My opinion on the General Petraeus scandal.

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If every former soldier now serving in a government capacity had to resign because he had an affair while serving in uniform ...

... Washington would be empty.

There's more to this than an affair. The media smells blood, and it isn't Petraeus's.

[2012-11-12]

 

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Graceful Winning

I saw and heard a lot of angry winners the night of the presidential election [Nov 6, 2012]. Some celebrating in Chicago looked like they were cheering a team that just sacked the opposing quarterback. Some thrust their fists in the air. The attitude continued into the next day on major news networks as some progressive personalities seemed to suggest "It shouldn't be this hard."

It was as if the winners were saying "How dare you make us go through all this to keep our president?"

Graceful winning appears to be as hard for Americans as graceful losing.

We crossed a line this election cycle, and I think it will be worse in 2016.

I had a favorite in this race but didn't place any bets. I'm watching both sides with equal scrutiny.[1]

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I'm reminded of late Roman letters from wealthy families in the countryside to other wealthy Romans about how wonderful everything was; this was before the sack of Rome in 410 AD by the Visigoths.

No, I'm not equating Obama's win to the sack of Rome, and Democrats are not Visigoths. No intentional echoes here of "the end is near"; it's just a fact that nations fall, and we will, like Rome, and like our human bodies, grow old and die. We just don't like to think about it. There's nothing special about the US.

I'm troubled by the strident attitude on both sides that we now accept as normal.

It's not.

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I've told a couple friends, and still believe, that Obama will be remembered as one of our greatest presidents, and I think 100-200 years hence will be referenced alongside Lincoln as a liberator and great leader during difficult times. I like the man, I think he is a good man and sincere, I just couldn't come to terms with his stand on abortion and HSS (and for different reasons, they are not the same issue).

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Started: 2012-11-07