Richard Lessner: Conservatives Can Defeat Drug Bill

Human Events ^ | 9.22.03 | Richard Lessner

[Cathryn Crawford]

I do???

[optimistically_conservative]

Bury your head a little deeper, and blame it all on the youth. I can't help it that I'm right. I was born like that.

I understand, really! I was increasingly right from the time I was 12 - by the time I reached 20 I had it all figured out. My parents, as much as I loved them and respected them, well, you know...

Sometime, around the time I got married and was working for 5 years, I was a little less self-righteous. By the time I had kids I was getting the parents disease my folks had - but they seemed to be getting retroactively smarter.

Anyway, campaign promises are a measure for voters to decide how badly politicians are lying to get their vote, and how gullible they want to be to get the politician of their choice in office - as opposed to the other guy. Come re-election time you can decide how pissed off you are at your guy for breaking all those "promises" versus risking letting that other guy win.

Certainly, demand your guy live up to his "promises" - but a duty? and obligation? ...

[Cathryn Crawford]

Actually, it was sarcasm, there. I don't ever claim to know everything.

[optimistically_conservative]

I don't ever claim to know everything.

Nope, neither do I. Not out loud anyway.

[Cathryn Crawford]

I've never thought it, either. I must have missed that stage. Sorry you went through it. It must have been awful, thinking that you knew everything! Life is more relaxed when you know you don't know everything, and you never will.

[optimistically_conservative]

LOL, OK, so what you actually meant to write was:

Bush has a duty to the voters. Period. - IMHO

or ...

I think Bush has a duty to the voters. Period. But I could be wrong.

or ...

Because I haven't gone through the stage of knowing everyting, I mistakenly felt that Bush has a duty to the voters. Period. Obviously he doesn't, I was wrong, please forgive me, it's always good to get another's viewpoint without shutting off debate with assertions.

[Cathryn Crawford]

LOL! Maybe the Period was a bit harsh. Please, please, please forgive me. Please. Please? ROTFL!

[optimistically_conservative]

[Cathryn Crawford]

Does that mean you forgive me? I'm thrilled and relieved.

I was really sweating it there for awhile!

[optimistically_conservative]

Hey, where'd you get that picture of me?

[Cathryn Crawford]

That's a picture of you?

No!

[optimistically_conservative]

Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it?

[optimistically_conservative]

Speaking of pictures, there was this headshot thingy ....

What ever happened with that?

[Cathryn Crawford]

You know, I guess that sort of died down on it's own.

Eventually I'll get some decent ones done. When I have the funds. :-)

[Cathryn Crawford]

It does, indeed. I'm breathless.

[optimistically_conservative]

Eventually I'll get some decent ones done. When I have the funds. :-)

[Cathryn Crawford]

Whaaaat? I can't help it I'm a poor college student! I don't go to Berkeley. I can't run home to Mommy and Daddy and get money. LOL

[ValenB4]

Hey girlfriend!

[Cathryn Crawford]

Hey!

[Lazamataz]

Why would anyone want to kill it? Passage of prescription drug coverage will seal another term for GWB.

And L-rd knows, another term for Bush is much more important than preventing one of the most horrendous socialist package in a long time, from being enacted.