thanks. I mean that. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PressureAlert. so when you going to call me so I can set up a fast blog for you. a simple one with a few add ons can be done in less than two hours.
Pressure over. I know you got a lot going on. Take care of the important stuff first. I will be here when you are ready [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i was saying "yes, dad" to Astro. No, no offense at all! I appreciate your > compliment and comments, same for everyone else. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey Keith > > I am sure that I am probably just missing something here. I didnt > really understand your response and I wanted to make sure I had not > caused offense. > > thanks > > B > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> yes, dad! :) >> >> thanks, seriously, though >> >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Ditto, Keith...What are you waiting for??? >> >> >> Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Damn Keith. You're a hell of a good writer. I love your insights >> and >> the skill with which you present them. Have you ever considered >> pursuing it further? If so, have you written anything I could see? >> >> Bravo!!! >> >> Bosco >> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>> well, that's the balancing act of being a leader of any kind: >>> weighing what you think is right versus what those you serve >>> >> think. >> >>> Always keep only your own counsel, and you're an autocrat, >>> >> harmful >> >>> to the people. Do whatever is popular, and you're a weakling, not >>> helping the people to see what's best for them in times when they >>> don't know it themselves. >>> >>> Maybe I'm a cynic, maybe I distrust authority. But I always think >>> of those times in history when the majority (or the most vocal >>> >> and >> >>> influential minority) of the population wanted something that >>> wasn't right or moral, or simply efficacious in the long run: >>> >> when >> >>> whites wanted slavery, then later, Jim Crow. When men didn't want >>> women to vote. When Germans actively wanted--or passively agreed >>> with--the subjugation of the Jews. When white South Africans >>> >> wanted >> >>> their colored countrymen to remain as second class citizens. A >>> century from now, perhaps some will look back on a society that >>> taxed gays but refused to let them serve in the military equally, >>> or enjoy the same domestic rights as the rest of us, and say "If >>> only there had been a leader who'd done what was right instead of >>> what was popular". After 9-11, this country wanted >>> >> blood--anyone's >> >>> blood. I always liken America's mood then to that of a crazed dog >>> that snaps at and attacks whomever happens to be near. Bush and >>> >> his >> >>> gang poin >>> ted us in that direction, then said "This is what they want". And >>> all of our leaders--almost every dang one of them with a few >>> notable exceptions--went along with that fevered fervor, afraid >>> >> to >> >>> buck the will of the people. Well, that's why I have a leader: to >>> see things more clearly in times when perhaps I can't, to make >>> decisions based on more information and considered thought than I >>> have. >>> >>> If I'm going to have someone lead me, it's because he or she has >>> the capacity sometimes to make me better, to see the bigger >>> >> picture >> >>> in ways I can't always do. That requires someone with certain >>> convictions and basic principles that will guide him or her, that >>> won't change with the times or the whim of the public. A leader >>> should be a rudder for a ship in a storm (lots of metaphors I >>> know!) that can guide us in the right direction. Yes, sometimes >>> sticking to a set of beliefs stubbornly can be wrong. Bush is >>> >> proof >> >>> of that in the way he's singlemindedly pursued a disastrous >>> >> foreign >> >>> policy. But you know, at least I know where Bush stands, and >>> that's a good thing because i can then decide that he's not right >>> for the job and get him out. I know who and what he is, and I've >>> decided he's not right for me. There's a certain honesty and >>> courage in his stance, that allows me to see him for what he is >>> >> and >> >>> then--fire him. And that's the point: a leader leads by trying to >>> get us to go in cert >>> ain ways, based on what we want and what he or she thinks is best >>> for us. If those two views differ greatly, then perhaps that >>> >> leader >> >>> will be sent packing. Look at how McCain is hated for >>> ultra-conservatives because he wants a more reasoned approach to >>> illegal immigration, and the Bush tax cuts. But despite what it's >>> costing him, he still holds to those views. yet at the same time, >>> he's trying to modify them somewhat to go along with the people. >>> >> A >> >>> balancing act. >>> >>> But with someone like Romney, who keeps changing to meet the mood >>> of the day, how can we ever know whether he's ultimately good or >>> bad for us? How will I know that in that one moment when I am >>> wrong, and I need him to be right, he won't do the popular thing >>> instead of the right thing? >>> >>> A >>> -------------- Original message -------------- >>> From: "maidmarian_thepoet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> I may be stepping into it...but what exactly is wrong with a >>> >> public >> >>> official supporting the wishes of his constituents? I wish that >>> >> my >> >>> officials here really supported my beliefs instead of catering to >>> the >>> religious right. Of course, you can say that they are supporting >>> them---but that's my point. Wasn't he being a true representative >>> of >>> Mass. voters at that time? Now he is claiming that he could be a >>> true >>> representative of conservative voters. Isn't that his job? >>> >>> I am still recalling listening to a "This American Life" episode >>> >> in >> >>> which a guy who was pro-choice supported Bush because he didn't >>> flip-flop on issues. He admitted that he didn't like any of >>> >> Bush's >> >>> stances on issuses, but he voted for him because he didn't >>> flip-flop. >>> Why on earth should I vote for someone who won't vote my way? >>> >> He's >> >>> my >>> representative, not a representative of his own convictions. If >>> >> he >> >>> can >>> change my mind because he believes me wrong, that's one thing. >>> >> But >> >>> he >>> shouldn't be voting his convictions whilly-nilly. >>> >>> Ok, I will get off my soapbox now. :-) >>> >>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>> Like i said, an opportunistic flip-flopper. He was pro-choice, >>>> >>> pro >>> immigration (in terms of working something out instead of >>> >> sounding >> >>> like >>> a Klansman), not averse to taxes as needed (which he calls >>> >> "fees", >> >>> but >>> same difference). I heard a speech he gave just a few years back >>> where >>> he explicitly said he didn't want to try and recreate the Reagan >>> days. >>> Now he's a rabid ultr-conservative nut who evokes Reagan more >>> >> than >> >>> some >>> of us call on God! >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> >> I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. >> I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. >> >> You know these things that happen, >> That's just the way it's supposed to be. >> And I can't help but wonder, >> Don't ya know it coulda been me. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> Never miss a thing. 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