tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post115219505223390988..comments2023-12-24T10:14:39.424-05:00Comments on Cole Slaw Blog: Much As Crunkmas Is In January, Not AprilFlophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677185628909814152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-1152287496465349662006-07-07T11:51:00.000-04:002006-07-07T11:51:00.000-04:00I think it would be better than the Republican dre...I think it would be better than the Republican dreams, since Jefferson liked free speech and the press.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, he also liked farming, and hated banks, roads, and public works. If he'd had his druthers, we'd all be farmers with no way to get anywhere and plenty of newspapers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-1152287151610999352006-07-07T11:45:00.000-04:002006-07-07T11:45:00.000-04:00Oh, you mean, America would resembel the "real Ame...Oh, you mean, America would resembel the "real America" of Republican dreams...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-1152281447534257302006-07-07T10:10:00.000-04:002006-07-07T10:10:00.000-04:00I think Madison gets shafted, but the person I rea...I think Madison gets shafted, but the person I really thinks gets shafted is Alexander Hamilton. If it hadn't been for Hamilton, and if Jefferson's half-cocked ideas hadn't been kept in check, the entire country would resemble Alabama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-1152280376296138302006-07-07T09:52:00.000-04:002006-07-07T09:52:00.000-04:00The Bill of Rights suggestion is a good one as wel...The Bill of Rights suggestion is a good one as well. Nor would I be particularly upset about regular celebrations of the 4th of July (hey, any reason to barbeque is a good one), but it just irritates me that the 4th of July is this massive festival of Americanness while the Constitution (and the Bill of Rights) gets no recognition at all.<BR/><BR/>Also, as much as I love Jefferson (and I do), I think James Madison totally gets shafted on recognition (and not just because his wife mass produced a line of delicious-yet-affordable snack cakes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-1152241497120914392006-07-06T23:04:00.000-04:002006-07-06T23:04:00.000-04:00I agree with CN. The Declaration is the embodimen...I agree with CN. The Declaration is the embodiment of the spirit which embues the laws of the Constitution with the most just meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-1152204618456378312006-07-06T12:50:00.000-04:002006-07-06T12:50:00.000-04:00I'll propose two more dates, smart guy: September ...I'll propose two more dates, smart guy: September 25 (when, in 1789, Congress approved the Bill of Rights) or December 15 (when, in 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified). The articles of the Constitution are great, but when most people think of the document, I bet they think about the First Amendment.<BR/><BR/>I think you're too dismissive of the Declaration of Independence, but point taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com