OK, OK, hold off with the jokes. I know I set myself up on that one.
I was just trying to remember: Who is it that does this site (which I have long linked to at left)? A couple of people have mentioned the author’s identity to me in the past, and I seem to recall that maybe it was one of our regular commenters. Or was it just that somebody put that as the link on his or her screen name?
I don’t know. I don’t remember. Does anyone? Does it matter?
Oh, and by the way, we don’t buy ink by the barrel. We’re no pikers. We get it by the train carload.
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Sorry I’ve not stopped by lately, but I’ve been busy. Work, tough out-of-town assignments, intruded on my blogging and blog participation. Something that the folks over at that other site may not know a lot about.
I do so love a good rant, but one should intersperse such entries with something resembling reasoned, thoughtful argument if one’s aim is to cajole, persuade, or convince. Otherwise one runs the risk of being pigeonholed with the likes of Maureen Dowd and Paul Krugman (the once prominent economist who’s marginalized himself and caused cognitive dissonance among those who speak even a smattering of German).
Perhaps the site serves as a form of catharsis for the proprietor. Whatever the case, I do hope that s/he had napkins handy to catch the drool.
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy politics and I love argument, but letting loose with an Uzi is a lot less effective than a few carefully aimed shots with something of heftier caliber. That rants on that other site are just so over the top; they assume so much, and thus fail to hit their intended target squarely, unless the target is the reputation of The State’s editorial board.
I hasten to add that there’s much in The State with which I disagree. We can start with vouchers and carry on from there. I find particularly appalling the regular appearance of Joseph L. Galloway on their pages simply because he seems to enjoy employing innuendo in his personal crusade.
In general, I just happen to think that it’s more productive to engage in argument than in name-calling, something that the other site doesn’t seem to hold.
That is their right, but I think it’s wrong if they hope to persuade. I have to give credit to The State’s editorial folks in general, and to Brad in particular, in that they generally produce a coherent set of arguments, some of which I regard as flawed. Reading carefully, that other site does seen to too, but the shrillness overpowers whatever coherent thought may exist there.
In awarding points for form, manners, and content, The State and Brad are clearly ahead in putting forth an argument over consistency and thoughtfulness. We’ve still not entered the Bambi versus Godzilla state of existence, so that’s got to count for something.
May you enjoy your Fourth as much as I enjoy my fifth.
Mike! It’s great to hear from you, man!
I was getting worried about you.
Mysterious “tough out-of-town assignments”… sounds like something out of The Bourne Identity.
Did you know who you were while you were gone?
Anyway, it’s great to have you back. I’m sure the rest of the community will concur…
Oh sure! Someone is gonna believe someone from ‘Chapin’? *grin*
I see The State has a big propaganda series to humanize the illegal Mexicans in our state, and make us feel sorry for a few that are finally being deported, after years of sucking up public services.
How about some stories on all the crime, prostitution, drug running and child slavery brought to SC by these illegals?
How about an investigation into the campaign donations to Lindsey Graham from the corporations making huge profits off illegal labor?
Lee,
You mean every corporation in America don’t you?
The list of corporations not making huge profits off of illegal labor is much shorter.
and I doubt there are more than 20 construction company owners in South Carolina that don’t profit off of illegal labor- even the small owners.
Illegal Mexican labor today is defended by the same mentality which defended child labor in the 19th century, with the same excuses.
Even businesses which use legal labor, but are obsessed with paying the least they can, end up becoming commodity businesses, not known for quality.
Personally, I do my part by not letting anyone do work for me unless I know they are an American citizen. I no longer work on outsourcing projects to India or Mexico, nor do I work on projects with H1 or L1 workers, most of whom falsified their applications.