Comments on: Conservative? Ethical? There’s No Room for You in Government

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:01:19 +0000

The “secret word” as Groucho would post is PARASITE. The definition of today’s government.

By: john rings

john rings — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:40:18 +0000

I’m a little shocks this article makes such a comparison as liberals are the rats and the conservatives are the holy ones with out fault. D you think that these people you refer to might just has a a moral proplem with the hidden b.s. regardless of party. thank you for your time

By: Meryl

Meryl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:22:28 +0000

72.md

Agreed.

By: Chuck Pelto

Chuck Pelto — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:50:38 +0000

TO: Banned by Huffpo
RE: Is There ANY Way ‘Out’?

There must be somewhere to start over again with a clean slate and get it right . . . isn’t there? — Banned by Huffpo

Actually, there is. It’s called “an act of God”.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[Stupidity got US into this mess. Why can't it get US out?]

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:20:20 +0000

I tried to get a job at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, once. I never stood a chance. I’m 1/4 Apache, but it didn’t help at all, because I look white. The office was filled with gays, women, and minorites. No white men anywhere. I applied three times in corpus. They “never got my application”.

By: a clay

a clay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:31:00 +0000

I can confirm this 100%. I worked at State for several years and saw this in action. During the Clinton inauguration, State employees were selling Clinton/ Gore sweatshirts in the cafeteria in violation of the Hatch Act without retribution. Conservatives who made it it at State tended to have air cover from a Republican Senator or be wealthy enough to cow the wannabees. Admittedly during the Clinton administration there were few conservative messages pushed through diplomatic channels, but plenty of spin was applied to policies that weren’t doctrinaire.

By: Banned by Huffpo

Banned by Huffpo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:49:46 +0000

It all boils down to the “Golden Rule”:

He who has the gold, rules.

The federal government has the power to take your money at the end of a gun. And it does. It takes a lot, a it’s going to be taking a lot more in a few short months. Don’t like? Don’t pay, and pay behind bars.

Short of burning down the house and starting over, there’s not much you can do.

Move to another country maybe, but where can you find a country with low taxes, a free enterprise environment, freedom from excessive state involvement, and a nice climate? This used to describe the United States, but no more.

There must be somewhere to start over again with a clean slate and get it right . . . isn’t there?

By: Tri Geek

Tri Geek — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:49:53 +0000

Trying to get a government job in Hawaii as a Conservative is almost as difficult as getting a University job.

By: Mongoose

Mongoose — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:27:57 +0000

Dave K: The executive branch does not hire people directly to non-political executive positions, and it is deeply difficult to fire a federal employee. The author is not talking about political appointments, he is talking about regular government employees, including their day to day operational management. When a Republican gets in the white house he does not go to the Post Office and say “hire more republicans”. What silly ideas you have of the world.

They are overwhelmingly Democrat. That is how the Democratic Party works: More government jobs (mostly for minorities) for more votes. More government goodies for more votes.

And remember, The vast majority of government jobs by definition produce no new wealth.

Yet again, you show completely ignorance of how the real world works. Why would he lie? And if it was a lie, would it not be way to disprove/ Anyone, however, who has any dealings with the federal government, most state government and nearly all big city governments knows that almost all government employees are Democrats. Ii is just comic that you think otherwise.

The average conservative has to pretend he is not one. The same thing applies to people that work in Academia or most of the media. What planet do you live on?
You sit there an carry the water for the Democrats, but you really have no idea what they are up too.

And he is completely correct. One again, you show that you have no idea what you are talking about. You are no doubt quite young, but, as you age, it is most likely that these government employees will have better jobs than you, better benefits and a better retirement. Remember that you and your family are paying for it.

Of course, being a Democrat, you will say “well great deal, give me a government job too!”

If every one did that, who would pay for all of those parasites?

By: avoidswork

avoidswork — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:45:51 +0000

Spanky talking about ethics is like Sanford/Ensign talking about fidelity.

Unless it is of the “I didn’t practice THIS” variety.

Why, oh why, do you allow your PeterPrinciple Hypocrites to blather on about what they themselves did not practice?

The current crop of Republicans haven’t demonstrated a “conservative” principle in quite a long time. It’s sad that you have yet to realize that.