I appreciate your point. But, describing extortion as a mistake... A surgeon slips with the scalpel - that's a mistake. Asking for a bribe, how can that be interpreted as a mistake? Maureen
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycouple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > She is personal friends with someone who made some terrible mistakes. > While I understand (and on some level share) the discomfort with that, > on another level I give her credit for being a loyal friend who > refuses to abandon someone just because she will be criticized for > maintaining the friendship. I really don't think anyone truly > believes she is the least bit corrupt. So give her some credit for > being strong enough to stand by a friend when it would be much easier > not to. > > That said, I do think as a strong and proactive voice against > corruption it is intellectually dishonest of her to pretend that > Weldon didn't exist when bringing up corruption of the recent past. > Friend or not, if she's choosing to bring up the topic then be as > critical of his actions as she is of others. If Kate's not willing to > do that then she should avoid the topic all-together. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/