real peeved about news from the senate today -- seriously yall?!
No man with a genius for legislation has appeared in America. They are rare in the history of the world. There are orators, politicians, and eloquent men, by the thousand; but the speaker has not yet opened his mouth to speak who is capable of settling the much-vexed questions of the day. We love eloquence for its own sake, and not for any truth which it may utter, or any heroism it may inspire. Our legislators have not yet learned the comparative value of free-trade and of freedom, of union, and of rectitude, to a nation. They have no genius or talent for comparatively humble questions of taxation and finance, commerce and manufacturers and agriculture. If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonable experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America could not long retain her rank among the nations.
a legit argument for why the US should send troops (or spooks) to the congo. meanwhile, glenn beck puts a new spin on the causation - correlation debate: genital cleaning progs in africa questioned with - not over - pie. "and i'm trying to be the change i seek in the world, taking lunch and playing basketball." contemporary reasons to read thucydides - includes star trek (?). a proposal for an international inquiry commish into burma gets reenergized. ahh, cliches. on wearing boat shoes in landlocked denver. as seen from the eyes of vikings. GLEEEEEEE. "war is so obviously evil and wrong that the idea that there could be anything good to it feels almost like a profanity. people who think about world peace need to think about that." a freedom agenda - fascinating take on a potentially overhyped book. haunted wisconsin.
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