[nathanbedford]

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. Af angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

James Madison, Federalist #51

I do not think you are out of sorts with the times and I do not think your moral gyroscope is faulty. I think we live in a world that is best explained by the metaphor of original sin.

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."

Just because we are unavoidably in the political world does not mean we have to be of it. There are days when I too despair. I think a righteous man such as you, and I would like to think myself, must understand that we can affect the political system but we cannot change human nature-the left has taken on that job, to everyone's sorrow.

[don-o]

It’s the unrelenting drone of cynicism and defeatism - the constant gloom and doom, that is getting on my last nerve.

Sports analogy - Pre game interview, the football Coach says, “Well, my team has no talent and they proved to me this week in practice that, not only are they terrible athletes, they don’t even know how to play football. We are looking forward to a sound thrashing on the field today.”

Wouldn’t that be ridiculous?

Ronald Reagan would be ashamed of this generation of “conservatives.”