tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278208031263280791.post5636145167245471578..comments2023-04-09T06:39:42.255-04:00Comments on Notes from Thermopylae: Niall Ferguson on Why Barack Obama Needs to GoDakota Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05903339676858274432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278208031263280791.post-68163071971063753242012-08-23T19:09:03.913-04:002012-08-23T19:09:03.913-04:00"after seeing this caliber of though I will s..."after seeing this caliber of though I will see myself out."<br /><br />A bit arrogant, aren't you? But, I suppose you should probably post in a place where you are comfortable with everyone agreeing with your wide and varied opinions.Gnome Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451006107890132014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278208031263280791.post-60217021143330222072012-08-23T10:46:54.733-04:002012-08-23T10:46:54.733-04:00Oh I don't know. The countries of which you s...Oh I don't know. The countries of which you speak may be doing fairly well economically, but in some ways they are still "Euroweenies" (a wonderful word coined by P.J. O'Rourke). I think avoiding euroweenieness (a new word coined by me) is one of the things Mr. Ferguson is hoping we can do by turning out Mr. Obama in the upcoming election.<br /><br />You are one tough crowd if the caliber of Mr. Ferguson's thoughts isn't up to your standards. Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995852702105489764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278208031263280791.post-53631768154887109562012-08-22T21:01:33.461-04:002012-08-22T21:01:33.461-04:00Not that I want America to follow any of Europe...Not that I want America to follow any of Europe's models, but it is a vast sweeping generalization to paint all European countries as "low growth, high unemployment, even higher debt." Germany and the Scandinavian countries would beg to differ with this assessment of their economies. I wandered in here on the recommendation of others, but after seeing this caliber of though I will show myself out.Soldier-Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575818505281955837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278208031263280791.post-44367323891965281332012-08-19T21:13:46.115-04:002012-08-19T21:13:46.115-04:00I must say I do not think nearly as highly of Mr. ...I must say I do not think nearly as highly of Mr. Ferguson now that I read him implying that Romney would do much differently from Obama.weblogbob83https://www.blogger.com/profile/06043878872849312302noreply@blogger.com