Comments on: Looking very good

By: liberal

liberal — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:57:54 +0000

Maynard Handley wrote, “In the absence of such an admission, she’s not interested in libertarian principles, she’s interested in justifying the privileges of the powerful.”
But in fairness, that applies to many, perhaps most, _soi-disant_ libertarians. (Not sure if it applies to Jane Galt.)
As pointed out in the essay “Are you a Real Libertarian, or a ROYAL Libertarian?”
( http://geolib.pair.com/essays/sullivan.dan/royallib.html ), written by a bona fide libertarian who actually loves liberty, these _soi-disant_ libertarians are anything but.

By: Mark Kleiman

Mark Kleiman — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:33:19 +0000

Seems as if it’s time to remind everyone once agai about our posted “play nice” rules: no insults directed at posters or other commenters.

By: Maynard Handley

Maynard Handley — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:17:23 +0000

Megan would have somewhat more authentic libertarian creds in my eyes if she came out and admitted that most of the land owned by non-native Americans was stolen, that, per libertarian doctrine 101, it rightfully belongs to those who first homesteaded it, ie the native Americans, and that the only principled thing to do is to return it to the original owners.
In the absence of such an admission, she’s not interested in libertarian principles, she’s interested in justifying the privileges of the powerful.

By: fatbear

fatbear — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:39:04 +0000

VA question answered – they just put this up on the state site
“Important Note about Percentage of Precincts Reporting:
The percentage of precincts reporting has changed due to the start of the canvas and the counting of provisional ballots. For reporting purposes, the day immediately following the election, each locality creates one conditional vote (CV) precinct, per congressional district, in which to report their provisional votes. Localities with no provisional votes will show total votes of zero in the CV precinct for each candidate/ballot issue.”

By: goethean

goethean — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:34:55 +0000

libertarians who support Bush are closet authoritarians.

By: fatbear

fatbear — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:51:21 +0000

One thing – the numbers in VA just moved BACKWARDS!
I just went to check the VA vote count, and it�s now back to only 95% complete! Totals are the same, but all of a sudden some precincts showed up not reporting � the number of possible precincts is now 2599, when (IIRC) it used to be in the mid-2400s.
Link to state site:
http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/
And hit view Results by District for a summary of where the missing precincts are. Maybe somebody with VA political experience can explain….

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:24:21 +0000

Jole, I’ve been to her blog; I’ve seen her blog on The Economist. Please don’t try to BS me; Jane’s the standard issue Libertarian-who-really-hates-liberals that’s not credible in the slightest, after the Bush administration.

By: liberal

liberal — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:15:37 +0000

“This matters a ton; Democrats in the House can be much more ruthless with their Republican counterparts, and with the K Street mob, if there’s no fear of retaliation from the Senate side.”
That’s assuming the Democrats remember a fundamental law of human relations: TIT FOR TAT and the iterated prisoner’s dilemma, which is possibly responsible for the evolution of non-kin altruism.
Thing is, though, when the other guy defects repeatedly, you must do so also.

By: Prup (aka Jim Benton)

Prup (aka Jim Benton) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:09:51 +0000

As someone who has been VERY suspicious of electronic voting machines, the thought that they are biting the Republicans, hard, is causing a severe case of hilarity.
On the other hand — and I doubt if anyone from the Allen campaign will read this — there is at least one thing that could be done. That would be comparing the vote totals from each precinct with the number of voters registered there. I know when i vote, and I assume that in any state this is true, I am given a number that corresponds to the number of people who have already voted. If this was recorded this is the one thing that could be done to check this.
I only mention it because I STILL am scared of the machines, because if anything questionable was discovered, I bet it would favor Allen, not Webb, and because it would be a precedent for future races.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:04:37 +0000

I do. She has repeatedly eviscerated Bush’s economic policies, she’s liberal on most social issues, and she acknowledges that Iraq is a fiasco. The fact that she knows that D’s are also prone to corruption hardly makes her a right-wing hack.

By: BArry

BArry — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:18:06 +0000

“Huh? I didn’t vote Democratic because I thought they needed a fair shot at shaking down lobbyists.”
Posted by: Jane Galt
You didn’t vote Democratic because you’re a Republican, Megan. Do you really think that anybody here believes you?

By: Mark Kleiman

Mark Kleiman — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:03:28 +0000

Jane:
Not shaking them down. Taking away the goodies they bribed the Republicas to give them.
Mark

By: No Nym

No Nym — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:36:10 +0000

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

By: Jane Galt

Jane Galt — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:24:35 +0000

Huh? I didn’t vote Democratic because I thought they needed a fair shot at shaking down lobbyists.