tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post116464575483205127..comments2024-03-08T07:09:46.527-07:00Comments on Pro Libertate: Review of the News, November 27William N. Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14368220509514750246noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-1164715406392797202006-11-28T05:03:00.000-07:002006-11-28T05:03:00.000-07:00The Romney saga is one that’s ubiquitous in the po...The Romney saga is one that’s ubiquitous in the political realm. He’s a “wavy weed” such that however the contemporary wind is blowing, he bends in that direction. Like I’ve said repeatedly, the commoners themselves make the politician. Sure, it shows he has no real honorable convictions, but with a well-informed and honorable aggregate commoner class, somebody like that would get nowhere. Therefore, he bends to the relevant commoners worldview in that district. If he’s considering the presidency, then that “district” encompasses the entire nation, of course, and thus he has to bend a bit differently to hopefully capture the majority commoner worldview nationally. Also, as Cap’n Kirk pointed out tersely in the previous thread and I have as well, the commoners are also extremely dependency-minded and that makes the politician’s job of electioneering much easier, unfortunately.<BR/><BR/><I>...her use of mocking quotation marks</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed, I call 'em "scare quotes" and many folk utilize them, including myself, and, in my case anyway, usually for the purpose of making clear the distinction between the real and the declared.<BR/><BR/><I>Some residents whose sons have been dispatched to Iraq contend that the wreath "is an anti-Iraq war protest," reports current Association president Bob Kearns (who really needs to grow some dangling anatomy). Other describe it as "a symbol of Satan."</I><BR/><BR/>Will, I guess the world is still in me in this vein because I hate to admit that I would have difficulty saying (but writing? Perhaps not) the "anatomy" bit in kosher fashion as you managed...lol. But, nevertheless, the worldly translation is crystal clear ;).<BR/><BR/>On the matter of Homeowners Associations. Oh my, I live in a townhouse and we get the same kind of thrashing and threats from ours as well. I wonder what the impetus was for starting "homeowners associations" in the first place was? Yes, I know they have been around for eons but, from my point of view, their existence is not just about "clean and presentable" communities. It's much more about having everyone live by the association’s dictates, without exception.<BR/><BR/>And these dictates, mind ya, are not just merely about having a manicured lawn, trimmed shrubs, and other such trivialities. They tell you when <I>they</I> think you should paint, remove and/or replace things, what you can and cannot place in public view, and much more. My association has already sent a decree out to me telling me that my motorcycle needs to be moved from the sidewalk leading up to the residence. This was about a month ago and, needless to say, it hasn’t been and won’t be moved. I told them that I don’t care to have my motorcycle parked in the driveway, an uncomfortable distance from the residence, in a quasi-communal, “glorified” apartment setting. Besides, I've been parking it on MY sidewalk like that since April when I got the bike and just a month ago they suddenly have an issue with it? Take your Paxal, bud.<BR/><BR/>I just don’t trust folk in such a setting since folk tend to not respect property rights as they would in a non-communal (or should I say much less communal?) subdivision where the properties are clearly delineated. For example, no one in a house subdivision would expect or accede to a visitor or guest parkin’ in the next door neighbor’s driveway for cryin’ out loud! But in a townhouse setting? It tends to happen quite readily.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I made my points clear about the matter and time will tell I reckon on how it pans out. Just because I live in a townhouse, for which I and most others pay a mortgage, doesn’t mean that property rights are practically nonexistent as in apartment complexes. Anyway, you get the point I’m sure. <BR/><BR/>One last note, I do fly the 1st National on Lee-Jackson Day in January and since many folk are clueless about any southern flag other than the Confederate battle flag (and that's usually the Navy Jack), which has been tainted and too often vandalized by various folk, I get little or no flak.<BR/><BR/>Hey, under the right circumstances, ignorance <I>is</I> bliss!dixiedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845646940134894119noreply@blogger.com