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Marion Barry? ...................He's an allright guy........just has a problem wid wimmen and nose candy......
I think Goldwater killed all of his influence on conservatism with his late-in-life conversion to liberalism, especially when he came out in favor of abortion.
Barry Manilow? An above-average vocalist, and BOY could he read the market. And I admire his courage for not having his nose fixed.
I've always liked Barry Lyndon. Helluva bloke and right handy with the morts!
I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is "needed" before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests", I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can. - The Conscience of a Conservative.
To this day, a worthwhile read!! His original principals are still worth fighting for.
Of course, even though in later life his young wife hijacked his mind.