Comments on: The Instinct For Blood? http://donklephant.com/2006/03/14/the-instinct-for-blood/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Seb http://donklephant.com/2006/03/14/the-instinct-for-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-8090 Seb Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:15:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1957#comment-8090 Errrr...was there an argument in there that I missed, or is Mr. Reynolds having a Pauline Kael moment? I mean, I'm as much in favor of a good rant as the next guy, lord knows, but when someone says "Here's why" I usually expect an argument: that's not an argument (yes it is). Errrr…was there an argument in there that I missed, or is Mr. Reynolds having a Pauline Kael moment? I mean, I’m as much in favor of a good rant as the next guy, lord knows, but when someone says “Here’s why” I usually expect an argument: that’s not an argument (yes it is).

]]> By: Jeremy http://donklephant.com/2006/03/14/the-instinct-for-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-8074 Jeremy Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:09:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1957#comment-8074 Yeah, Feingold didn't vote to stop Clinton's impeachment, did he? He eventually voted not to impeach, but he didn't do the partisan vote against the whole process. He strikes me as a man of principle over politics. Yeah, Feingold didn’t vote to stop Clinton’s impeachment, did he? He eventually voted not to impeach, but he didn’t do the partisan vote against the whole process. He strikes me as a man of principle over politics.

]]> By: Ryan http://donklephant.com/2006/03/14/the-instinct-for-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-8071 Ryan Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:46:06 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1957#comment-8071 "Plus, he has a history of acting on principle." This is the key. As a constituent of Feingold's since before I was old enough to vote, I've been following him since I became interested in politics. Everything I have seen from him suggests that his actions are, almost without exception, based on what he believes is in the best interest of his constituents and his country. I know it seems impossible to believe in today's political climate but I honestly believe that he honestly is more concerned with doing what he feels is right than doing what is politically expedient. I don't always agree with him, though I do more often than not, but I always appreciate his sincerity and willingness to go against the grain when he feels it is the right thing to do. “Plus, he has a history of acting on principle.”

This is the key. As a constituent of Feingold’s since before I was old enough to vote, I’ve been following him since I became interested in politics. Everything I have seen from him suggests that his actions are, almost without exception, based on what he believes is in the best interest of his constituents and his country. I know it seems impossible to believe in today’s political climate but I honestly believe that he honestly is more concerned with doing what he feels is right than doing what is politically expedient.

I don’t always agree with him, though I do more often than not, but I always appreciate his sincerity and willingness to go against the grain when he feels it is the right thing to do.

]]> By: Tom Strong http://donklephant.com/2006/03/14/the-instinct-for-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-8067 Tom Strong Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:05:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1957#comment-8067 Feingold's got nothing to lose. His chances of winning the election are one in a thousand anyway - and he knows it. Plus, he has a history of acting on principle. In this case, I think his principle is right, politically and morally. Feingold’s got nothing to lose. His chances of winning the election are one in a thousand anyway – and he knows it. Plus, he has a history of acting on principle. In this case, I think his principle is right, politically and morally.

]]> By: Bob Aman http://donklephant.com/2006/03/14/the-instinct-for-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-8064 Bob Aman Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:43:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1957#comment-8064 Fine, no doubt the blood is in the water. But what happens when the most recent thing the American people remember about Feingold, come presidential election time, is that he's the guy that failed to drive the knife in properly? Fine, no doubt the blood is in the water. But what happens when the most recent thing the American people remember about Feingold, come presidential election time, is that he’s the guy that failed to drive the knife in properly?

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