OldPoleBurner Wrote:
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> Funny how you just insist that I am a "tea bagger"
> or a "Christian" or something, because of some
> wording I used.
>
> Have the "tea baggers" mentioned anything about
> procurement laws being inept and corrupting? Do
> they even care why public transit is in deep
> trouble, or would they just as soon kill it
> anyway? Do they even notice it exists? How would
> they even know of the stupidity and corruption of
> the public good, that an industry insider would
> unavoidably see? Yet you seem to think my view is
> somehow related to them. A most unlikely thought
> indeed.
>
> So I wonder what else I might be. Gee - just say
> the right words - and I could probably fool
> anybody into thinking I'm anything I want them to
> think I am. What amazing power is in a word! Just
> think what a President with that ability could do.
> Maybe I should run, now that I know how to play
> that game. Or are most people smarter that that -
> smarter than to apply silly stereotypes such as
> this. But apparently, stereotyping is still in
> vogue with some factions.
>
> I gather that you actually heard Sara Palin use
> the term "You Betcha". I wouldn't know, I didn't
> hear that. But it is a common enough term out
> west. Oh my, are we all tea-baggers then? Oh
> parish the thought - horror of horrors! Oh yea, I
> almost forgot. There was a time when, if you said
> the term "comrade", also a common enough term at
> the time, you were branded as a "pinko commie". I
> guess McCarthyism is still alive and well!
>
> I once walked out of a college poli-sci class,
> because the instructor insisted that I believed in
> a certain thing, based upon my believing something
> else not related to it. He actually refused to
> hear differently. I took a third of the class
> with me. It was very fortunate - we landed a much
> better teacher, and received a truly classical
> political and philosophical education - and a
> truly liberal one at that - sans the stereotypes.
>
> While I have had little interest in the so-called
> (a media stereotype again) tea party movement, and
> utterly cannot stand Sara Palin (she oooozes with
> too much syrup - never did understand what the
> hell McCain was thinking), I nevertheless respect
> their right to their opinions. They are no more
> valid or invalid than anyone else's (except maybe
> mine that is - hehe) I gather you don't respect
> diverse opinion much at all.
>
> And while I pay little notice to tea party
> politics (who actually are they anyway?), I will
> admit to being Christian. So is there now
> something wrong with that?! Or are you just
> anti-christian in general. Or, I'm guessing here,
> you just don't like the evangelicals, or other
> fundamentalists, as you deem them to be
> right-wingers.
>
> My christian religion is literally the antithesis
> of fundamentalism, and so is my politics; but big
> fat hairy deal! So What! We all have the right to
> decide for ourselves what we believe and what our
> opinions will be - without any judgment from
> others. But I guess there are still those in
> America that do not care to adhere to that
> concept.
>
> Well enough of defending against the personal
> attacks already - think anything you like - it
> gets tiresome anyway.
>
> I've made my point, and my testimony of it stands
> on its own merit. I was there. If you were there
> and didn't see it - it has to be ostrich feathers
> - or perhaps you were all in favor of the "game",
> thus part of the problem. Every one in every
> office I have worked in, has complained for years
> about all the silly gov't hoops that run costs up
> though the roof, except the politicians among us.
> But no one ever could do anything about it.
> Meanwhile, a lot more miles could have been built,
> but were not, and won't be! And that does not
> serve the public good one bit.
>
> Like it that way; then go vote your way. I don't
> like it one bit; and will go vote my way - if I
> could just figure out who will actually do
> anything about it. So far, that leaves out
> Demicans and Republicrats - Oh gee, I wonder what
> that phrase will brand me as. I don't remember
> where I heard it.

We have reached the point of absurdity. At this point, the best I can say is...

Enjoy your retirement!

As I'll try to do mine!