On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:34:32 +1300, Tom wrote:

Clark Magnuson wrote:


I just like to see my donation to the people of New Orleans
being used in a more egalitarian manner..

Tom

The only person I know who took 2 weeks vacation and went to New Orleans
to volenteer, was an ultra right wing Christian.

Somehow I wasn't thinking of a klansman going
to the aid of those in need..

Tom

You know any? I dont.

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,