-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 99-03-06 22:55:39 EST, you write:
<< Could I urge you to go beyond your
limited viewpoint, and I will try to go beyond mine as well by saying that
there MAY be someone in public office that actually is a good person and who
is not dirty and is not taking money from some special interest in order to
shaft a bunch of people, AND that person may even carry the Democrat moniker!
But please look beyond the simplistic just a little and recognize that there
is a lot more to what is going on in Washington than makes it into the press,
and that some of your vaunted Democrats may not be all you think they are.
Okay?
>>
Okay. I like Peter King from NY (R) and I admired Cohen long before he
became Sec. of Defense. And I do believe that some D's are probably pond scum
despite what they say publicly. Truth is, I don't know everything there is to
know about all the Reps and Senators. I only know what I know.
Oh, Phil Graham from Tx disagreed with the proposed banking-spy laws, and
I agree with him on that. Orrin Hatch, whom I normally despise, doesn't want
the FDA regulating alternative health care products because so many of them
come from Utah, so I agree with him on that. I do try to keep an open mind
and judge people on their actions rather than their parties. But I do have
political preferences and lean toward the left rather than toward the
Christian Coalition Right.
I will admit that I agree with Pat Roberton on at least one thing: we
shouldn't lie to our children about Santa Claus because it might undermine
their trust in us on other matters. I know this sounds humorous, but I really
do believe it.
I love JFK, MLK, RFK in hindsight. I also admire Ike in hindsight. I
think Truman was really dumb to allow the conversion of the OSS to the CIA and
allow them so much financial freedom, but, then again, Truman thought he was
dumb to do that, too, in hindsight. I don't care for LBJ -- social programs
aside. I identify with "Hey Hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today?"
Seemed to me, as a kid in the 60's, the social emphasis was on tolerance,
peace and brotherly love. I miss that. Now, the emphasis is on net worth,
clean urinalysis, and D.A.R.E. The sixties were much more interesting. The
human spirit had a place in the sun then. I have preferences.
I don't overlook all of the Kennedy faults. I've never heard a bad word
about Maxine Waters. Just don't malign Henry D. Gonzales and I'll be fine. I
may have illusions, and I've been accused of being idealistic. There are
worse things to be. There are heroes. I do think it's sad that some don't
believe that's true. My heroes are JFK, RFK (mostly), MLK, Jim Garrison, John
E. Mack, M.D., Lillian Hellman, Charlotte Bronte, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Kurt
Vonnegut, Alex Constantine, Maxine Waters, John Conyers, Whitley Streiber,
Barbra Streisand, Henry D. Gonzales, Mike Levine (DEA) ...
I do try to keep an open mind, Teo, especially since you've challenged me
to. Not to anger you, though, but Bill Clinton has earned my admiration
simply by standing up to the forces arrayed against him. I admire HIllary for
many reasons, yet I read her book , "It Takes a Village" and found her
emotionally vacant. I wished to admire her unreservedly and couldn't.
I admire Ted Kennedy. You ought to read his speeches sometime (and yes, I
know he doesn't write them all.) I even read the book written by his former
aide, who told of coke use, etc. and only admired Ted all the more for just
being an imperfect human being with high ideals. (The anecdotal evidence of
Ted's class came through loud and clear to me.) I admire Joe Sr., even. I
simply believe what I believe, while trying hard to keep an open mind.
Samantha
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