On 7/29/2011 7:44 PM, DGDevin wrote:
Well - in a controversial world, it has always been that way.

It hasn't always been that way, there was a time when members of
Congress from different parties were friends who respected each other
and could work together, they didn't assume the R or the D after the
other guy's name was proof of incompetence and corruption.

The problem is that we are now inundated with too many idiots who feel
a false sense of obligation and remorse for the very things that have
made this nation great. For some reason they feel it is wrong to work
hard and be successful - wrong to be the unique model for how good
things could be for those living under worse conditions.

And of course you can quote Mr. Obama expounding on how wrong it is to
work hard and become successful, sure you can. No doubt you can also
demonstrate in convincing terms how no other nation has advanced science
and industry and economics and politics to provide a better standard of
living for its people, clearly America is, as you say, unique in that
respect. Oh sure, some of those smelly foreigners will point to their
superior schools and longer life expectancy and so on as if that means
something, but run a carrier battle group up and down their coastline a
few times and they get the message.

Unfortunately one of the best ways which many congressmen and future
president used to resolve their differences was the dual. However we
became "civilized", so now the preferred choice of handling an opponent
is to dredge up every rumor any one ever made about him and publish it
as fact.