Reply #50: your raise multiple points

[Iverson]

"As a practical matter, I KNOW there is NOTHING in place to replace those jobs. What do I do?"

My impulse is to say that it's not a good idea to keep the poison flowing.

"...(re IWR) and the directionals of right and left have been obscured...."

How so? It's one thing to argue pragmatism, but quite another to redefine pragmatism as principle. Thus, a noxious vote out of fear of losing reelection is an old story and not my focus here since it's nothing new. On the other hand, calling IWR a noble thing because it sought to prevent war, well, that's just goofy.

You may disagree, but it is not a loaded question, nor have you shown how a left-right dynamic doesn't apply. Why doesn't it?