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One thing I never ever considered doing (or even thought of it for me) was running for public office. If I had it to do all over again, I still wouldn't. Lot of interesting stuff in this post.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 1, 2010 at 8:04 AM
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Re: northsage45
Wiley,
As Mark Twain observed long ago, "There has NEVER been a generalization that is worth a damn, including THIS one!" I am guilty of having put the handful of dedicated public service, politicians into the same tarpit, with all the others. I would like to point out that the group that I was scorching yesterday, were professional politicians.
I suspect that most of this particular form of parasite, chose a political career because of the almost daily opportunities to become rich, or they are just too lazy to work for a living. This type would probably fail miserably in the real, honest world, but unless a professional handshaker becomes spotlighted by a catastrophe on the scale of hurricane Katrina, or being found in a hotel room with a dead girl, or a live boy, nobody will likely ever learn that there is nothing of substance, behind that photogenic, smiling face. (Blago the blackheart, John "Kookie" Edwards, Eliot "Above the law" Spitzer, et al)
I still hold out some hope that our current president will be seen to have forced our country farther along the road to treating all people with more respect, caring, gratitude, and will be lauded for having begun a noble accomplishment, like what Social Security has been, at least before the money was legally stolen, that is.
Health care reform attempts have broken every administration that made a serious attempt to tackle this thorny problem, for all of us regular people. If this audacious starting foundation, blossoms into a flower or a strangler vine, will depend upon how many powerful, opposed self-interested forces fight reform. History will judge.
Guy
posted by
northsage_45
on April 29, 2010 at 6:24 AM
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northsage45
I will be the bee in the honey. If you were to add up all the Presidents, Congressmen/Ladies, Senators.Military Personnell and all who have served their country you would find that good people outnumbered the bad in the United States and here as well.
Now I'm a Canuck writing here and all I can say is the United States of America wouldn't be what a great country it STILL IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, without thousands of good people that did SERVE.
Like it or not, the President of the United States is serving his country to the best of his ability, and he is serving the rest of the world at the same time. See I have this silly belief that a person serves because that's what the God of my understanding has caused to happen. God Bless America, and you too old buddy.
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 28, 2010 at 8:37 PM
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very powerful and very true, public servant what???
if history is to teach us anything, I can pretty much predict that the ObamaCare illussion is going to go down the same path. It is pretty scary to begin with, but as the time will roll it will become the pathetic care of government control. You are right; education is the key so I am going to pass it along in my email.
BTW: If you have any article,(one page) you wish to write about Obama, I want to post it on my blog called ObamaLand. please email it to me, so we can keep the information flowing round and round
posted by
Tzippy
on April 28, 2010 at 8:01 PM
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I have always felt that moving Social Security to the general fund was a gross injustice to those who paid to preserve it! The government should return to Trust status and they pay it all back! I know, we pay it back! sam
posted by
sam444
on April 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM
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Well Australia isn't perfect either ......lots of things need the fix and
it won't ever happen. but of course Aussies are way less politically minded.
posted by
Kabu
on April 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM
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Students should be required to memorize that Jefferson quote....had they already, perhaps we wouldn't be in the dilemma we are now in......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on April 28, 2010 at 5:20 AM
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