Comments on: Who is John Galt? http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: C Stanley http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86400 C Stanley Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:27:35 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86400 BTW though, I'm mostly of the same mind as <a href="http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/02/27/weak-tea/" rel="nofollow">Rick Moranis</a> on this. Turnout has been really low, and they risk making a mockery of themselves if they don't find a way to drive up larger numbers of attendees. And even if it was a larger movement, it strikes me that it would be a rather incoherent one because I'm guessing there are remnants of the Ron Paul revolution being paired with Michelle Malkin fans here- not a very consistent mix of ideology to support a growing movement. BTW though, I’m mostly of the same mind as Rick Moranis on this.

Turnout has been really low, and they risk making a mockery of themselves if they don’t find a way to drive up larger numbers of attendees. And even if it was a larger movement, it strikes me that it would be a rather incoherent one because I’m guessing there are remnants of the Ron Paul revolution being paired with Michelle Malkin fans here- not a very consistent mix of ideology to support a growing movement.

]]> By: C Stanley http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86399 C Stanley Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:18:30 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86399 I don't think anyone's deluding themselves that this will cause a change in the current administration's policies. I would think the idea would be more centered around aiming for a Congressional power switch at midterms and then perhaps there would be some moderation of the liberal agenda, just as we saw in '94 (though Clinton was far less liberal than Obama.) I don’t think anyone’s deluding themselves that this will cause a change in the current administration’s policies. I would think the idea would be more centered around aiming for a Congressional power switch at midterms and then perhaps there would be some moderation of the liberal agenda, just as we saw in ‘94 (though Clinton was far less liberal than Obama.)

]]> By: ChrisWWW http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86389 ChrisWWW Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:00:49 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86389 Heh... if the antiwar protests are any indication, they wont do any good. Those had numbers in the hundreds of thousands and all Bush did was send more troops. Heh… if the antiwar protests are any indication, they wont do any good. Those had numbers in the hundreds of thousands and all Bush did was send more troops.

]]> By: C Stanley http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86387 C Stanley Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:09:38 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86387 http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/02/27/budget-debate-launches-new-tea-party/ http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/02/27/budget-debate-launches-new-tea-party/

]]> By: David L. http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86383 David L. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:58:07 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86383 The Tea Parties are quite real, Chris. The Instapundit has photos here, with links to more. http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/71537/ I would estimate the Seattle turnout at between 200-300, and I doubt any five would agree with the other 195-295 on anything except that our government is in the hands of those who want the maximum amount of our money for the purpose of exerting the maximum amount of control over as many lives as possible. One has to start somewhere. The Tea Parties are quite real, Chris. The Instapundit has photos here, with links to more.

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/71537/

I would estimate the Seattle turnout at between 200-300, and I doubt any five would agree with the other 195-295 on anything except that our government is in the hands of those who want the maximum amount of our money for the purpose of exerting the maximum amount of control over as many lives as possible. One has to start somewhere.

]]> By: ChrisWWW http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86382 ChrisWWW Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:35:23 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86382 Those Tea Parties are real? Heh. Those Tea Parties are real? Heh.

]]> By: David L. http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86380 David L. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:23:20 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86380 Sign seen at today's Seattle "Tea Party": "Atlas Shrugged: From Fiction to Reality in 52 Years." Sign seen at today’s Seattle “Tea Party”: “Atlas Shrugged: From Fiction to Reality in 52 Years.”

]]> By: C Stanley http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/comment-page-1/#comment-86319 C Stanley Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:30:20 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/02/27/who-is-john-galt/#comment-86319 <i>As many of you know, I am a big-time admirer of Rand. However, it must be said that her work ignores some of the realities of life, the most poignant being children and the love, attention, and costs they bring with them. Pure individualists may disregard such concerns but for most of us they are the reality of why we work. That’s one reason why I don’t think that Hayward’s plan will lead to a mass Galtian movement.</i> That argument cuts both ways though, and it's hard to tell how it will play out. You're right that most people work hard in order to give their kids a better life and give them security and comforts. But if the govt is going to be confiscating larger and larger percentages of the amounts we can earn by working longer hours, aren't we going to start considering whether it might make more sense for one parent to stay home with the kids or for Dad to take a lower stress job where he can be home for the soccer games in the afternoon? That's not even necessarily a bad thing, but it doesn't bode well for economic growth if those are the decisions that people end up making. As many of you know, I am a big-time admirer of Rand. However, it must be said that her work ignores some of the realities of life, the most poignant being children and the love, attention, and costs they bring with them. Pure individualists may disregard such concerns but for most of us they are the reality of why we work. That’s one reason why I don’t think that Hayward’s plan will lead to a mass Galtian movement.

That argument cuts both ways though, and it’s hard to tell how it will play out.

You’re right that most people work hard in order to give their kids a better life and give them security and comforts. But if the govt is going to be confiscating larger and larger percentages of the amounts we can earn by working longer hours, aren’t we going to start considering whether it might make more sense for one parent to stay home with the kids or for Dad to take a lower stress job where he can be home for the soccer games in the afternoon?

That’s not even necessarily a bad thing, but it doesn’t bode well for economic growth if those are the decisions that people end up making.

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