So, accepting something you have said is wrong, is the right thing to do? Gotta love your logic.
Exactly - accepting what you can do - against what you'd LIKE to do - is called reality. At least in my book. Those who actually don't do anything tend to think differently.....to them it is always clear. Do nothing, but pontificate on everything.
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I have to wonder (often) if you ever think through what you write craig? There is a difference between acknowledging the impact of one's background, with claiming it makes you superior to others. A distinction you seem to ignore, or are unable to comprehend.
While some may call the abandonment of stated principles "accepting reality", it's more often described as "the end justifies the means". Something you seem to have a problem with, when a Bush does it, but find it acceptable when an Obama does it. Rational people call that, hypocrisy. But then, you have amply demonstrated that your ethics are situational only.
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Ontario 32 - Aria
Free, is the heart, that lives not, in fear.
Full, is the spirit, that thinks not, of falling.
True, is the soul, that hesitates not, to give.
Alive, is the one, that believes, in love. JCP
"I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a power which will pervade the whole Union in as energetic a manner as the authority of the state governments extends over the individual states"
-George Washington
I see you're a fan of GW. Here's another one:
"Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth."
George Washington
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Evidently, as her record shows, Sotomayor has a habit of mispeaking when it comes to identity politics. In other words, the, as Obama calls it, "poor choice of words", is not the exception, but the rule. It's hard to imagine how such a vaunted group of intelligent people as Team Obama claims were unaware it's her stump speech, not a one time thing.
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Ontario 32 - Aria
Free, is the heart, that lives not, in fear.
Full, is the spirit, that thinks not, of falling.
True, is the soul, that hesitates not, to give.
Alive, is the one, that believes, in love. JCP
"Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth."
George Washington
I'm sure he said that an open hearth fireplace was important also.
He had hundreds of slaves.
Then he changed his mind upon his sickness and impending death and freed all his slave. You would call that flip-flop today, right?
You pick your quotes, I'll pick mine.
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"I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a power which will pervade the whole Union in as energetic a manner as the authority of the state governments extends over the individual states"
-George Washington
I'm sure he said that an open hearth fireplace was important also.
He had hundreds of slaves.
Then he changed his mind upon his sickness and impending death and freed all his slave. You would call that flip-flop today, right?
You pick your quotes, I'll pick mine.
The open hearth fireplace was important then wasn't it? After all, if he had declared the thing to be of no value he would have been regarded as some kind of nut. Well, he would have been a nut, come to think of it.
Actually, George didn't free his slaves at all. He gave them to his wife, and declared that she should free them upon her death. He did wish to free them but recognized that such action would result in hardships for all.
He was very considerate, all in all, and reading his will gives some insight into the nature of the man............Here 'tis. I would have a hard time calling his actions a death bed flip-flop since he signed the last draft of his will in July and died in December of 1799. Rediscovering George Washington . Last Will and Testament | PBS
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Item Upon the decease of my wife, it is my Will and desire, that all the slaves which I hold in my own right, shall receive their freedom. To emancipate them during her life, would, tho' earnestly wished by me, be attended with such insuperable difficulties on account of their intermixture by Marriages with the Dower Negroes, as to excite the most painful sensations, if not disagreeable consequences from the latter, while both descriptions are in the occupancy or the same Proprietor; it not being in my power, under the tenure by which the Dower Negroes are held, to manumit them. And whereas among those who will receive freedom according to this devise, there may be some, who from old age or bodily infirmities, and others who on account of their infancy, that will be unable to support themselves; it is my Will and desire that all who come under the first and second description shall be comfortably clothed and fed by my heirs while they live; and that such of the latter description as have no parents living, or if living are unable, or unwilling to provide for them, shall be bound by the Court until they shall arrive at the age of twenty-five years; and in cases where no record can be produced, whereby their ages can be ascertained, the Judgment of the Court, upon its own view of the subject, shall be adequate & final. The negroes thus bound, are (by their Masters or Mistresses), to be taught to read and write; & to be brought up to some useful occupation, agreeably to the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, providing for the support of orphan & other poor Children. And I do hereby expressly forbid the sale, or transportation out of the said Commonwealth of any Slave I may die possessed of, under any pretence whatsoever..............
Neat, huh?..... He goes on to require that the ex slaves be educated...
__________________ When you come to a "Y" in the road, take it....Yogi Berra
Yet another example of how intelligence is confused with political savvy. The unintelligent economic solution is the political savvy one.
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Ontario 32 - Aria
Free, is the heart, that lives not, in fear.
Full, is the spirit, that thinks not, of falling.
True, is the soul, that hesitates not, to give.
Alive, is the one, that believes, in love. JCP
The open hearth fireplace was important then wasn't it? After all, if he had declared the thing to be of no value he would have been regarded as some kind of nut.
Neat, huh?..... He goes on to require that the ex slaves be educated...
Not exactly. His buddy Ben had invented the baffled and circulating metal fireplace in 1742, long before George was pontificating on guns. The open hearth fireplace WAS made obsolete by this invention.
His attitude toward his slaves shows us something that seems to be missing today - that is the ability to CHANGE based on ongoing education.
As to his opinion on the second amendment, I do agree with that based on the time and place he lived, and still largely agree with it.
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"I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a power which will pervade the whole Union in as energetic a manner as the authority of the state governments extends over the individual states"
-George Washington
Oops! Seems Ginsburg isn't quite ready to rubberstamp Bambi's extraconstitutional sale of Chrysler.
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John
Ontario 32 - Aria
Free, is the heart, that lives not, in fear.
Full, is the spirit, that thinks not, of falling.
True, is the soul, that hesitates not, to give.
Alive, is the one, that believes, in love. JCP
Time for a little deconstruction boys and girls. Since craig is constantly reminding us what a necessary and wise thing CAFE is, it seems like it's worth taking a closer look at it's results.
Have ever increasing CAFE standards lowered gasoline consumption, or the importation of oil? Well, in a word, no. In fact, instead of lowering them, they have increased. Which, that being the reason for their implementation, brings us right up against those 'ol pesky unintended consequences. Something there seems no lack of, with this "wise" piece of legislation.
Things like lighter, smaller vehicles that are inherently less safe for the occupants.
Things like increased costs in vehicle production (meeting the latest increase is estimated at $1300 per vehicle), which translate into higher prices, which in turn results in less demand. And we've seen where that leads.
Thus, one questions, at a time when tax dollars are flowing into the auto companies like a flash flood, why, the standards were raised, instead of eliminated. After all, the President vowed to get rid of the things that don't work, and all the data shows, CAFE doesn't accomplish it's purpose.
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John
Ontario 32 - Aria
Free, is the heart, that lives not, in fear.
Full, is the spirit, that thinks not, of falling.
True, is the soul, that hesitates not, to give.
Alive, is the one, that believes, in love. JCP
He goes on to require that the ex slaves be educated...
