Rome lost it because of bread and circuses… we give our folks the same; when the Barbarians came in seeking to escape the Huns they wanted the same treatment. So too the illegals that we are sheltering… need I say more?Wally
Whoa… didn't say he wasn't as flakey as a box of Post Toasties… or that he was a man of extreme depth of character. He did, however, try (w/o much success) to live up to the job at hand. Same will likely be said about Obama, or McCain had he won.
This is a good list, and I'd like to expound on #4 Wikipedia for a moment....In the end it can be a valuable took in certain situations, and only in those situations.
A quick and (often) dirty 1st approximation. In many cases the value is to find a direction to look... just need to understand the limits on it.Wally
One of my co-workers made the defining statement on the matter; his take was, no matter, the winner would be a one term President… another Carter, good man but overcome by the depth of the situation. I agree.
Too true and yet perhaps appropriate… they represent so many that brought us to where we are today with no personal agenda other than doing their best to serve the cause of freedom (and survive it all).
Indeed, this era was a true rebirth of the arts and something sadly lacking unless one is into hip-hop. Doubt though we'll see anyone as interested in h-h in 70-80 years, though I may be wrong….