Great Quotes

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
(George Washington)


Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
(Mark Twain)


All discoveries are made, and all errors corrected by those who ignore the climate of opinion.
(C.S. Lewis)


Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
(Isaac Asimov)


Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.
(Ronald Reagan)


You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.
(Rush Limbaugh)

Monday, November 5, 2007

Make up your mind!

For those of you who missed it, there was a Democratic presidential debate last week. As usual this consisted of the candidates competing to see who can insult President Bush the most times. The funniest moment of the night was Hillary Clinton's non-answer to a question about the New York Governor's plan to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens. This video illustrates the point quite nicely. In the two minutes and fifteen second video, she goes from yes to maybe to no to yes and then maybe again.
First Tim Russert asks her a question about a statement that she had made a few weeks ago, saying that the plan to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens "makes a lot of sense." She then wavers, saying that it isn't really good, but necessary because of President Bush's failures. Later, after being challenged by Chris Dodd (which is cut out of the video), she claims that she never even said that it was a good idea. Then she changes her mind again, reiterating that the plan "makes a lot of sense," and explains that she agrees with the governor's extremely bureaucratic plan to have three different types of licenses. She then realizes that she has made a mistake, and tries to cover it up by blaming the whole immigration problem on President Bush, and then says that the plan is good for New York but not for all of the other states. At this point John Edwards says the only correct thing he's ever said in his life, as he criticizes her for the flip-flop. Just to remind you, this sequence takes place in the span of two minutes and fifteen seconds! Not even John Kerry flip-flopped that fast!
Now whether you agree with Governor Spitzer's plan or not (I personally don't for a variety of reasons), I don't see how you can justify voting for someone who won't take a side. I mean, if she would actually make a decision, at least then I could clearly see whether I agree with her or not. Right now, I still don't know what her position is. Hillary Clinton hurt herself at the debate. She conveyed the image of being a very conflicted person, and that is not what America wants in a President.

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