It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag....
By Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC
A democracy cannot survive as a permanent form of government. It can last only until its citizens discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority (who vote) will vote for those candidates promising the greatest benefits from the public purse, with the result that a democracy will always collapse from loose fiscal policies, always followed by a dictatorship.---Lord Thomas MacCauley
kinda says it all eh!:)
Posted by: Angel | May 15, 2008 at 02:30 PM
Pretty much. But I like the endorsement I got from Beldar on the sidebar. He is the least bad out of the remainig candidates.
Posted by: Stix | May 15, 2008 at 02:34 PM