Posted on 09/08/2011 9:22:55 AM PDT by hocndoc
Memories in the hearts and minds of others are what we leave behind. Even more than our DNA, that’s what makes us human. We are the only species having this conversation, after all!
More than I've noticed in the past, this nascent Presidential election is bringing out emotions, old rivalries, and pitting Conservative against Conservative as we perfect our skill of hair-splitting. We're covering life, liberty and pursuit of happiness like the founders and many since, and reviewing changes in local politics as well as basic philosophies and world visions. (Not New World Order, how you see the world.)
And, Lord knows, we Conservatives can split hairs finer than Baptists.
Nevertheless, I think all this fussin' is a good thing as long as we stop short of "eating our own. " We're proving, once again, that we are not merely reactionaries or like those old "yellow dog" Democrats or Republicans (meaning we'd vote for an old yellow dog before we'd vote for the other Party). We have arrived - and are arriving - at our opinions through thought and research. (Don't you love the Internet?) No one can watch us nit-pick (and cherry-pick quotes) and accuse us of blindly following some leader. Oh, no. Not us!
However new and raucous our debates have become, some of us have been reminiscing about the people who influenced our views on politics, even as we continue to engage in political arguments. I've gotten to "know" some pretty impressive grandma's and parents and been able to share my own memories of my family.*
We're reminding one another of why Texas went from a Democrat State to a Republican State. And we still learn lessons from the people who lived that conversion before us.
What a great debate and a blessing to live in these times!
I still say we're blessed to live in these times and to be able to have these debates with one another here on FR.
Thank you all, especially you, Mr. Robinson!
See my conversation with Texas Fossil on this thread, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2774917/posts?page=117#117
Bump THAT, my friend!!
Thank you, FRiend. I thought of you when remembering all the good prayers and thoughts on this board. I don’t always answer when I see the prayer requests, but I always pray.
God bless!
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