The recent resignation of Andy Card brings a sad thought about politics to me. Or, rather, the response to it does; in a nutshell, that due to falling ratings, the President's prime option was not to figure out what he was doing wrong and fix it, but rather to get somebody new in an office or two.
While it is certainly true that sometimes new bodies bring new ideas, it scares me somewhat to think that politicians spring immediately to the new body instead of leading with new ideas. It is the ad hominem fallacy as public policy, casting away God's image because repentance is apparently unthinkable in DC.
Hot Gear Friday: The Swiss Army Guitar
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The word “iconic” is overused these days. I try to avoid it. It’ll be hard
in this next bit. If you are not a guitar player, and someone says
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3 comments:
We come up w/ quick solutions to solve our problems, unfortunately, we just treat the symptoms rather than the cause b/c to find the cause takes too much work and time.
Ironically, I think you're being optimistic; in many cases, I think the issue is not laziness, but rather inability to comprehend the real issue.
Needless to say, I hope you're right, but am bracing for the possibility that I'm right. :^)
You are right, I'm just trying to look at the glass half full when it is actually 10% full:o)
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