Posted on 07/07/2006 5:05:55 AM PDT by Mia T
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[T]hough both pursuits involve self-interest, economic self-interest is less complicated. By contrast, there are many forms of political self-interest, frequently in conflict: Should you desire security or glory?
President wanted, MBA not required
[COMMENT: While Kesler makes some interesting points about why the business model does not translate well into government-ese, while he does a reasonably good job with standard 'bash Bush,' his larger argument is flawed.
His central premise, that a president will necessarily run the country in accordance with the precepts of his last degree... or his last job, is false, and he misses the larger point, in any case.
The author actually alludes to this larger point in the above passage--inadvertently, almost as a throwaway line, without really understanding its significance. (Shows you where The Left is on this.)
In the caldron of conflict and resolution that is government, it matters not much from which little parochial corner we pluck our leaders. What matters--what matters most--perhaps what matters only in the end--is character.
According to the author, "Do I desire security or glory?" is one of the "complicated" questions a president must ask.
The author fails to understand that a president who needs to ask himself that question is in the wrong job.--Mia T] 2 |
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The following is a letter to ex-President Clinton from James Smith, a former Ranger whose son Corporal James E Smith was killed in Somalia. Mr. Smith, a decorated Vietnam-era Ranger himself, rejected the traditonal letter of condolence written by the White House, and returned this in reply:
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the danger of the unrelenting smallness of bill + hillary clinton by Mia T, 7.31.05
COPYRIGHT MIA T 2006
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COPYRIGHT MIA T 2006
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You're getting close Peggy.
Had never heard about the soldiers'/parents' reactions to Clinton after the "Black Hawk Down" incident. Thank you.
;)
I used to laugh at the pseudo conservatives on Free Republic who blithely would suggest that we should allow $inator Hildebea$t to become president to punish GW and republicans by not voting or voting for a third partly loser.
Now, I view them as either totally insane/suicidal or deeply planted brownshirted moles/trolls working to discourage us from voting against this bea$t.
You're welcome :)
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What's black and white and read all over and is more self-destructive than pre-9/11 thinking?
Pre-clinton thinking, that's what....
Putting doctrinal purity ahead of making sure a defective and dangerous clinton never again controls this country is pre-clinton thinking.
We no longer have the luxury of time or circumstance to massage our sensibilities, to indulge our indignations.
We will not survive another clinton. (We may yet not survive the first one.)
STOPPING HILLARY
[JOHN PODHORETZ'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE (and it's not his 'HILLARY IS A BITCH' THEORY OF ELECTABILITY)]
THE ABSURDITY OF THE 'HILLARY IS A BITCH' THEORY OF ELECTABILITY
AND OTHER PODHORETZ NONSENSE
NOTE: Podhoretz is absolutely right about one thing--
even hillary clinton can win if the Right FRACTURES over its pet issues.
We must not, in this Age of Terror, allow another Perot or Perot-surrogate issue
elect a defective and dangerous clinton by a plurality. (Nor must we allow either to defeat us in '06.)
WHY THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT MUST MOBILIZE AGAINST HILLARY:
CLINTON CONFLATES EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS AND ISLAMO-FASCIST TERRORISTS
AFTERWORD: A Note to the Religious Right
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY:
HOW DECADES OF CLINTON DOUBLE-DEALING COMPROMISED OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
DUBAI-ITIES:
HILLARY 'KNOWNOTHING VICTIM' CLINTON STRIKES AGAIN
DICK MORRIS:
CLINTON IS A PAID AGENT OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF DUBAI
REVERSE MORPH FOR HILLARY
THE VOUCHER RANT OF MISS HILLARY:
WHY THE WHIFF OF RACISM EXCEEDS THE WORDS
HILLARY CLINTON, DANGEROUS DEMAGOGUE
WHAT IS HER VOUCHER RANT REALLY ABOUT ANYWAY?
WHY HILLARY IN THE OVAL OFFICE IS A NATIONAL-SECURITY NO-NOPART ONE
SEX, LIES AND SOCK PUPPETS:
HOW THE CLINTONS ARE HANDLING THE HILLARY DUD FACTOR 4
THREE WOMEN AND A FUNERAL:
HOW THE CLINTONS ARE HANDLING THE HILLARY DUD FACTOR 3
REINVENTING HILLARY... AGAIN
(clinton machine dumps Geena Davis for Margaret Thatcher)
how the clintons are handling the hillary dud factor2
SCHEMA PINOCCHIO
how the clintons are handling the hillary dud factor
Morning bttt
Excellent rebuttal to the lunatic/suicidal ranting that we should allow the Bea$t to become president to punish GW and Republicans.
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