[Rhodes22-list] Ron Lipton's Political Glee

[Brad Haslett]

Ed,

I looked at Bill Foster's website right after Ron first posted on his
friends run for Congress.  He's obviously a smart guy and probably honest to
a fault.  That will be tested as soon as he gets 'schooled' by Nancy and her
gang.  What ever happened to her "draining the swamp" in the first hundred
days?  Running against a lame-duck President who is only slightly higher in
the polls than Congress, both at dismal lows, is hardly a profile in
courage. The first likely compromise and broken promise he'll have to
address is on Iraq.  Both Obama and Hillary are already back-peddling on
their troop withdrawal plans.  Once in office, neither will want to be
charged with "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" or have their
administration forever remembered with a photo like the evacuation of the
American Embassy in Saigon.  On the health care issue, Mr. Foster will
likely get the opportunity to vote his conscious on some bastardized  "feel
good" bill that one can only hope doesn't lead to the failed systems of
Canada or Great Britain.  These are difficult times for conservatives.  The
Republican party has lost its way as the champion of conservative values and
the country is tacking leftward.  One can only hope that our country can
come to its senses before we're too far down the path of socialized Europe
too late to be saved.  Congratulations Mr. Foster, and good luck!

Brad

On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 6:46 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

>
> Ron:
>
> I will reply to your glee.  Understanding your educational level, and your
> friends, I would suggest that academic achievement may or may not be
> relevant.
>
> Too me, the most important criterion is an effort to be honest.   For some
> even with religious background, simple honesty does not matter.
>
> You said, "It is nice to know that people of real quality can go into
> politics
> and succeed."
>
> That is a defining statement.  Does quality mean integrity?  Recently, a
> friend of mine lost his wife.  I have known him and her since the early
> 1970's.  He is a man of integrity, notwithstanding he is very liberal in
> some areas.  I worked for several of his campaigns.  During his time in
> Washington as Secretary of Education a U. S. Senate seat came open.  I was
> deeply afraid that he might actually run for it.  Because at that point I
> doubted I could be a foot soldier in that campaign.  But alas, he chose
> not
> too, but rather returned to South Carolina to write and teach.
>
> I suspect, but never asked him if part of his reasoning for easing out of
> politics was the moral quality of those he associated with.  So then, do
> you
> consider Bill Clinton a man of real quality?
>
> I have posted this standard that we should expect from elected officials
> as
> a subscript several times:
> " The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible,
> divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge - I mean of
> the character and conduct of their rulers"   John Adams
>
> I hope your friend is a man of integrity first.  What say yea?
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
>
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