Future of Republican Party

[Lamplighter]

@ Dana: Amen

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by DanaC

What they need to learn is that life being unfair does not necessarily mean they are hamstrung from the start. They need to learn that words like 'successful' 'respected' and 'achiever' can attach to them too.

That's where the culture comes in. If the parents/family don't impose(not offer), those values on the kid, the street culture will call them to the dark side. The problem now is, there have been so many generations living in the welfare trap, it's harder to find parents with those values anymore.

[ZenGum]

I'd say life is a little bit fair, with no guarantees. If you work hard (and smart) and play by the rules, you have an increased chance of a good life. Be lazy and break rules, you have an increased chance of a sucky life. There is no certainty, but you CAN tip the odds. I think that is what needs to be taught.

[xoxoxoBruce]

No matter what, you're going to get the short end of the stick sometimes. If you're cognizant of that, mentally prepared, it's a lot easier to handle. Physically and financially prepared is even better.


Of course the best preparation is a plan for massive and swift retaliation, the right untraceable equipment, and an alibi.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I'd say life is a little bit fair, with no guarantees. If you work hard (and smart) and play by the rules, you have an increased chance of a good life. Be lazy and break rules, you have an increased chance of a sucky life. There is no certainty, but you CAN tip the odds. I think that is what needs to be taught.

This.

[henry quirk]

HA!

No, it's not.

Little Johnny Shitpants comes into the world stupid, ugly, and sickly.

Little Jackie Sparklypants comes into the world smart, beautiful, and robust.

Where's your 'fairness'?

Only in your head, a place Reality gives not one shit about.

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"the best preparation is a plan for massive and swift retaliation"

Yes.

Better: 'Get up early in the morning and kill them first.'

[tw]

US Postal Service again wants to end Saturday delivery. Is that good or bad?

Have extremists (Tea Party) been told yet to how to think? What is the party line?

[glatt]

As soon as they hear the union is against it, they will support it.

[Lamplighter]

Republicans like Marco Rubio couldn't even decide on a candy bar.

The Weekly Standard
Daniel Harper
Feb 15, 2013
Rubio: 'Biggest Foreign Policy Problem' Is Obama's 'Refusal to Lead'

In an article titled, "Refusal to Lead," Republican senator Marco Rubio writes,
"The biggest foreign policy problem facing the United States right now is not too much U.S. engagement,
but the danger of a world in which we increasingly refuse to lead.
There are few global challenges that can be solved without decisive American leadership."
...

Fox News
2/18/13
Republicans rip Obama immigration plan; Rubio calls it 'dead on arrival'

Congressional Republicans on Sunday criticized a White House plan on immigration reform
that allows illegal immigrants to become legal, permanent residents within eight years
<snip>

Rubio -- part of an eight-member, bipartisan Senate panel working on an immigration reform bill
-- also said the proposal was disappointing to those “working on serious solutions” and repeats failures of past legislation.
He said the White House also erred in not seeking input from Republican lawmakers.
...

[DanaC]

There are few global challenges that can be solved without decisive American leadership."

What about the global challenge posed by American interventionism?

[ZenGum]

Shush now Dana, take your pill, watch TV. All is well. But only because the government is taking care of things.