_"it's not like he's delving into that rhetoric, merely commenting on its impact"_
Welllll, maybe not so much.
Let me start by saying I love Mike's writing. I've been reading it since the beer foam shootout days. It's the primary reason I'm on this site.
That said...
Often times, as in this article, it's very clear where he stands, politically. The shots at the conservative side of things do show up. The statements on Vance make it pretty clear he's not a fan. BTW, regarding the appointment/anointment comment - looking at the other side's "democratic process" that chose their candidate, do you really want to go there?
That's OK, I understand. We are who we are. If I'm writing the article, I'm sure my biases will show as well.
My personal view is that, while overly simplistic, I far prefer the "pulling up by my bootstraps" mentality to the currently pervasive, "I'm human so it's owed me" one.
Perhaps that's why, at 64, I still prefer a real mountain bike to an e-bike. It requires a little more bootstrap pulling.
Sept. 4, 2024, 11:36 a.m. - Brad Nyenhuis
_"it's not like he's delving into that rhetoric, merely commenting on its impact"_ Welllll, maybe not so much. Let me start by saying I love Mike's writing. I've been reading it since the beer foam shootout days. It's the primary reason I'm on this site. That said... Often times, as in this article, it's very clear where he stands, politically. The shots at the conservative side of things do show up. The statements on Vance make it pretty clear he's not a fan. BTW, regarding the appointment/anointment comment - looking at the other side's "democratic process" that chose their candidate, do you really want to go there? That's OK, I understand. We are who we are. If I'm writing the article, I'm sure my biases will show as well. My personal view is that, while overly simplistic, I far prefer the "pulling up by my bootstraps" mentality to the currently pervasive, "I'm human so it's owed me" one. Perhaps that's why, at 64, I still prefer a real mountain bike to an e-bike. It requires a little more bootstrap pulling.