oh, trish i have always been thinking and following things to where i think they would go, but, in the past that always lead me to the GOP. now, i see it leading to neither major party. i do not think i have changed. i think the political parties have changes at least temporarily. if you think i have been mindless in the past, you are very mistaken. as you well know, i have certainly not followed the majority opinions on this list. --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good Ken, > > Now you are thinking - its not about belonging to > a group and following the party line but being able > to do independent thought and make good decision > based on extrapolating out what happens if you take > a certain path - follow several scenerio to their > logical conclusion - then choose the one with the > best out come - People are pack aniamls - so they > like being part of something bigger and they will > mindless follow leaders becasue its easier to buy > into what someone else has told you think than to > think for yourself. I am always amused at a country > who values independence but has everyone conform. > That's how they control us - we know best - parents, > Republicans, Democratics, Christians, etc ...... > Don't think just follow the party line - be a good > sheep.... BAAAAAAA - the people - The leaders - the > wolves..... Independent thinkers - the sheep > dogs...... > > Which reminds me - you and Mike took a discussion > off list that I wanted to be part of but got a > assigned a class to teach - starting the next day > and had to scramble - still am to get it together - > what ever happened with that? I am still curious. > > Trisha > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cerebral Palsy List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf > Of ken barber > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war tax or > a call to national > service. > > > i am beginning to think i have no party affiliation > at > all. > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > I used to be a Republican, but so long as Bush and > > his ilk are around, I'll be an independent. I > > really think they've done this coumtry great harm. > > > Why don't they listen to dissenting voices instead > > of going their way? I agree that the president > has > > the privilege to call the shots, and to have who > he > > wants as advisors, but if he only has "yes men" > abd > > cronies to rubber stamp his policies, he is a poor > > leader. Who was it who said, "Hold your friends > > close, and your enemies even closer?" > > > > ---- Original message ---- > > >Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:46:07 -0600 > > >From: "Kendall D. Corbett" > > <[log in to unmask]> > > >Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war tax > or > > a call to national service. > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > >Ken, > > > > > >I wonder if Bush (Rove and Cheney, et al) realize > > how much their > > >unwillingness (inability?) to listen to other > > viewpoints has damaged the > > >political process and the Republican Party. What > I > > hear you saying (and my > > >Dad saying - both fairly conservative > Republicans), > > is that present policie= > > >s > > >are wrong, and that there needs to be a change if > > the Party is to retain > > >credibility. > > > > > >Or am I too quick to say that? As my Dad might > > say, from your viewpoint, a= > > >m > > >I "throwing the baby out with the bath water?" > > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > > list, go here: > > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy