tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25499814.post5658958600622639300..comments2023-10-30T04:22:31.056-07:00Comments on Blue Wren: Romantic facadeWrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09285813981508179421noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25499814.post-69153776712919494632007-05-21T09:42:00.000-07:002007-05-21T09:42:00.000-07:00Mom, you need to post something. And so, you've be...Mom, you need to post something. And so, you've been <A HREF="http://laugh-of-the-dragon.blogspot.com/2007/05/because-pork-needs-love-too.html" REL="nofollow">tagged.</A>Sketchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412957363196241563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25499814.post-62392656508126635672007-05-14T11:38:00.001-07:002007-05-14T11:38:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Boldly Serving Up Wheat Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804188398018016592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25499814.post-90290256616734680672007-05-14T11:38:00.000-07:002007-05-14T11:38:00.000-07:00...my point being, above, more or less, that I thi......my point being, above, more or less, that I think objectivity is a challenge, which perhaps accounts for our simplistic two-party system. In America, it's easier to just be a Democrat or a Republican and simply vote the party line than it is to approach each individual issue on its own merits and decide from there. Besides, even if one did approach each issue individually, there's still the problem that, at the end of the day, you only get to vote for <I>one</I> person -- and that one person probably does not represent your views on all of the issues. So, you have to prioritize them and vote for what is, in your opinion, the least of the presented evils.Boldly Serving Up Wheat Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804188398018016592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25499814.post-18067262486975641612007-05-14T11:00:00.000-07:002007-05-14T11:00:00.000-07:00It did give it a different context than just the o...It <I>did</I> give it a different context than just the original quote. I'd originally taken it as a statement about the secular nature of this country (no established national religion, separation of church and state, etc.).<BR/><BR/>The press, to me, seems to be one of the last truly free things we have. I mean, Ann Coulter has as much right to mouth off as does Al Franken, right? To me, the trick is in developing an understanding about what show/channel/paper/etc. represents what political ideology -- and then attempt to filter out the facts from either in order to develop one's own rational opinion.<BR/><BR/>However, I totally concur with your final point about our representatives (on both sides, I'd add) failing to consider the wisdom with which this country was founded.Boldly Serving Up Wheat Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804188398018016592noreply@blogger.com