Posted on 11/14/2002 4:09:14 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]
Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave member of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
A report from the Internatioanl Herald Tribune has Secretary General Annan saying that he intended, basically, to dress down the President in talks about the future of Iraq, informing Mr. Bush that he needs to have patience and allow the arms inspectors time to do their work, and not to rush to war.
Helen Thomas, in a speech this last Monday said she is tired of the President's "bullying drumbeat," and that "[i]t's as if they learned none of the lessons from Vietnam[.]"
Meanwhile, the White House has accepted the letter from Iraq as a signal they intend to cooperate with the current UN Security Council resolution.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
They are going to reject him....
After the butt whoopin' these RATs took on Nov 5, you would almost think that reasonable minds would conceive that it was this kind of BS (among so many other things) that was behind it. But then, I should realize that reasonable minds and liberal RAT idiots have nothing in common!
Note of advice to the RATs: When your ship is sinking, it's really not a good idea to open the portholes to let more water in...
As Red Foreman from That 70's Show would say - "Dumba$$es"!
I would suggest that you two take time to talk - actually, you talk and he listen. Make that clear up front, he's had his say, now you have the chance for rebuttal as you haven't weighed in yet, but that you're also going to seek his thoughts in this as it is still a conversation. But make it equally clear that you are not deciding this one way or the other for him - that, I believe, will open up the ears.
He needs to understand what you think will happen if he doesn't stay in school, the possibilities that can occur - both good and bad (don't slant one side too much, it shows your mind is made up - and whether it is or isn't is irrelevent, you still have to be in the game as having an "open" mind). Try to get him to understanding this by asking him questions of what he thinks will happen - and then play out the scenario ("ok, now if that were to occur, then what would you do... "ok, now that you've decided that, these things will follow, then what would you do... etc.). Then keep him engaged.
After making sure he really understands the "real world" ramifications of his decisions, then he needs to know what you are going to do and not do (that is, financial support - which includes place to stay, and so on - this has to do with the fact he really is an adult and that if he wants to make adult decisions there are consequences he needs to consider). This is not so much as to be a hammer (it might have that practical application, but that is secondary), but as knowledge he needs to have to properly formulate a decision.
Now, after all that input and debate, if he still wants time off, and he's willing to do it on his terms, then that's his decision to make.
Then we ought to resubmit Bork in the 108th Congress.
BTW, I have a new grandson!
This is stuff I'm sure he hasn't even thought about.....
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