So to gain political points back home its OK for him to be hypocritical. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:21 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see that side of the argument too. > > But at some point, morality and the real world collide. if your > constituents NEED something, something as important as a medical > building.....how long do you stand by your principles, and at what cost to > the people you represent? > > At some point do you say: 'This whole fucking thing SUCKS, and I'm still > against it, but as of today, the only way i can help my people, is to > request funds blah blah' ?? > > I'm probably giving Ryan WAYYYYYY too much credit, and I doubt it went down > like this. But i can see a real life scenario where this would > be....understandable, i guess. > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> I find the cupcake analogy wrong. let me try one closer to how I see it. >> >> I am a vegan. i think all that is wrong with this country and the >> world is people eating meat. >> >> I dont even want to talk to people who do. they are all bad bad people. >> >> what's that? you made some veal? and is that kobe beef in the tartar? >> no, i've never tried whale meat. >> >> well, since you already made it.... >> >> The rhetoric specifically used by Ryan is a MORAL argument. >> >> So either he holds to his moral beliefs or he doesn't. To me it is that >> simple. >> >> If he had made other arguments, based on "best for the country, but >> not evil", then I could see accepting the money, but not based on his >> arguments. >> >> (and btw, I am not a vegan. although I think I may have ate one once) >> >> >> Uh huh, and i'd like to repeal every part of the $2 billion stealth >> >> helicopter deal, including the cupcake...so i can get my cupcake >> somewhere >> >> else. >> >> >> >> I'm not a Ryan defender, but let's just keep our heads screwed on here. >> >> > >
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