396-08:00wordwordRuby2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17511546580101628194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-27114702494954579972016-11-11T19:23:35.340-08:002016-11-11T19:23:35.340-08:00I second Karen.I second Karen.Christine D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00246566543237338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-63779716985383012022016-11-11T18:19:51.523-08:002016-11-11T18:19:51.523-08:00Thank you. I admire your optimism and positive way...Thank you. I admire your optimism and positive way of handling the results. I have a bit a fatigue dealing with such news, after Brexit, and then now Trump. I'm convinced that human beings (or western clivilation) has yet again entered into a self-harm stupid stage in history. I'm saddened and afraid that decades of progress would be rolled back. <br /><br />I guess we'll just have to be for each other and ride it out. thelastaeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244812455201663945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-62175612741547018832016-11-11T17:29:11.645-08:002016-11-11T17:29:11.645-08:00"Including the tools in both houses of congre..."Including the tools in both houses of congress." ROFL!!!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727060933062642642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-79286262187451126032016-11-11T17:20:05.345-08:002016-11-11T17:20:05.345-08:00Feels like 9/11 all over again.Feels like 9/11 all over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-49975159303387388752016-11-11T16:48:28.949-08:002016-11-11T16:48:28.949-08:00I was too depressed to read since the election. T...I was too depressed to read since the election. That's serious.Ruby2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17511546580101628194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-44707872486701688192016-11-11T11:15:38.066-08:002016-11-11T11:15:38.066-08:00Given that this is the same congress that killed a...Given that this is the same congress that killed all of Obama's attempts at jobs and education programs as fiscally irresponsible, I agree. But since the primary goal was to keep a Democratic president from succeeding, maybe they'll give Trump a little more rope? Maybe. I'm not holding my breath. If anything, they're likely to view this as validation for their regressive policies. <br /><br />Yes, popular vote aside, the DNC needs to give up on the idea of finding middle ground. When they go low, we need to go left. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-78899981178764346192016-11-11T09:50:49.848-08:002016-11-11T09:50:49.848-08:00It's doubtful whether those aggrieved folks wh...It's doubtful whether those aggrieved folks who voted for Trump will actually see any improvement in their situation in the next four years, and that could give progressives something to work with. But what needs to happen before the next national elections occur is a housecleaning at the DNC. All those pollsters, consultants and party officials who so woefully misread the the electorate and whose strategies snatched defeat from the jaws of victory need to be replaced.Tony Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761338897141614658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-39006418781325506182016-11-11T08:37:52.627-08:002016-11-11T08:37:52.627-08:00:-):-)Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.com