To: BarnacleCenturion
"That flared into an open spat... I love the passive voice here.
John McCain made it an "open spat" when he decided to spit on the freedoms and protections from Government that many Americans take for granted.
Like judicial review for example. Like that whole "we are a nation of laws not of men" concept.
The only one who "spat" was McCain.
6 posted on
03/07/2013 1:29:45 PM PST by
Steely Tom
(If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
To: Steely Tom
The only one who "spat" was McCain. And the wind of public opinion blew it right back in his face. Priceless.
9 posted on
03/07/2013 1:33:56 PM PST by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: Steely Tom
I think the problem with McCain is the same problem as most liberals have when it comes to issues we see as infringments on liberty.
He and they have an unassailable assumption of the benevolence of those who get elected to governmental authority.
“They wouldn’t ever abuse the power that they have, so why are you complaining?”
18 posted on
03/07/2013 1:44:52 PM PST by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: Steely Tom
"That flared into an open spat... I love the passive voice here.How is that passive voice?
26 posted on
03/07/2013 1:58:27 PM PST by
Maceman
To: Steely Tom
Rand Paul stood on his feet and McCain sat on his ass.
46 posted on
03/07/2013 3:25:07 PM PST by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Steely Tom
I love the passive voice here. Yes, the passive voice is ordinarily to try to avoid stating the obvious.
The quintessential example--and the one that invariably sends chills up my back--is the old saw, "Mistakes were made"...
73 posted on
03/07/2013 10:10:22 PM PST by
AmericanExceptionalist
(Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
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