The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.
(Tolstoy)
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The easiest way to steal from a bank is to own the bank, the easiest way to steal from the government is the run the government.
Fri 3 Jul, 2009 04:19 pm - Seriously. If you read her speech on paper, it's like having landed in the comments section of some ranty blog. It reads like the posts of some delusional forum warrior, all caps and bombastic... (view)
Fri 3 Jul, 2009 04:04 pm - More marvels ..:
[quote]In fact, this decision comes after much consideration, and finally polling the most important people in my life - my children (where the count was unanimous... well, in... (view)
Fri 3 Jul, 2009 03:53 pm - [quote="georgeob1"]It seems to me that she has been remarkably honest and responsible in her decision and her expressed motives for it. She is acting in a consistency with her expressed... (view)
Fri 3 Jul, 2009 03:33 pm - [quote="georgeob1"]
I'm watching her announcement. It seems to me that she has been remarkably honest and responsible in her decision and her expressed motives for it. She is... (view)
Thu 2 Jul, 2009 04:50 pm - [quote="rabel22"]But what has happened to .. single payer health insurance, [etc]? These were all things he promised and has so far reniged on. [/quote]
Obama never promised single payor... (view)
Wed 1 Jul, 2009 05:03 pm - Sorry, a few of you will have already seen this one ... one in a somewhat out-there set of pics a friend took
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3611030930_d17e6d2feb_m.jpg[/img] (view)
