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Jane’s Law

by John Cole|  May 21, 200311:16 am| 10 Comments

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Jane Galt offers up this new law of politics:

Jane’s Law: The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane.

She is on to something.

*** Update ***

Go read the comments at Jane’s site on this issue- hysterical. If violating Godwin’s law means invoking Nazi’s and Hitler into a conversation, and gross overgeneralizations coupled with mischaracterizations is known as pulling a Higgins Manoeurve, what do you propose we call it when a lefty turns any political discussion into an argument about Election 2000? I would suggest something involving Daley, who was a prime sewer trout furing the whole unpleasantness.

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  1. 1.

    Moe Lane

    May 21, 2003 at 4:20 pm

    “what do you propose we call it when a lefty turns any political discussion into an argument about Election 2000?”

    Chadding, of course.

  2. 2.

    Brandon

    May 21, 2003 at 6:36 pm

    No, no, no. Chadding on the right track, but is not quite good enough.

    How about “Hanging a Chad”.

  3. 3.

    Kathy K

    May 21, 2003 at 7:02 pm

    Both sides are proving her point.

  4. 4.

    Moe Lane

    May 22, 2003 at 9:25 am

    “How about “Hanging a Chad”.”

    Yeah, that sounds better – but I’m still claiming at least a part of the bragging rights if the phrase takes off. :)

  5. 5.

    Jim Hawkins

    May 22, 2003 at 10:45 am

    I nominate, “Pulling a McAuliffe.”

  6. 6.

    Moe Lane

    May 22, 2003 at 12:44 pm

    “I nominate, “Pulling a McAuliffe.””

    I don’t want to sabotage my own semi-entry, but I think that “Pulling the McAuliffe” sounds much filthier, which IMO is a positive quality in this context. :)

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    st

    May 22, 2003 at 1:02 pm

    “Gorejacking”

  8. 8.

    st

    May 22, 2003 at 1:03 pm

    “Gorejacking”

  9. 9.

    Steve Malynn

    May 22, 2003 at 1:50 pm

    Gorejacking is perfect.

  10. 10.

    John Cole

    May 22, 2003 at 6:53 pm

    oh- I like Gorejack.

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