Thu 31 Jan 2008
There has been a lot of rage, tears and way too much “idiot Edwards supporter” language going on. Yes, I would have liked it if he kept going but he has gone far and beyond what most of us do to push this democracy forward.
From some dusty piece of paper…
Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
Just saying…
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January 31st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
You know… I honestly wonder what has happened to some Republicans…hell, politicians in general. I mean, love him or hate him, Teddy Roosevelt had a lot of strong ideals and tended to back up what he said.
What happened to such individuals?
I guess I am on a bit of a stint for the guy based on some of the things I have been reading about our current way of doing things.
*sigh*
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.”
~ Theodore Roosevelt
This is why I won’t criticize Edwards for trying, because he did try his best. I may not agree with him, but at least he tried and at least he showed that he gave a damn.
We really need more people like Kucinich and Edwards running things. Hell…we really need to get guys like Theodore Roosevelt ressurected and back in charge as well.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
What does the end of poverty look like?
John Edwards concluded his Presidential campaign yesterday, but not before securing pledges from Obama and Clinton that they would make the ending of poverty central to their presidential campaigns.
Regardless the road we choose to take, be it a conservative path or a liberal one– at what point will we consider people out of poverty? Can somebody tell me. Not platitudes like “when every person is living in dignity and without fear” or some other claptrap. I can’t measure that, and unless we figure out how to achieve some communistic land of perfection, where everyone is robotically equal, we will always have different strata in society. The poor will always be with us.
So, please somebody tell me– What does the end of poverty look like?
February 1st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Storm, my mouth is still hanging open after reading this one. Thank you (flies aside). You just said it all while using words from a distant but politically similar time. Talk about some perspective…