My philosophy is just about exactly what yours is below. Its just when you (and others) say it's Bush's fault or the Republican's fault, it's such an oversimplification that it drives me crazy. It's an absolute and few things are ever absolute, especially in politics. Yes, at the end of the day it's all Bush's responsibility, but that's not because its his fault, it's because it's his position. At the end of the day any list problems are my responsibility no matter who's at fault. Responsibility and Fault are two separate things and I'm hearing them used as the same. Again, drives me crazy.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dino wrote: > > That is the most insane response I've ever seen. > > Ok - so that was a joke, just because Robert and I like to rib each other. > > As for Repbulicans, I was one until 2000. I've also voted exclusively > Republican in my state for my entire voting life with the exception of > Jesse Ventura who was independent. That includes for Tim Pawlenty who > lives down the road from me and was McCain's 2nd choice for VP. > > Put another way, I'm FAR from a Republican hater and, truth is, I > wretch more on the typical liberal ideas. > > In philosophy, I'm fiscally conservative (small gov't), socially > liberal (no gov't in my bedroom), and a foreign policy conservative > (strong defense, limited expeditions). I'm an Ike Republican more > than a Reagan Republican, but historically a Republican. > > Like many conservatives, I never liked Bush and like him worse for his > record. Bush is fiscally liberal, socially conservative, and a > foreign policy liberal. In short he's the opposite of me. > > Also, like many conservatives, I believe in accountability. > > When someone holds the keys to the car and drives it, I hold him > responsible for both the direction, the trip, and the maintenance of > vehicle. > > In short, I believe you leave things as good as or better than you > found them. And if it's not, it's your fault. Even if it's an act of > God. It's your fault. You're accountable. > > I believe when you're in charge, you're accountable. If you don't > want to be accountable then you don't accept leadership. And I don't > hedge. > > If you hedge or believe in shifting accountability to other's besides > those that seek, ask for, and accept accountability, then we'll > disagree on that. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:268764 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
