Well I'm certain RP isn't that. His heart is open and he is doing his best to do right by all of us. And that is why I have confidence in him. I was able to assess that from watching utube videos of him speaking. He is different from every other politician I have ever met or watched speak, because he actually addresses the question at hand and is not non-committal or nonspecific like the rest. He recognizes the need for compromise and is willing to speak and work with everyone toward common goals. Such openness and reasonableness with regards to ideas is our best hope for finding a path forward. We are beginning it on a small scale here on LJ---respecting all ideas and being willing to discuss even when we disagree.
I appreciate your vote of confidence. Let me know if you do have some good way to educate me more about the import of the writer's strike.
Reform is a good idea. I have a tendency to think that we should swipe the slate clean and start fresh. But it is sometimes possible to restructure without having to eliminate the entire existing infrastructure for a given task. Hopefully we will succeed in reform somehow. It is desperately needed.
At the very least I'd like all these falsely named laws (patriot act, no child left behind, clear air act and the like) to be swept off the books and replaced with something that is more honestly represented by the title.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2008-01-06 11:19 pm (UTC)I appreciate your vote of confidence. Let me know if you do have some good way to educate me more about the import of the writer's strike.
Reform is a good idea. I have a tendency to think that we should swipe the slate clean and start fresh. But it is sometimes possible to restructure without having to eliminate the entire existing infrastructure for a given task. Hopefully we will succeed in reform somehow. It is desperately needed.
At the very least I'd like all these falsely named laws (patriot act, no child left behind, clear air act and the like) to be swept off the books and replaced with something that is more honestly represented by the title.