I think the mind-boggling is more nuanced: (1.) The awesome thing about America that 2008 proved is that anyone can be President. We don't discriminate for race or gender.
(2.) The horrific thing about America is that we've proven to fear one thing over all others: inconvenience. Americans just seem to be unwilling to compromise on current-self even if it's better for future self. And we've become deluded into thinking each one us has the right answers to the exclusion of all other points of view. (3.) Our aspirational leaders have created an unsustainable management system based on this core dysfunction. When faced with our own collective failures we become even MORE exclusive, rather than inclusive of other viewpoints and opinions. Right now we're like the flight crew that pulled back the yoke, stalled the airplane, is plummeting towards the ground, but keeps pulling more into the stall. If we don't come to terms with the fact that individually we have the wrong answers but collectively we have the right ones, we're gonna eat high speed dirt. On Dec 11, 2011, at 3:41 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > I find it mind boggling that any of these men could be the next US > President. Truly boggling and frightening. > > I understand the latest extreme statement was him calling the Palestinians > an "invented" people. I suppose this was to win him the Jewish vote. > > On 10 December 2011 13:57, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Looks like he is surging in the polls ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Romney >> and Ron Paul are tied but well behind. >> >> >> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/06/143195478/gingrich-talkes-lead-in-new-iowa-poll >> >> Gingrich still faces a bunch of questions about leadership style, the >> number of marriages under his belt, etc., but clearly he has the upper hand >> now. If he slides, will Paul be able to take the lead, or is he always the >> dark horse and Romney wins the nomination if Gingrich doesn't. >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:344393 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
