--- In [email protected], "nablus108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "nablus108" <nablus108@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "nablus108" <nablus108@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > > As much as I detest Jimmy Carter, I respect him for what he > > > said > > > > > > after that botched attempt by the U.S. military to rescue > the > > > > > > hostages in Iran. He said: I take full responsibility for > > > this. > > > > > > the buck stops here. > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > So you really believe that these people, including that > > christian > > > > > fundamentalist peanutfarmer Carter knows the detailed working > > of > > > > > cause and effect ? To hear that fellow say " the buck stops > > here" > > > > > just makes me laugh. > > > > > > > > What are you talking about? "The buck stops here" > > > > says nothing about cause and effect. > > > > > > Yes it does. > > > > No, it doesn't. > > > > > Your president had no clue whatsoever about what caused > > > what. > > > > Nor did he say anything about what caused what. > > > > > To claim responsebility for a chain of events out of his > > > control is childish and immature, and sadly; very american. > > > > You don't understand what "responsibility" means in > > this context. It doesn't mean "It was my fault, I > > caused it." It means, "I'm not going to try to blame > > others for what happened on my watch." > > > > > Probably what the world awaits is an american President of some > > > stature. Not that we have really high hopes. > > > > "The buck stops here" is the highest stature > > there is for a leader. > > I respect that. But it does not mean that Carter had a clue of what > carmas was being manifested at the time - the reason I labeled > it "immature".
"Carmas" are irrelevant. As I said, he wasn't talking about cause and effect or who was to blame; in fact, he was saying it didn't matter. He was taking responsibility for what had happened under his leadership *regardless* of who was to blame, which is actually the *mature* thing to do. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
