<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10896941.post2281123002429052085..comments</id><updated>2009-03-22T11:08:18.964-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Thoughts on Life: Filibuster Cycles</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://liam-and-janet.blogspot.com/feeds/2281123002429052085/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10896941/2281123002429052085/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://liam-and-janet.blogspot.com/2009/03/filibuster-cycles.html'/><author><name>Liam</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17230522506139033504</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10896941.post-8157992632596004157</id><published>2009-03-22T11:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-22T11:08:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>On reflection, the "nuclear option" debate was mor...</title><content type='html'>On reflection, the "nuclear option" debate was more than two years ago, it was probably four or five now, because it was when the Republicans had control of the Senate, and that hasn't been since 2006.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Still, though, my point is that neither side's moral outrage has much credibility this time, since in most cases, it's the same argument with the sides switched.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;In a debate club, that may be a fun exercise, argue both sides of an issue to prove your skill at debate.  But it doesn't work with moral outrage, it just makes you look silly.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Both sides look silly today.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10896941/2281123002429052085/comments/default/8157992632596004157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10896941/2281123002429052085/comments/default/8157992632596004157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://liam-and-janet.blogspot.com/2009/03/filibuster-cycles.html?showComment=1237734480000#c8157992632596004157' title=''/><author><name>Liam</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17230522506139033504</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10339009955542531203'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://liam-and-janet.blogspot.com/2009/03/filibuster-cycles.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10896941.post-2281123002429052085' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10896941/posts/default/2281123002429052085' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>