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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
But isn't there some value in fighting the good fight, even though, or perhaps, because you know it will still be in vain? Isn't there some pride in saying, " I fought against that--and it turns out I was right"...Let me tell you what I think about what needs to be done now..."?
Who knows such principled stands might be rallying points after a number of years. Maybe today's politicians can't see beyond their next election.
Where are the Statesmen?
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The value in a good fight is great...but the focus on the problem at hand doesn't seem to be there any more.
i can't wait for the 2010 vote to get these lame people out of office.
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Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.