[PEN-L:32501] Re: Re: Re: re: how things change

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, it is not a bad thing.  It is bad that it is necessary to find our
allies on the right, while the left remains silent.  Sen. Byrd is a noble
exception -- he who was heretofore mostly a master of the porkbarrel.

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 06:07:36PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> You think they're associating themselves with the ACLU for the money?
> C'mon, it's probably not that much. Like I said before, Barr's a
> loon, but he's a seriou civil libertarian and probably is anxious
> about threats to civil liberties. Armey's a bit more of a surprise.
> But an alliance with right libertarians against snooping and
> repression isn't a bad thing is it?
>
> Doug
>
> Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> >dollars are not liberal or conservative.
> >
> >On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:41:03PM -0800, Devine, James wrote:
> >>  what surprises me is that Barr and Armey want to be associated with the
> >>  ACLU. Isn't the ACLU "liberal," and therefore bad, from the Reaganite
> >>  perspective?
> >>  Jim
> >>
> >>  From: Michael Perelman
> >>  Yes, they hired Dick Armey also.  What strikes me is that nobody on the
> >>  left in political circles has spoken up, so that the right wingers look
> >>  like brave heroes.
> >>
> >>  On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:57:59PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> >>  > Michael Perelman wrote:
> >>  >
> >>  > >The New York Times reports that Bob Barr will now work as a
> >>  consultant to
> >>  > >the ACLU.
> >>  >
> >>  > Not that much of a change - despite many other loony positions,
> >>  > Barr's always been a hardliner on civil liberties (like Ron Paul).
> >>  >
> >>  > Doug
> >
> >--
> >Michael Perelman
> >Economics Department
> >California State University
> >Chico, CA 95929
> >
> >Tel. 530-898-5321
> >E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

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