tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post7386696432297472905..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: No There ThereOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-85496861178388669482012-10-13T19:12:12.218-04:002012-10-13T19:12:12.218-04:00There truly is a madness in the body-politic these...There truly is a madness in the body-politic these days, Kirby. Citizens like to stand up for their rights.<br /><br />Unfortunately, one of those rights is the right to be foolish. Writing in the first Gilded Age, Mark Twain knew the wages of such foolishness.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-19443629754923720352012-10-13T18:57:24.939-04:002012-10-13T18:57:24.939-04:00Good post Owen. Unfortunately, as I predicted in m...Good post Owen. Unfortunately, as I predicted in my blog a while ago, I still suspect that the Republicans will win. It is almost surreal watching the country disintegrate as a result of republican policies and Americans act as though the disease itself will cure the symptoms. Of course, quite a few African-Americans fought for the South in the Civil War, so what can one do? Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-18681961855788972922012-10-13T15:00:42.608-04:002012-10-13T15:00:42.608-04:00I think the majority of Canadians would agree with...I think the majority of Canadians would agree with you, Chris. What worries me is that I'm not so sure the majority of Americans would.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29175802325050861262012-10-13T14:34:56.426-04:002012-10-13T14:34:56.426-04:00I fervently hope that "there" doesn'...I fervently hope that "there" doesn't end up being the White House!ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.com