...you Could Have Knocked Me Over With

The Recent Death Of Gene Mccarthy Reminded Me Of A Lesson I Spent A Long, Long Time Unlearning, So Now I Have To Re-learn It. It's About Political Courage And Heroes, And When A Country Is Desperate For Leadership. There Are Times When Regular Politics Will Not Do, And This Is One Of Those Times.

Texas Is A Fine Place For Men And Dogs, But Hell On Women And Horses.

Listen To The People Who Are Talking About How To Fix What's Wrong, Not The Ones Who Just Work People Into A Snit Over The Problems. Listen To The People Who Have Ideas About How To Fix Things, Not The Ones Who Just Blame Others.

Anyone Who Thinks Humans Are Not Capable Of So Fouling Their Own Nest That The Land And The Waters Can No Longer Be Productive Just Hasn't Been Paying Attention.

The Trouble With Blaming Powerless People Is That Although It's Not Nearly As Scary As Blaming The Powerful, It Does Miss The Point. Poor People Do Not Shut Down Factories... Poor People Didn't Decide To Use 'contract Employees' Because They Cost Less And Don't Get Any Benefits.