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re: Infinite Powers?

Tom Brosz — 5/11/2006 12:05:56 AM (archived)

I still think there's something to the idea that politicians ought to be drafted (for limited terms) like jury duty.

There's a lot to the thesis that anybody who wants a lot of political power is somebody who shouldn't have it.

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Impact of a Quick Pullout From Iraq - ljk - 5/9/2006 6:25:24 PM
- re: Impact of a Quick Pullout From Iraq - Elisee Reclus - 5/14/2006 5:55:27 PM
  - Good post Elisee - Lindy - 5/14/2006 5:59:52 PM
- Y we force DEMOCRATIC style of Gov on SOCIETY... - carl - 5/11/2006 9:52:26 PM
  - We HAVE to stay.... - Lindy - 5/12/2006 5:00:59 PM
- It would be a terrific mistake - Donald - 5/10/2006 3:44:49 AM
  - Please enlighten us on how Hillary would win the war in Iraq. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 4:21:18 AM
    - Who... - Donald - 5/10/2006 5:05:00 AM
      - Okay then. Al Gore. John Kerry. Franklin Roosevelt resurrected as a zombie. - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 6:10:29 AM
        
        re: A president must have the right words at the right time - Raoul - 5/10/2006 7:01:13 PM
        
        What still gets me is... - ljk - 5/10/2006 11:37:40 AM
        
        President - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 5:07:08 PM
        
        Infinite Powers? - Lindy - 5/10/2006 6:39:42 PM
        
        re: Infinite Powers? - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 12:05:56 AM
        
        re: Infinite Powers? - ljk - 5/10/2006 8:39:09 PM
        
        re: President - Publius - 5/10/2006 6:08:30 PM
        
        Apparently... - Donald - 5/10/2006 2:15:42 PM
        
        Okay, I'll leave it wide open. ANY living Democratic politician. Now, Iraq? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 5:07:55 PM
        
        You're right... ANY living Democrat........ - Publius - 5/10/2006 6:18:03 PM
        
        "Up until Bush?" - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2006 12:03:59 AM
        
        when the Bush blossomed...... - Publius - 5/11/2006 12:41:28 AM
- Ahmadinejad's letter and Rice's response - ljk - 5/9/2006 6:30:07 PM
  - Noteworthy - SteveS - 5/9/2006 8:23:47 PM
  - The text of the letter - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2006 7:31:06 PM
    - He seems reasonable, but he is only one man. - SDF - 5/10/2006 2:52:45 AM
    - any other sources...as TEXT? - podrock - 5/10/2006 12:38:38 AM
      - Try here... - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 12:57:14 AM
        
        Thanks, Tom - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:20:39 AM
    - Annoyingly reasonable. - et - 5/9/2006 11:00:47 PM
      - Eeeeverybody is subservient to Allah, in all three of the Religions of the Book. - Mary Anne - 5/10/2006 1:34:22 AM
        
        re: Eeeeverybody is subservient to Allah, in all three of the Religions of the Book. - Elisee Reclus - 5/15/2006 2:06:36 AM
        
        ! - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:36:09 AM
        
        YIKES! "I understand that Ahmadinejad is a bit of an Armaggedonist" - Lindy - 5/10/2006 3:17:48 PM
        
        "I wish we had more fanatical rationalists." No. You really don't. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 5:00:09 AM
        
        Rational Fanaticists, then? - podrock - 5/10/2006 5:13:06 AM
        
        Best bet is to leave the "fanatic" part out entirely. - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2006 6:05:02 AM
        
        The term fanatic is bad in all cases - FrankC - 5/11/2006 5:52:17 PM
        
        I thought fanatics collected baseball cards (n/t) - alcaray - 5/12/2006 3:24:27 PM
        
        oops (n/t) - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:48:46 AM
        
        ! - podrock - 5/10/2006 4:36:06 AM
        
        Very astute - Donald - 5/10/2006 4:12:17 AM

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