November 05, 2004

No other Choice

This article, about what to do in the aftermath of the election and in the face of Bushmen's already escalating arrogance ("mandate"?? please) makes complete sense to me. Unfortunately I believe it could easily be yet another step in the downward spiral of the fall of Rome.

Without being overly dramatic (grin) I'd say the Dems can certainly do a better job of fighting like hell. There can be true respect without concessions. There should be calm, peaceful rhetoric, solid ideas, (cringing-->) sound bites that every person can understand, and firm resolve to not give an inch.

To support all this we have to have people - a team - leading. The energy of the angst and passion we have from the election and results should not be squandered.

And I damn well think we should attack the notion of "moral" and replace it with values - something concrete and understandable and defensible. "Moral" is like "knowledge management" it's a catchy phrase completely devoid of real meaning.

Morals are personal. Values are shared.
Morals are subjective. Values are agreed upon.
Morals are internal. Values are the basis for action.

Please G-d give us a leader who will lead us out of the wilderness as a nation, who will be honest and humble and intelligent. Please give her a team of geniuses to help her.
amen.

Posted by Vicki at November 5, 2004 05:24 AM