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October 27, 2021 09:34 AM UTC
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Sounds like Priola may be just a good, old RINO. Or not.
It will be interesting to hear CHBs' take on this. I believe him to be a Priola supporter.
What do you think, CHB?
The Independence Institute increasingly looks like an organization that operates independently from any rational construct of how a global economic power might sustain itself. Living in a family that have almost exclusively morphed from Eisenhower Republicans to MAGA, I struggle with how this movement is gutting the good sense most of them once had. The cognitive dissonance, the mocking of once-common attributes of empathy, vision, and arithmetic.
Priola seems to be a good guy but I won’t have a pony in any of his potential match-ups. What he does seem to embody, the best of what once passed for conservative politics, is a present-day poison to the MAGAt crowd.
The Caldera crowd seems to have little interest in conserving our environment, a ready work force to meet the challenges, and opportunities of a global marketplace. Little interest in a construct that buoys the greatest economic engine the world has ever known: the American middle class, with disposable income and upward mobility. From a rural Colorado perspective we built the capacity to be part of the breadbasket of the world with democratic socialism: our rural electrics, cooperative telephone associations, rural ag cooperatives, etc. Had we been dependent on a Caldara-like in those days we might have become the Buffalo Commons while waiting for the invisible fist of Adam Smith to make it’s appearance.
Best of luck to him in his endeavors. He seems like a decent man.
Ask and you shall receive……..
In this instance, Jon Caldara is a pompous ass. End of discussion.
Undoubtedly, CHB. But can you think of an example when he was not a pompous ass?
Many times.
Some years ago, I had a discussion with Jon about climbing Aconcagua, which I've attempted three times but never summited due to weather. The man can be reasonable.
seriously, I Actually respected his work on the RTD board. He showed me some serious alternatives to light rail — buses that run on training wheel type things in special lanes for instance and can then run on normal streets.
The problem with light rail is that it is 3 trips: home to station, by car or bus. Station to station by train. Then station to office by bus.
The training wheel bus can do all three: From your nearest bus stop to the mHOV lane, then off again to your office park. It saves two waits per commute.
Alas, it never got serious consideration.
As chairman, the also called a vote to censure Jack McCroskey to repeated harassment of staff (I read an inch thick file mod complaints.). He did that despite the fact that McCroskey was a vital ally on the anti-light rail faction. But he put his duty above his politics — something this old West Point guy greatly respects.
I actually consider Jon a friend. You'd have to ask him if the reverse is true. But he is a man of high intelligence, personal honor and a great if somewhat twisted sense of humor.
So… he's another homophobe like you?
Jon Caldara might feel better about himself and be less of a knob if he got himself a real job and started contributing something worthwhile to society, but that ship done sailed. That sweet, sweet wingnut welfare cash is just too good.
At the very least, a Priola candidacy in the new district would be useful in assessing just how far down the shithole the GOP has gone.
Why would he feel bad? In the parlance of Dire Straits, he's got his Money for Nothing, and his Notoriety for Free.
Libertarianism is an anti-Christian cult. Whatever anarchist roots it once had, today Libertarians are Billionaire suck-ups. The goal is oligarchy, which of course ALWAYS devolves into kleptocracy.
The Catholic Church has a strong social-justice side, as well as an un-reasoning anti-abortion side. But, it is also not really a pro-democracy religion; I’m not sure it has truly gotten past feudalism. It is a bit odd that the US Catholic bishops are so enthralled by the Republican Party. Maybe something to do with the way autocracy is seen as means of instituting Christian rule over society, like xxObanxx Orban is doing in Hungary.
The Church is by definition very hierarchical; revelations from the pope can change doctrine. In the 19th Century, a fetus could be aborted without problem until “quickening”, showing us that doctrine is mutable.
Like Viktor Orban is doing in Hungary, or the Law & Justice Party is doing in Poland……….
I remember Caldara threatening to sue BVSD last year because he has a child with downs syndrome who was not doing well with a virtual learning environment. Keep the government out of my business, well unless its for me or my family. Fucking hypocrite.
You would think having a child with Downs Syndrome would have helped him gain some empathy. Knowing that it hasn't makes me respect him even less.
You’d think having a Downs kid AND losing another to cancer would impart some empathy, but people like that are impenetrable. Wingnut politics uber alles.
Tragedy can change people, and often for the worse, Cookie. I mentioned Caldera having to censure Jack McCroskey for harassing staff.
When I first met Jack, he was my state representative — and one of the gentleist, kindest, people I knew.
In subsequent years, his son committed suicide. Then his best friend and alter ego, Jim James , was brutally tortured and murdered. There may have been other blows I didn’t know about — life is cruel at our age.
Jack changed, and not for the better, picking on powerless, women staffers. (Though not sexually, let me specify.)
Then he died.
I enjoy Jon’s raucus humor and c omany. Politically, he would make Ming the Merciless blush. Empathy ain’t there for groups for sure, but I suspect he’s a loyal friend at the personal level.
People are a puzzle. I much prefer my dogs!
You, howver, are simply a treasure trove of wisdom, emphathy, diplomacy and, when necessay, courage.
How do we clone you?
I'm pretty sure he did more than just threaten, NOV. He actually filed suit, claiming the district violated the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by requiring online classes.
How a mighty Galtian demigod like Caldara allowed filthy statists to educate his son in the first place is anyone's guess.
Because special education is expensive. Far be it from him to pay for it himself when he can get the taxpayers to do so.
Caldara is a lot like Moddy, our favorite anti-government government worker. They just don't do irony anymore.
As far as I know, I never saw them in the same place at the same time.
Two different styles of livelihood: Moddy is on the federal government teat, JC is more entrepreneurial in spirit, grifting rubes via his not-for-profit.
Is there any way a non-Republican can urge continued and escalating argument between the "never tax or spend more" and the "we need to invest" forces within the Republican party?
Asking for a friend.
I’m worried if the nominee ends up being Kirkmeyer. She isn’t as loopy as Lori Saine or Vicky Marbles but almost as right wing. She could slide in as a sane right winger.
Better to run a nut case or Priola. The nut case will drive unaffiliateds to Caraveo while Priola will cause the lunatics to stay home.