To: PhiKapMom
It was striking to read this -- right out of the Clinton playbook used against Dr. Tom. It even has a name. It's a rhetorical tactic called "making the good the enemy of the perfect". It's designed to convince people to starve rather than settle for half a loaf. Instead, the deluded end up with crumbs.
73 posted on
03/29/2005 7:34:21 AM PST by
LexBaird
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats" --Jubal Harshaw (RA Heinlein))
To: LexBaird
Very well put! That says it all!
76 posted on
03/29/2005 7:40:38 AM PST by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Increase Republicans in Congress in 2006!)
To: LexBaird
It even has a name. Actually, it's just a word to the wise that if you don't want Ricky to lose, you'll pay more attention to his votes and work to make sure that he doesn't alienate more voters. Why would you want to ignore that?
173 posted on
03/30/2005 1:47:55 AM PST by
Badray
(Quinn's First Law -- Liberalism ALWAYS generates the exact opposite of its stated intent.)
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