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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-12-07 02:58 PM
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184. Good one! LOL
Edited on Wed Sep-12-07 03:05 PM by tom_paine
:rofl:

I prefer to think of it as a if burglar has broken into my house. What do I do, metaphorically-speaking?

I grab the nearest baseball bat or other weapon and start searching, prepared to defend the house and my family from whatever may be there.

What I don't do is sit down in an orgy of self-analysis and examine whether the bat I picked up, has a long enough grip, is big enough to defend myself if the burglar is 6'8" and 380 lbs...

...because if I do that, aside from being contrary to common sense, it is just as likely the burglar will find me while I am still looking for the EXACT CORRECT WEAPON with which to defend my self and finish what he started..

That's the metaphor. The Bushies are the burglar. The Democrats are the baseball bat which We the People have to defend ourselves, within the political system.

Well, if we lived in a nation in which the traditions of fighting for freedom was more recnt, I would say a General National Strike would and SHOULD be the bat we wield at this late date.

Good luck organizing one of those...
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