I remember hearing him talk about his return from WW2 where he was hit by a machine gun during a battle. He wasn't saying he was physically paralyzed. He was paralyzed by a self-pity that had overcome him. He wasn't able to overcome the mental paralysis that had such a hold of him. As a liberal I get a chuckle out of some of the things that come from many of our politicians, but Bob really has served America and he has never been like some of the mental defectives that have spewed forth such tid bits of wisdom as: the only reason I'm in a wheelchair is because, a: I don't want to walk bad enough, b: I don't believe in Christ, c: I don't believe in god, d: I don't pray right, e:I must not have the moral ability to get out of the chair. Bob Dole has done a lot for the VA and that has helped many of us. I don't usually agree with him politically, but he isn't mean spirited and he fights for what he believes in. If a tenth of the politicians would just do that, this nation wouldn't be dependent on the decisions of an illiterate Texan who believes that the rich have been deprived and has, by destroying the social safety nets, raised taxes on the poor. By the way, is Medicare plan D working for anyone? It is costing me $1830.00 more per year than what I use to pay. The people older than me are mostly paying about the same or a little bit less. (folks that are over 65). I am thinking about doing the Canadian drug smuggling again. john C-5 31 years post
----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 6:08:22 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] speaking of freak...my first vacation awhile back Mark, This is so true. Here is one guy who said that same line you typed, "He preached that hard work cured him of his paralysis. The only thing that wasn't, was his one arm." (I believe it was his right.) Anyhow that guy was Bob Dole the Republican candidate for President. Well, when his "poor arm" didn't save him from falling off the stage. I thought, I guess you didn't work hard enough, did you? Then, chuckled a bit. Keith/C4-5/NJ In a message dated 7/16/2007 3:30:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rollinon writes: Young people definitely think they’re invincible but what I hate the most are the lucky ones that make a full recovery and preach that hard work can cure anyone and those of us that are still disabled are guilty of not trying. Mark Jackson RollinOn Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
