5 Piquant Thoughts About That
5. Normally, John Kerry and John McCain entirely agreeing on anything should either cheer or terrify any person, depending. "How odd!" I say. And then I remembered why I called McCain the "Republican John Kerry." Both of them are entirely convinced of their own righteousness in any cause, irrespective of the evidence. Harsh, but true.
4. It'd be hilarious to point out to all these Obama supporters just how much they sound like Bush supporters, circa 2003, (and I would know) but for the fact that our nation itself teeters in the balance, pushed to the brink by the ill-considered deployment of unilateral executive authority and military intervention over many decades. No, I do not consider that exaggeration. Not even close.
3. An absence of principles in the presence of power means tyranny, whether from oneself in imposing it, or in acquiescing to what is unjust. As a nation, we have been without clear principles for a long time.
2. Not "My country, right or wrong." Truth, whether we are right or wrong. And in that way, I understand why Michelle Obama could say it was the first time in her adult life she was proud of her country. The record isn't all that sparkling, in the light of justice. We must say that, even as we may be proud of its fine qualities.
1. Curses! I hate it when they make me sound like a bloody progressive!
5. Normally, John Kerry and John McCain entirely agreeing on anything should either cheer or terrify any person, depending. "How odd!" I say. And then I remembered why I called McCain the "Republican John Kerry." Both of them are entirely convinced of their own righteousness in any cause, irrespective of the evidence. Harsh, but true.
4. It'd be hilarious to point out to all these Obama supporters just how much they sound like Bush supporters, circa 2003, (and I would know) but for the fact that our nation itself teeters in the balance, pushed to the brink by the ill-considered deployment of unilateral executive authority and military intervention over many decades. No, I do not consider that exaggeration. Not even close.
3. An absence of principles in the presence of power means tyranny, whether from oneself in imposing it, or in acquiescing to what is unjust. As a nation, we have been without clear principles for a long time.
2. Not "My country, right or wrong." Truth, whether we are right or wrong. And in that way, I understand why Michelle Obama could say it was the first time in her adult life she was proud of her country. The record isn't all that sparkling, in the light of justice. We must say that, even as we may be proud of its fine qualities.
1. Curses! I hate it when they make me sound like a bloody progressive!
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