Decision ‘08

Miscellanea: Note to Democrats Edition

The note being, ‘Don’t push your luck.’ Color me disappointed that after all the filibuster brouhaha, we’re up against yet another in a series of long delays on the John Bolton confirmation…in fact, the Anchoress is so disgusted, she’s done chillin’, so the Coalition loses its first member. That’s okay, we still love you…it’s all in fun, anyway, so go pay her a visit and respect her right to chill or unchill as events may warrant…but Anchoress, I didn’t found a coalition of people who chill about EVERYTHING, just this one thing (in reaction to all the ‘I’M QUITTING THE PARTY, THE SKY IS FALLING’ rhetoric after fili-deal)…

I wonder how long until someone blames us for the Bolton delay?…

Yet another warning to not underestimate Hillary’s chances in 2008…

Let’s throw the spotlight on some posts by coalition members, shall we? W.C. Varones looks at Europe and thanks God for the Bill of Rights…

Beth is posting in a state of delirium…

Sissy Willis has an interesting and amusing look behind the scenes of the only good thing to come out of Arianna Huffington’s vanity site (notice I said out of, not on)…

The Radical Centrist has advice to reporters who quote anonymous sources: ‘Keep looking’…

And a big welcome to new coalition member Jim Miller…

3 Responses to “Miscellanea: Note to Democrats Edition”

1 Jay Dean Says:
May 27th, 2005 at 7:23 am
My, I like getting links! Thanks for looking out for a fellow….what do we call ourselves? Are we “chillers”, or maybe “chillies”? Well, in any case, I like the camaraderie and mutual support.

I also regret to see Anchoress come unchilled, she’s a favorite. Personally I see this fili-deal as just the latest example of insane over-reaction among the true believers. There will be other issues, probably very soon, and I would hope that this coalition can establish a tradition of remaining cool in the face of the ordinary ebb and flow of political fortune.

This deal may have been a disappointment to some, but its not a crisis. Whatever issues come and go in the coming month, they won’t raise to the level of a crisis. Having your constitution voted down, now that’s a crisis. Or you could be a Baathist, those guys have a crisis. But Republicans have so much going for them a the moment they don’t know how to handle it. When things are mostly goin’ your way, just chill, and let it ride.
2 Sissy Willis Says:
May 27th, 2005 at 10:32 am
Fun post. Thanks for the link.
3 Mark Coffey Says:
May 27th, 2005 at 2:48 pm
Jay, I agree. The great thing about America is we have the luxury to spend time getting upset over a filibuster…most places in the world, that wouldn’t even make the news. That’s both the blessing and the curse of prosperity.

There are some things that I won’t chill over - for example, 9/11, the War on Terror, letting a shameless self-promoter like John Kerry into the White House - but I prefer to use reason rather than vitriol whenever possible…