tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post1646804339896142721..comments2023-10-24T08:33:10.354-04:00Comments on Reformed Leftist (& Friends): More Bush Regret: Pol Control of Surgeon GeneralPaul Huehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-43297199737182062672007-07-19T14:18:00.000-04:002007-07-19T14:18:00.000-04:00I think that the GOP effort to attract black votes...I think that the GOP effort to attract black votes has been horrible, and a big mistake, including their refusal to take their case right to the NAACP before their ideological opponents. <BR/><BR/>I oppose the dirty tricks by both parties, though I think that oversight by each party can help keep each other honest. My proposal for voting reform would have reps from both parties each witnessing Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-88225144989636855142007-07-19T13:20:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:20:00.000-04:00"It really doesn't make sense for Demos so scrutin..."It really doesn't make sense for Demos so scrutinize white subburban districts so much because those districts often vote demo, or only slightly repo."<BR/><BR/>ARE YOU KIDDING HUE?<BR/><BR/>Right here in the state of Maryland outside of the Baltimore/Washington region every friggin county and 90% of the districts in those counties is solidly one-sidedly Republican. <BR/><BR/>"McWorter believes uptownstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164906982041409346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-45682535103819006092007-07-19T11:20:00.000-04:002007-07-19T11:20:00.000-04:00Steve: I favor minimizing the government so that i...Steve: I favor minimizing the government so that it focuses on jobs that only it can and should do, and to minimize the opportunities for corruption. Perhaps you can explain why our federal government should have a Surgeon General. If we can't justify this, we should eliminate it, just as I would eliminate the Homeland Security office.<BR/><BR/>As for the justice department, I think that one of Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-83935646430930514662007-07-19T11:16:00.000-04:002007-07-19T11:16:00.000-04:00I think you guys misunderstood McWorter's position...I think you guys misunderstood McWorter's position, which I have read, and listened to on CSPAN. He says that both political parties engage in some dirty tricks to lower the vote counts in areas that heavily vote for the other party. For example, Democrat officials frequently inspect all aspects of overseas military voting containers, looking for any reason to disqualify them, and Repo officials Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-46610910648515579552007-07-18T17:06:00.000-04:002007-07-18T17:06:00.000-04:00Eliminate the office of the Surgeon General so tha...Eliminate the office of the Surgeon General so that the President will no longer be tempted to corrupt it.<BR/><BR/>Why not eliminate the Department of Justice as well for that reason.<BR/><BR/>This sounds like John McWhorters ridiculous suggestion to blacks at Harlem's Schomberg Center last year.<BR/><BR/>First off, the guy was a ball of nerves the whole time he appeared on a panel with other uptownstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164906982041409346noreply@blogger.com