posted March 21, 2009 10:10 PM            

i agree with you both that it matters not which party is in power. i am of the opinion that the best actor gets in as a matter of course. i have said elsewhere that the last real president was kennedy, and they downed him for trying to buck the system that got him in.

but i also think that negativity is very powerful and despite promising to read this thing i don't think the bill is the issue. it is in any case aimed at 2014 from what i see so far. i DO like to try to keep an open mind AND look for the best possible scenario.

i remember commander constant haze talking about the concentration type camps in arizona and wondering why they would make them look just like the WWII camps. turns out that they ARE WWII camps, the ones the japanese were contained in during the war are still there. as are the german camps. perhaps as a reminder? or for future needs? who knows. but that scenario is not necessarily sinister as assumed, and i think it is counterproductive to assume the worst and allow yourself to be wound into fear by the press on either side.

so like you i intend to pay attention, but i think you need to pay attention in a critical way. i've been slammed on this forum for trying to inject a grain of salt. but i think perspective is important. what obama really is is unknown to most of us so far. and i feel vigilantes are dangerous too.

posted March 22, 2009 11:37 PM              

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Whether or not we could resist the-worst-that-could-possibly-happen with a mostly obese civilian opposition force is not the point.

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