Comments on: If It’s Good Enough for Them, It’s Good Enough for Us. http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/ Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mo http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125643 mo Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:19:57 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125643 I found this post from Obsidian Wings' publius to be the perfect antidote to all the hate posts on vile sites such as that one lynnrockets discovered: http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2009/08/thank-you-senator.html "I was a late convert to Ted. As many of you know, I was a Republican for the first 21 years or so of my life. And so I disliked Kennedy purely for ignorant ideological reasons. He was the boogeyman liberal -- the icon of the enemy. In time, I gradually learned more about him. And I can honestly say that, today, I revere him. To me, he embodies everything a progressive politician should be. And I'm ashamed for not recognizing it earlier. What's most striking about Kennedy is that he dedicated his life to helping people who he had no reason to help. ... he could have had a very nice life yachting, and reading books, and traveling. But he didn't do that. He spent decades in the Senate fighting -- truly fighting -- for people who most needed help, who most needed a voice. Unlike so many legislators, he wasn't the voice of the already-enfranchised. He was, in this sense, a universal Senator for those with no champion, with no lobby. " Beauty, eh? I found this post from Obsidian Wings’ publius to be the perfect antidote to all the hate posts on vile sites such as that one lynnrockets discovered:

http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2009/08/thank-you-senator.html

“I was a late convert to Ted. As many of you know, I was a Republican for the first 21 years or so of my life. And so I disliked Kennedy purely for ignorant ideological reasons. He was the boogeyman liberal — the icon of the enemy.

In time, I gradually learned more about him. And I can honestly say that, today, I revere him. To me, he embodies everything a progressive politician should be. And I’m ashamed for not recognizing it earlier.

What’s most striking about Kennedy is that he dedicated his life to helping people who he had no reason to help. … he could have had a very nice life yachting, and reading books, and traveling. But he didn’t do that. He spent decades in the Senate fighting — truly fighting — for people who most needed help, who most needed a voice. Unlike so many legislators, he wasn’t the voice of the already-enfranchised. He was, in this sense, a universal Senator for those with no champion, with no lobby. ”

Beauty, eh?

]]> By: samper http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125598 samper Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:22:46 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125598 To what "unintended negative consequences" do you refer? IMHO: Having a VERY important session coming up and MA with only one voice in the Senate is a "negative consequence". To what “unintended negative consequences” do you refer?

IMHO: Having a VERY important session coming up and MA with only one voice in the Senate is a “negative consequence”.

]]> By: sauerkraut http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125593 sauerkraut Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:14:09 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125593 The 5-month "time out" was enacted to prevent a rush to fill a vacate seat with an unqualified political hack. Current MA guv Deval Patrick is a progressive who will not blindly fill that seat. In the grand scheme of things, 5 months is but an eye-blink. IMHO, this is one provision which should NOT be changed as the possibility of unintended negative consequences greatly outweighs a momentary positive. The healthcare issue will be with us for years. Let's wait the 5 months. The 5-month “time out” was enacted to prevent a rush to fill a vacate seat with an unqualified political hack. Current MA guv Deval Patrick is a progressive who will not blindly fill that seat. In the grand scheme of things, 5 months is but an eye-blink. IMHO, this is one provision which should NOT be changed as the possibility of unintended negative consequences greatly outweighs a momentary positive. The healthcare issue will be with us for years. Let’s wait the 5 months.

]]> By: willie green http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125581 willie green Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:58:21 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125581 Thank you. Thank you.

]]> By: Lee323 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125518 Lee323 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:11:27 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125518 AKM: "Every day on Earth is a blessing and a unit of time that is full of potential to make it better, even for those people who work against us, and against their own self interest." Amen. Great post. AKM: “Every day on Earth is a blessing and a unit of time that is full of potential to make it better, even for those people who work against us, and against their own self interest.”

Amen. Great post.

]]> By: lexky http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125515 lexky Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:33:59 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125515 ive signed i dont know how many petitions today and made calls i hope it does some good writing from red state kentucky ive signed i dont know how many petitions today and made calls
i hope it does some good
writing from red state kentucky

]]> By: Lani Formerly Bash Budweiser Palin http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125512 Lani Formerly Bash Budweiser Palin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:20:14 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125512 March for Health Care on September 13th. Rallies are forming around the country. I've just posted updated links here: http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,7934.msg80183/topicseen.html#new March for Health Care on September 13th. Rallies are forming around the country. I’ve just posted updated links here:
http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,7934.msg80183/topicseen.html#new

]]> By: InJuneau http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125509 InJuneau Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:09:07 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125509 nswfm CA--wow, I agree with tigerwine (no, not surprized at that... :) )--it's amazing that the person you knew lasted so long with pancreatic cancer. It's usually less than a year (close to 4-6 months for most). tigerwine--my condolences on your loss; we lost a family member to it too. nswfm CA–wow, I agree with tigerwine (no, not surprized at that… :) )–it’s amazing that the person you knew lasted so long with pancreatic cancer. It’s usually less than a year (close to 4-6 months for most).

tigerwine–my condolences on your loss; we lost a family member to it too.

]]> By: kraftytess http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125507 kraftytess Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:42:55 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125507 Last weekend I had lunch with my 26 year old son and we talked of healthcare reform and he said of the town halls - "Mom, all those angry people would be so much better off with health care reform - why don't they see that?" Just like the vitriol of the comments and those who make those comments on the evil one's facebook page, why don't they see that their support for the Republicans just keeps them from moving ahead - it is enough to make a saint weep. I guess we have to find our hope in the 26 year olds like my son and the people I find here but it is a hard road. One made even harder by the loss of a man like Ted Kennedy. Last weekend I had lunch with my 26 year old son and we talked of healthcare reform and he said of the town halls – “Mom, all those angry people would be so much better off with health care reform – why don’t they see that?” Just like the vitriol of the comments and those who make those comments on the evil one’s facebook page, why don’t they see that their support for the Republicans just keeps them from moving ahead – it is enough to make a saint weep. I guess we have to find our hope in the 26 year olds like my son and the people I find here but it is a hard road. One made even harder by the loss of a man like Ted Kennedy.

]]> By: Watching from New Jersey http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/26/if-its-good-enough-for-them-its-good-enough-for-us/#comment-125502 Watching from New Jersey Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:05:31 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=6233#comment-125502 seattlefan - It amazes me that there are so many mean, cruel people. The lack of common decency and intellect is also amazing. Ted Kennedy tried to make a difference in the lives of all people from all walks of life. seattlefan – It amazes me that there are so many mean, cruel people. The lack of common decency and intellect is also amazing. Ted Kennedy tried to make a difference in the lives of all people from all walks of life.

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