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Re: Hope Springs Eternal...

PatrickH — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 23:56:44 -0000

Looking forward to making your blog a frequent stop. Rational conservatives are needed!

Re: Campaign Zero: Doing the Hard Work on Police Accountability

PatrickH — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:37:08 -0000

I agree with better training and standards and revision of some laws that are obviously a problem. Civil asset forfeiture and no-knock raids have to go. As for ticket quotas, as long as the fines from tickets can't make up more than a designated low percentage of the overall budget, quotas should be fine. If I were a police chief I'd expect patrol officers to write some average number of tickets each month or they are likely being lazy.

But a big part of reducing police shootings (and the data show whites are just as likely to get shot as blacks if you adjust for frequency of interaction with the police) is training. Someone mentioned Loury, McWhorter and others who have delved into this topic. Some of their info comes from Peter Moskos who's book and blog "Cop in the Hood" is a great resource for information and insight on differing levels of police shootings in different cities and what constitutes a "good" shoot or a "bad" shoot. Some cities, like NYC until recently, do far better than others.

Finally, we should revise drug laws including those for cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs. There will be negative impacts from doing so, but I don't think we can fix the incarceration and violence problems without eliminating the illegal drug trade. The drug war is a failure.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: rEPUBLICAN:

PatrickH — Wed, 30 May 2018 02:11:22 -0000

I've been lurking on this blog for around 15 years. It has influenced my thoughts on politics and society more than any other source. Admittedly I've been drifting away ever since the split into the post-Judd alliance. Back when this was the best dang thing on the internet, and it taught me the difference between a conservative, a liberal, a left wing freak and a right wing yahoo. I used to make this a daily read. I now come back once a week. But to accept that the always intelligent M. thinks the left has no outlet in the Media? That the only thing that matters to the blog is Trump hate? That all that's left is seeing the indefatigable Ratbert trying to defend and uphold the great history of this blog? There was a time when a dozen brilliant thinkers would be jumping in on this topic. And it would be fun, funny and incitefull. Eff it. I miss BrothersJudd. What the heck happened? What the heck became of this blog?

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: WE ARE ALL NEOCONOMIST NOW:

PatrickH — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:05:30 -0000

My point exactly. It's a perfect combination of power/money grab. And if the environmentalists don't gain power and money from any proposed carbon tax, then cutting carbon is a non-issue.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: WE ARE ALL NEOCONOMIST NOW:

PatrickH — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:47:05 -0000

"Virtually every environmentalist thinks it's crucial; many believe it's the single most important thing we could do".

Unless you include the term "revenue neutral". Washington State had a carbon tax initiative on the ballot that was revenue neutral. It was opposed by the Sierra Club and a long list of other environmental groups. It was supported by scientists and moderates on both sides of the aisle. It failed miserably at the ballot box.

Re: Do Toner Cold Calls Really Sell Any Toner?

PatrickH — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:20:35 -0000

I don't see as much of these as I did 10 yrs ago, but toner reps used to imply they were your normal supplier to trick whoever answered the phone to accept an order. It was just complete fraud. Then they'd hope the invoice would slip past the bookkeeper.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog:

PatrickH — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 01:58:34 -0000

Huge amounts of private money has been leaving the stock market for months. Mine included. This is going to be a buying opportunity.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: TAKEN ON FAITH:

PatrickH — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:29:26 -0000

She was speaking to anyone that will giver her a vote, and carefully crafted the statement to appeal to all the wahoos on the left. Pro vaccines...she's with you. Anti vaccines...she's with you. GMO foods, global warming, diet, education...it doesn't matter. They all think she was taking their side regardless of the issue.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: BUBBLING UP:

PatrickH — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:14:31 -0000

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: ALL COMEDY IS CONSERVATIVE:

PatrickH — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:18:50 -0000

Thank you for posting this video. Greatly enjoyed it.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: BETTER ANGELS:

PatrickH — Wed, 25 May 2016 11:40:38 -0000

Much like they believe we should do more for inner city kids in terrible schools. But doing more doesn't include moving them into their neighborhood and going to their schools.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: DRIVE FASTER, IT'S A LONG WAY TO EMUNCLAW:

PatrickH — Thu, 12 May 2016 11:18:41 -0000

It's Enumclaw. The only town in WA where stores sell velcro gloves.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: ACCEPTING COMMENTS IMPOSES OBLIGATIONS:

PatrickH — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:15:59 -0000

Still the most interesting political blog, but there are about a dozen or so people that stopped commenting that had helped make this the most interesting site on the internet. Thanks to Orrin for continuing on.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: eND AT THE FINNISH LINE:

PatrickH — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 11:12:15 -0000

Yep. I love the idea, but telling people they are responsible for their choices won't make them act responsibly.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: JOBS WHITE PEOPLE WON'T DO:

PatrickH — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:53:07 -0000

My best friend lives in Reno and is in the Operating Engineer union, a union rep, works for a crane company out at Tesla and is a Bernie organizer. The painters union (whatever that is) is on strike (they already had been replaced and don't work there) and the other unions are walking off for one day of support. My friend went golfing. Then they all go back to work on Monday. It's a "shot across the bow" as he says simply because Tesla went outside Nevada and brought in some "superior culture" people from NM or AZ to work for less. It's a next to nothing blip on the screen for the Tesla project.

Re: Guest Post: Quarterback Tiers Based On Age and Talent

PatrickH — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:10:50 -0000

Kaepernick ANY/A worst season is better than Tannehill's best season. His worst season QBR is better than Tannehill's best season. Yet Tannehill is "Prime/Above Average" and Kaepernick is "Prime/ Below Average".

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: THE CULTURE WARS ARE A ROUT:

PatrickH — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:50:03 -0000

Or it could be obsession channeled in different ways. Japan comes to mind.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: THANKS, BILL:

PatrickH — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:57:56 -0000

From the blogger that used to express how easily a disciplined man and his family could live well by working 2 minimum wage jobs. Now...low wage jobs and labor are evil and the government should just pay us to do nothing.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: GOVERNING IS NOT A DISQUALIFIER:

PatrickH — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:54:30 -0000

As a Nevada expat (a distinction I've posted several times on this blog) that very much loves that misunderstood state, I'm certain of this: Liberals HATE, HATE, HATE governor Sandoval. Yet somehow all I hear about is how much he angers "conservatives".

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: IF YOU CAN KEEP IT:

PatrickH — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 08:31:39 -0000

Definitely a book to add to the wishlist. The story of Caesar and the fall of the republic never gets old.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: ITS DECLINE WOULD SAVE IT:

PatrickH — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:11:12 -0000

The muni courses close to Seattle seem to be as busy as ever. But get just a little way out of town and the burbs and they seem slower. As for clubs, I usually bought second hand until I finally bought my first new driver 2 years ago - the Taylor Made RBZ 2. It added around 20yds to my average drive and fewer mis-hits. Went from 250yds to at least 270yds on average. I don't regret the purchase, though $250 was a steep price.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: LAUGHING AT, NOT WITH:

PatrickH — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:03:16 -0000

Gutfeld's blogging on Huffpo was fantastic.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: LAUGHING AT, NOT WITH:

PatrickH — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:12:18 -0000

I've recorded and watched Red Eye since it's debut. It was often uncomfortably clumsy and crass, but that was offset by the bits that were hilarious. It was much more a libertarian show than a conservative one. But I remain a Gutfeld fan. And the show might even improve if they make Tom Shillue the full time host. It's the only show on Fox News that I still watch.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: ALL OUR ALLIES ARE UNDER OUR UMBRELLA...:

PatrickH — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:55:49 -0000

Seems to be working well for Ukraine.

Re: BrothersJudd Blog: THE BELTWAY ISN'T THE BASE:

PatrickH — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:37:52 -0000

They are all for it. Until you ask if they still support those regulations if they raise the price of heating their homes and fueling their cars. Then. Not so much.