May 10, 2011

Words to ponder [Fritzworth]
— Open Blogger

Here's a quote to bear in mind as we wonder why so many idiot uncertain Republicans in Congress waffle when it comes to making the changes necessary to rescue our economic and our country:


"And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, nor more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order to things; for he who introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies; and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries, who have the law on their side, and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have personal experience in them." -- Niccolo Machiavelli

Of course, talking about Congressional Republicans usually brings another classic quote to mind:

Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Vasquez: No. Have you?

Should be an interesting ride. ..fritz..

Posted by: Open Blogger at 07:12 AM | Comments (5)
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1 "only lukewarm allies" is especially true of the "fair tax".  It sounds nice but leading pessimists agree that any attempt to replace the income tax will result in us having the income tax in addition to a national retail sales tax.

Posted by: Bob Saget at May 10, 2011 08:04 AM (F/4zf)

2 Evidently, once you get elected your sole purpose becomes raising money to get re-elected.  So, we should only elect people who don't want to be there.  Except that, when they get there, they change their minds and want to be re-elected.  It's just so darn confusing.

Also, I almost forgot about graft, perks and power.  They like that, too.

Posted by: huerfano at May 10, 2011 08:11 AM (6zFxS)

3

You know Vasquez was John Conner's mom in Terminator 2?

As for the cowards, They should ALL read Obama's speech from 2006 stating that raising the debt ceiling is a 'failure in leadership' and hurts 'the chilruns with debt' Every member in both houses repeat it ad nausium, just like Dems do.

Posted by: Schwalbe : The © at May 10, 2011 08:39 AM (UU0OF)

4 You know Vasquez was John Conner's mom in Terminator 2?

She's not my mom, Todd!!

Posted by: Deliquent John Connor at May 10, 2011 09:33 AM (PMGbu)

5 I am very impressed with the knowledge of those who have posted. Politics is one of my passions. Wanda's Blog: African Mango Extract Diet

Posted by: Wanda at May 12, 2011 10:18 AM (VpMqz)

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