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Old 07-27-2007, 08:36 AM   #75
Flint
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
(side: this is not just a "b-b-but clinton did it!" objection. I tried to find other examples but there is precious few resources on EOs.)
Funny. Of course you have no problem finding material on Clinton, because people bitched about Clinton being the Devil (and still do) as much as they do now about Bush. I find the polar opposition fascinating. I suppose you could say it doesn't matter who is in office, or which party they belong to, but there is a general problem with our system, or the perception exists that there is.

Here in this thread we have two different viewpoints on the same subject matter. Yours (UT), like any other, is based on the lessons that your years of experience have taught you. Your aged wisdom tells you: everything will just work itself out somehow. Should we cross our fingers, will that help?

I suggest a point-of-view that trumps this feeling you have: ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. That is not an alarmist stance. You (UT) may have had an alarmist stance in the past, but what you're doing now is over-compensating. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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