Re: [RC] I vehemently disagree, it is the remains of the first stuffed shirt academic

[David R. Block]

Title: ORourke54.htm

I really think that it has multiple applications. They should not have been so restrictive. :-) David "There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money -- if a gun is held to his head."--P. J. O'Rourke On 8/16/2011 11:46 PM, bil...@aol.com wrote: Needless to say, this only applies to stuffed shirt academics. The opposite is true for independent-minded good academics, like, to use a random example, someone always grounded and easy to get along with, myself..   Billy :-)     -------------------------------------------------       message dated 8/16/2011 7:23:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, david.r.bl...@verizon.net writes: The first known victim of recto-cranial insertion. David "There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money -- if a gun is held to his head."--P. J. O'Rourke     National Geographic  Magazine An archeological team has uncovered 10,000 year old  bones and fossil remains of what is believed to be  the first politician.       -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org   -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org