Comments on: Wall Street Journal on Liberal Majorities http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:39:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Darius http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45979 Darius Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:31:53 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45979 It's the idea of evil ideals triumphing and being enacted into law, Brittany. It’s the idea of evil ideals triumphing and being enacted into law, Brittany.

]]> By: Brittany http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45974 Brittany Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:41:42 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45974 So it's not the idea of an activist govt - it's the idea of a liberal activist govt. Yes or no? So it’s not the idea of an activist govt – it’s the idea of a liberal activist govt. Yes or no?

]]> By: Derek http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45868 Derek Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:52:55 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45868 Brittany, John's comment/question is a red herring because Denny never said that the contents of the WSJ were either biblical or un-biblical. But if you want to know what many of us find un-biblical, try these on for size: Advancement of the gay marriage and corresponding hate crime laws: http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2139 Also, recently posted - Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate in U.S. history: http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2620 Brittany,
John’s comment/question is a red herring because Denny never said that the contents of the WSJ were either biblical or un-biblical.

But if you want to know what many of us find un-biblical, try these on for size:

Advancement of the gay marriage and corresponding hate crime laws:
http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2139

Also, recently posted – Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate in U.S. history:
http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2620

]]> By: Brittany http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45866 Brittany Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:35:23 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45866 I want to hear John's original question (you know, the one that got ignored). What in particular is un-biblical about this (an activist government, I assume)? Is it a matter of politics or religion? I'm curious to hear your responses. I want to hear John’s original question (you know, the one that got ignored). What in particular is un-biblical about this (an activist government, I assume)? Is it a matter of politics or religion? I’m curious to hear your responses.

]]> By: Darius http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45820 Darius Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:46:06 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45820 CH, it's overrated. CH, it’s overrated.

]]> By: CH http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45819 CH Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:39:47 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45819 So John, I take it you're not a big fan of freedom? So John, I take it you’re not a big fan of freedom?

]]> By: Paul http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45817 Paul Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:44:34 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45817 Darius, fine, bring in a R-E-A-L isolationist, fiscal conservative, America first, never catch me dead in anything built other than right here in the U S of A conservative. Oh, wait, you had your chance and you didn't vote for him. "Deregulation was never the problem, it was encouraging people who couldn’t afford a house to buy one anyway." Yes and no. The program that allowed the rules to be laxed for low income minority families to buy houses had a payback rate higher than the average joe (the plumber) mortgage payback rate. The problem is, the powers that be saw that and thought that because a poor family trying to buy a $70K house in Englewood worked, that a middle class family would be able to afford a $500K house with no down payment. Right. The problem was greed from every direction. Darius,

fine, bring in a R-E-A-L isolationist, fiscal conservative, America first, never catch me dead in anything built other than right here in the U S of A conservative.

Oh, wait, you had your chance and you didn’t vote for him.

“Deregulation was never the problem, it was encouraging people who couldn’t afford a house to buy one anyway.”

Yes and no. The program that allowed the rules to be laxed for low income minority families to buy houses had a payback rate higher than the average joe (the plumber) mortgage payback rate.

The problem is, the powers that be saw that and thought that because a poor family trying to buy a $70K house in Englewood worked, that a middle class family would be able to afford a $500K house with no down payment.

Right.

The problem was greed from every direction.

]]> By: Darius http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45811 Darius Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:20:01 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45811 "But, right now, maybe the US doesn’t need fiscal conservatives." What it needs is real fiscal conservatives. The last two presidents helped set up the housing market for failure. Deregulation was never the problem, it was encouraging people who couldn't afford a house to buy one anyway. “But, right now, maybe the US doesn’t need fiscal conservatives.”

What it needs is real fiscal conservatives. The last two presidents helped set up the housing market for failure. Deregulation was never the problem, it was encouraging people who couldn’t afford a house to buy one anyway.

]]> By: Darius http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45810 Darius Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:18:45 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45810 The NYT hardly sets any standard anymore, and that's why their readership is plummeting. By contrast, the WSJ is very objective outside of their editorial page. The NYT hardly sets any standard anymore, and that’s why their readership is plummeting. By contrast, the WSJ is very objective outside of their editorial page.

]]> By: Darius http://www.dennyburk.com/wall-street-journal-on-liberal-majorities/comment-page-1/#comment-45809 Darius Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:15:52 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=2638#comment-45809 Hey Denny, my post from yesterday got filtered. Hey Denny, my post from yesterday got filtered.

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