http://courseofyears.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/if-our-state-wanted-a-bridge/ Originalist Musings on a Beleaguered Republic Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://courseofyears.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/if-our-state-wanted-a-bridge/#comment-25 Fabius Cincinnatus Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:00:37 +0000 http://courseofyears.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-25 A quick glance at your homepage, 4leslie, gives an easy answer to how you define “all over the internet”. The quality of your sources is readily apparent in your own writings. Go back to the Daily Kos and find a more sympathetic audience for your partisan blathering. And no, you are not a “bigot”: you are credulous, naïve, and ardent… which is a deadly combination. The fact that you responded to this post within seconds indicates that you are trolling wordpress for anything supportive of Palin with the intent of jumping on it rather than thoughtfully considering it. Had you the inclination to consider it, you would have read the entire post and would have seen where I acknowledged that she embraced the bridge at first. I don’t expect people to get it right at first blush every time. As a new governor well aware of the challenges faced by the small, isolated town in question, I’m sure the deal seemed like a boon. It’s what she did in the end that matters. Remember, we’re not talking about positions, stances, or even votes here. I’m talking about an action. She stood up to her own party and deep-sixed the whole business… and for the right reasons. In the future, you might want to consult primary sources before going on the attack. Most of the information you are getting is rehashed from secondary sources, with distortions entering the equation at every step. Having said all this, please feel welcome to stay a while and browse a bit. Take a break from schilling for your candidate and actually study some different perspectives. Better yet, go visit Library of America and pick up some of the writings of the Founders. You may find the exercise a bit more challenging than The Audacity of Hope (the title says it all, really…), but I’d be willing to bet you might learn something too. Fabius Cincinnatus A quick glance at your homepage, 4leslie, gives an easy answer to how you define “all over the internet”. The quality of your sources is readily apparent in your own writings. Go back to the Daily Kos and find a more sympathetic audience for your partisan blathering.
And no, you are not a “bigot”: you are credulous, naïve, and ardent… which is a deadly combination. The fact that you responded to this post within seconds indicates that you are trolling wordpress for anything supportive of Palin with the intent of jumping on it rather than thoughtfully considering it.
Had you the inclination to consider it, you would have read the entire post and would have seen where I acknowledged that she embraced the bridge at first. I don’t expect people to get it right at first blush every time. As a new governor well aware of the challenges faced by the small, isolated town in question, I’m sure the deal seemed like a boon. It’s what she did in the end that matters. Remember, we’re not talking about positions, stances, or even votes here. I’m talking about an action. She stood up to her own party and deep-sixed the whole business… and for the right reasons.
In the future, you might want to consult primary sources before going on the attack. Most of the information you are getting is rehashed from secondary sources, with distortions entering the equation at every step.
Having said all this, please feel welcome to stay a while and browse a bit. Take a break from schilling for your candidate and actually study some different perspectives. Better yet, go visit Library of America and pick up some of the writings of the Founders. You may find the exercise a bit more challenging than The Audacity of Hope (the title says it all, really…), but I’d be willing to bet you might learn something too.
Fabius Cincinnatus

]]> http://courseofyears.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/if-our-state-wanted-a-bridge/#comment-24 4leslie Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:13:46 +0000 http://courseofyears.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-24 I'm sure you are aware that her 2006 statements about the bridge, and that they needed to make it happen while they had the right people in Congress, are all over the internet; right? Why did you write this? I’m sure you are aware that her 2006 statements about the bridge, and that they needed to make it happen while they had the right people in Congress, are all over the internet; right?
Why did you write this?

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