tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post3308343988764883273..comments2023-07-14T06:48:20.774-05:00Comments on The Right Guy: American Politics: Like a Chinese Menu Part IThe Right Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02000916651068780486noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-34086310599393475752009-08-26T06:58:48.121-05:002009-08-26T06:58:48.121-05:00I like to say most organizations that grow too lar...I like to say most organizations that grow too large are like a hippo on roller skates. Hard to get moving, but when they do they are hard to stop. Thanks for commenting.The Right Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000916651068780486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-4932302602386576652009-08-25T08:17:24.556-05:002009-08-25T08:17:24.556-05:00I don't know if the last thing I posted got ea...I don't know if the last thing I posted got eaten but....<br /><br />"Different Side of the Same Coin." In one variation or another I've heard that used by everyone who was disenfranchised with the modern political system. <br /><br />The lot of them won't be happy until we can vote for someone who will change everything radically...for the better!<br /><br />The truth is, change and progress (in whatever direction you want it) is a slow moving train, like the framers intended. It goes against mans natural instincts to want to change everything overnight. Unless their having a midnight crisis, it’s a rare thing. <br /><br />Changes come over the years, and you can't legislate it. As the great William F. Buckley asserted -education is the best way to dissuade people from doing things. Legislation doesn't.<br /><br />That’s highly paraphrased and he was referring to cigarettes but the points still the same.Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516215014169970830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-61182973927174361982009-08-25T08:16:25.302-05:002009-08-25T08:16:25.302-05:00"Different Side of the Same Coin." In on..."Different Side of the Same Coin." In one variation or another I've heard that used by everyone who was disenfranchised with the modern political system. <br /><br />The lot of them won't be happy until we can vote for someone who will change everything radically...for the better!<br /><br />The truth is, change and progress (in whatever direction you want it) is a slow moving train, like the framers intended. It goes against mans natural instincts to want to change everything overnight. Unless their having a midnight crisis, it’s a rare thing. <br /><br />Changes come over the years, and you can't legislate it. As the great William F. Buckley asserted -education is the best way to dissuade people from doing things. Legislation doesn't.<br /><br />That’s highly paraphrased and he was referring to cigarettes but the points still the same.Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516215014169970830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-77774515721362820472009-06-01T01:45:01.187-05:002009-06-01T01:45:01.187-05:00Man, some things you write are at the core of Poli...Man, some things you write are at the core of Political Science debates. Your writings are quite reasoned and insightful. You are not blinded by ideology (like some Libertarianrepublicans we know).<br />I really enjoy your blog.<br />PS. I saw a proffesor of mine use the emote icon at Gmail. I liked it a lot, because I have a somewhat big nose.Héctor Portillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537804816659302424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-57754993457998251812009-05-30T21:14:29.459-05:002009-05-30T21:14:29.459-05:00I've never seen that emote icon before.I've never seen that emote icon before.The Right Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000916651068780486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-60854459034067595002009-05-26T22:05:01.268-05:002009-05-26T22:05:01.268-05:00My undergrad major was American Studies, US Histor...My undergrad major was American Studies, US History track. I had a minor in Biology. My Master's degree is in Information Systems. At this point I think I am done with degree programs, unless I can get someone else to pay for it. Thanks.The Right Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000916651068780486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998080.post-44677631583808214942009-05-26T20:44:33.214-05:002009-05-26T20:44:33.214-05:00Take this form someone who is an absolute nerd on ...Take this form someone who is an absolute nerd on Politcal Science:<br />You should have studied Political Science. It comes to you naturally. :^)Héctor Portillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537804816659302424noreply@blogger.com