Yo, Monkey Breath,.....I'm not in the least embarrassed, and fail to see why I would be.
You remind me of an old saying from my father: "'Vengeance is mine,' saith the Lord; but sometimes we get to watch."
But no, no, you're absolutely right. I mean, why _should_ you be embarrassed? No--just keep right on going. I apologize for interrupting. What were you going to say?
Let's just "Say"......
"Originally Posted By: Bristoe A seriously mentally ill man shot some people.
And a politician and a judge too--don't forget them."
and,....
"Giffords? Roll? It's just a politician and a judge, for Pete's sake. Why all the hoopla? Shouldn't government legislators and adjudicators expect to get shot at when they ignore the will of their subjects? Isn't that what the Second Amendment is about? I know government enforcers certainly expect to get shot at when they trample the will of the people: it's why they hide their identities, carry heavy firepower, wear vests, and ride in armored vehicles. Why should the other two branches of the State be any different?
"Congratulations: the computers say you won the election. So: here is the power to tax away our income. Here's the power to regulate away our livelihoods. Here's the power to throw us in prison for doing harmless things you disapprove of. Here's the power to conscript our children and use them up in pointless foreign wars. Here's the power to send thugs to break down our doors in the middle of the night and murder us in our sleep. Here's the power to make radical foreign terrorists so angry at us that they kill us by the thousands.
"Okay...got all that? Can you carry it? You okay? Great: good luck. See you on C-SPAN.
"Oh--wait. One more thing. Almost forgot. Here's a bullseye to wear on your back in case we decide you're getting a bit uppity in the way you use all those powers."
Sounds fair to me."
or
"Hey--it's not as though they involuntarily became a politician and a judge through a random act of God. They both worked very hard at getting to where they were. Lots of deliberate time, effort, money, influence, and corruption to get to the point where they had enough power to piss off enough people that statistically they ran across one who would do something about it.
I'm sure it was very gratifying to them to be part of the ruling-class elite. Well, ruling-class elite sometimes get assassinated. Corruption has a price. They knew--or should have known--what they were getting into. Hopefully they provided for their families accordingly.
On the other hand, the disease of political ambition has been demonstrated to be at least partly genetic. If their kids are going to grow up to be politicians too, it's tough for me to feel too bad for them."
Keep dodging, you filthy little parasite.
GTC
Last edited by crossfireoops; 01/13/11. Reason: Ratlike vengeance is mine
Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain
