tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600722874138140758.post8601643733704813371..comments2022-09-02T15:15:58.735-07:00Comments on The Fed Up Progressive: The Unseen Fourth Branch of GovernmentProgressive Vegetarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845298686769263835noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600722874138140758.post-838809896192769272014-12-09T16:28:25.222-08:002014-12-09T16:28:25.222-08:00These people are out-of-control; they need to be r...These people are out-of-control; they need to be rounded up and sent to the Gulag!!!Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772977959384108543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600722874138140758.post-33677876560437821702013-11-22T14:12:38.114-08:002013-11-22T14:12:38.114-08:00Gen. Clapper, for one.
You've hit the point e...Gen. Clapper, for one.<br /><br />You've hit the point exactly -- the people we think control our nation are merely figureheads. It's the ones usually unseen that are the most dangerous. <br /><br />As Teddy Roosevelt observed, "Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people."Progressive Vegetarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845298686769263835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600722874138140758.post-54969848742203091322013-11-22T13:50:50.394-08:002013-11-22T13:50:50.394-08:00The most recent illustration of this perspective w...The most recent illustration of this perspective was John Kerry's "off-the-cuff" suggestion that Syria could avoid war by turning over its chemical weapon stockpiles to international authorities. The same evening, both the Soviet ambassador and Obama himself acknowledged that negotiations had been conducted in that regard with Obama's approval.. The next day, Kerry's staff essentially disavowed his statements. Now, if both Kerry and Obama were on-board with these negotiations, who exactly is it who has the authority to supercede and disavow them??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093479704843094484noreply@blogger.com