Monday, March 28, 2005
The Gang That Lost Its Way
Befuddled politicians seeking a quiet exit?
There must be a lot of head scratching going on in the Florida State House, Congress, and the White House.
They thought they had a sure thing when they took on the role of knights valiantly fighting to save Terri Schiavo. However, it didn't quite pan out the way they thought it would. One poll after another reflect that close to 80% of Americans feel that they had no business to intervene.
How to wiggle out of it ? Not very easy, especially since many of them claim to receive their orders from a higher being. But as politicians they will do what they do best---resort to expediency--and hope that people will soon forget the affair. Majority Leader Tom DeLay will jump on to another issue to divert attention from his problems, and it will be business as usual for members of the 109th Congress.
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"I am not a politician, and my other habits are good."
Fourth of July Oration, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne) Ward (1834-1867)
There must be a lot of head scratching going on in the Florida State House, Congress, and the White House.
They thought they had a sure thing when they took on the role of knights valiantly fighting to save Terri Schiavo. However, it didn't quite pan out the way they thought it would. One poll after another reflect that close to 80% of Americans feel that they had no business to intervene.
How to wiggle out of it ? Not very easy, especially since many of them claim to receive their orders from a higher being. But as politicians they will do what they do best---resort to expediency--and hope that people will soon forget the affair. Majority Leader Tom DeLay will jump on to another issue to divert attention from his problems, and it will be business as usual for members of the 109th Congress.
Fourth of July Oration, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne) Ward (1834-1867)
