I found this in my "drafts" folder. It is kinda old, but I am still clueless about this (among *so* many other things), so I thought I'd re-title it and send it anyway.
On Jun 29, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > I bet Obama was a great teacher and excelled in > teaching, just like he has excelled in all his > other endeavors.: My goodness -- pull those stars out of your eyes. Got a little chubby going for the "O" man? Call me cynical, but I just don't see how past-sophomoric people get so overwrought about a big-time politician. Whether a big-city mayor, State Senator, Governor, State Atty. General, US Representative, US Senator, and certainly President/VP, these folks are just skilled politicians, nothing more. They pander to you, tell you what you want to hear, and when they get power, they abuse it (can you say "earmarks?"). They also do anything (to Faustian magnitude) to hold on to it. A President with an opposing-party or mixed Congress can move domestic policy 2 or 3% in his direction, if he is good. With a fully- stocked Congress, maybe it is 10-15%. Anything more than, what, 7% usually brings about a backlash of Newtical proportions. (What are your numbers?) I have come to believe that a mixed-up governance -- president of one party, congress of another or mixed -- is the best situation for the USA. That way, they can still F it up, but not too badly. So tell me, people: Why get so excited over a mere politician? Very few change anything significant, and those who do have Pyrrhic victories. Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
