Comments on: What’s Really Going On With Joe Lieberman

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:49:21 +0000

I thought it was generally agreed that the White House doesn’t really mind if the public option doesn’t get it into the final bill, so no.

By: Marc Moskowitz

Marc Moskowitz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:35 +0000

So do you think it’s pate time now?

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:41:57 +0000

Jeffin90602:

You are either unwilling or unable to understand that you do not always get to dictate the course of the conversation. I addressed the points in your original post I felt were worth addressing, at the level of seriousness I thought they merited; that they are not the points you wanted addressed, taken as seriously as you felt they should be, is not my problem.

Please do grow up a little, or at the very least try not to vomit up right-wing boilerplate full of smug condescension when you feel like you want to be addressed as someone with a functioning brain.

By: Jeffin90620

Jeffin90620 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:29:34 +0000

John,

You are either unable or unwilling to address the points in my original post and have resorted to this demonstrably puerile conduct for… well, no good reason I can posit.

This is your sandbox and I will leave you to it. I will, however, point the guy who originally referenced your original post to this thread to see if he will revisit his obviously misplaced admiration (but not any time soon as he is undergoing treatment for cancer).

Xopher,

Please re-read John’s original post and then my first reply in this thread. If you truly think his is the more mature, I would very much like you to explain why.

By: Xopher

Xopher — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:59:18 +0000

John, I’m offended on behalf of the 11-year-old girls I know. Oh, wait, you have one in your house, don’t you? I bet she’s more mature than Jeffin90620.

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:21:17 +0000

Jeffin90620 has apparently learned everything he knows about attitude from an 11-year-old girl.

By: Jeffin90620

Jeffin90620 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:14:39 +0000

John,

I’ve got three syllables for you.

In alphabetical order, they are “pa”, “the” and “tic”.

Assemble them at your leisure.

With all *due* respect…

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:14:46 +0000

Jeffin90620:

Aw, poor Jeff. He wasn’t taken sewiously.

Bye, Jeff.

By: Jeffin90620

Jeffin90620 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:10:02 +0000

I had forgotten I had written anything here, but “forgettable” is the adjective that comes to mind when considering you, John. Thanks to Bing.com and an idle search for reminding me about this thread.

Being a Liberal and all, it is unsurprising that, when addressing my post, you criticized the format, whined about something I did not say, and completely avoided responding to the substance of the post.

By: stevem

stevem — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:29:06 +0000

Drudge is reporting that Lieberman is keeping his Homeland Security chair though he has to give up the Environmental chair. I am both pleased and disappointed that Lieberman was not expelled from the caucus. Pleased as a citizen (working together is good) and disappointed as a Republican (as we would have picked up a vote).

David and Mary at 119-121: My burying the hatchet comment was in reference to David’s “in general” comment at 117, not on any specific individual. Though if I had to pick one I would reference the incessant attacks on Palin based on rumor and innuendo which, when the weakness of the attack is exposed, is then excused based on a variant of such infantile logic as “isn’t it a shame that she is such a poor candidate that we believed the false rumor and gossip.” Which completely misses the point, in that they are more demonstrating weaknesses in their own character and judgment, and not any corresponding lack of those traits in Palin.