I was imagining a frontier farmer in 1786 complaining about his lot in life.
He’d starve to death.
Nothing like a little motivation to get people off their ass.
It’s good to see that the American Dream is alive and well.
Thanks for your story.
With respect,
JeffR[/quote]
Thanks Jeff.
Although I’m keenly aware that my story isn’t unique or special. I was just trying to say that the American dream is not dead. Hard work combined with a good attitude allows anyone to get back up when their knoked down.
[quote]Vroom - The title of the thread is “Political Affiliation”. Now think about that, and then think about what you said, and see if what you said really makes sense in the context of this thread.
Okay - I’ll do it for you. The word “affiliation” suggests this bandwagon you are so against.[/quote]
Calm down Rainjack, you aren’t getting any younger y’know.
Of course people will have the same “affiliation”, but perhaps it would be nice if they could express what it is they represent instead of saying… duhr, what he said.
[quote]vroom wrote:
Vroom - The title of the thread is “Political Affiliation”. Now think about that, and then think about what you said, and see if what you said really makes sense in the context of this thread.
Okay - I’ll do it for you. The word “affiliation” suggests this bandwagon you are so against.
Calm down Rainjack, you aren’t getting any younger y’know.
Of course people will have the same “affiliation”, but perhaps it would be nice if they could express what it is they represent instead of saying… duhr, what he said.[/quote]
You’ve read enough of my posts to know when I am riled up and when I’m not. SO save the “calm down” comment for when it is actually needed.
Brand new to the board and slogging through my BS of Exercise Science.
I’m what you might call a Raging Moderate.
*Pro-Death Penalty - Because I believe we bear a responsibility to take dangerous people who commit heinous crimes out of the gene pool entirely.
*Pro-Life - Abortion horrifies me, regardless of the method that is undertaken. However, The Roe Vs Wade standard seems the most sensible legislation we can provide to people who want abortion to be a “right’s based” issue. Maybe that makes me Pro-Choice, I’m not sure.
*Anti-Iraq War- Or at least, still baffled as to why exactly my boys are over there (and why I’m at risk of being sent as well.) I’m glad Saddam is out of power, but I can’t help but wonder if the whole thing could have been more untimely and contreversal. Kudo’s to Bush for believing in his cause and having the courage to go against popular opinion in the (mostly) liberal media. Boo for not launching an equally aggressive assualt on the people responsible for 9-11.
*Pro-Education/Affirmative Action - Sorry to those who don’t support this cause. Growing up in a few different states of the nation has taught me that, if nothing else, some children have it far better than others. The fact that some schools look and feel like shopping malls while others merely 30 minutes southbound look like poorly maintained penitentarys is another concept that is beyond my comprehension. Quality education is the single greatest weapon we have against violent crime, the drug war, a slouching economy, the abortion contreversy, insular poverty and many other issues plaugeing the U.S.
*Pro-Guns - Responsible (and skilled) Americans have the right. And the best defense against tyranny is having a well-armed populous.
*Pro-Tax Cuts - Because they’re taking too much of my money.
*Pro-Budget Cuts - Because they’re only working a frickin third of the year, making 5-10 times more money than I am, buying $500 toilet seats and then voting themselves fucking raises. We’ve already got plenty of money to go around. It’s just being allocated extremely poorly.
