On Dec 6, 2004, at 6:37 PM, JDG wrote:
At 11:24 AM 12/6/2004 -0800 Dave Land wrote:
I like Dan's parsing of JDG's statement, but I see where Nick's coming
from, too. At the risk of drawing unwarranted conclusions about his
motives, JDG may want to have both ways: he posts (I read: "endorses")
an article that presents evidence that the author believes bodes ill
for the Dems, but distances himself from the author's conclusions by
calling those conclusions "all too gloomy."
John: do we read you right?
Who's "we" stranger? Dan is right. You are wrong.
"We" referred to Dan and me -- specifically, to my appreciation of Dan's
(evidently correct) parsing of your message. The rest was mine -- I
don't want to attribute my rash assumption to Dan.
I anticipated the possibility that you wouldn't agree with my statement.
Hence: "At the risk of drawing unwarranted conclusions..." and "JDG may
want...." I stand -- or rather, sit -- corrected.
Unless of course one is only allowed to post thought-provoking articles
that one agrees with on this List.
Not at all. I misread your intentions and unfairly attributed it to
"trying to have it both ways." It was the wrong thing to do. I'm sorry.
In short, the future of the Democratic Party has been a topic for
discussion on this List. I read this article, and thought that the
author had some interesting points about the subject. I posted this
article to the List for other people's enjoyment, and was careful to
specify that I was not in agreement with everything the author had to
say,
and gave some indication of my disagreeements.
That is very fair-minded of you. We'd all do well to take a page from
your book.
If you're going to call me underhanded for that - for of all things
expressing an opinion that is favorable to the Democrats - then I'm not
sure that I want anything more to do with you, as at that point it
will be
clear that you are unable to take me at my word, which would make
further
discussion pointless.
That's your decision.
Dave
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