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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (16456)	6/11/2001 5:33:03 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

I must make some calls and do dinner. Take care, all.......

To: Neocon who wrote (16456)	6/11/2001 5:42:51 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 82486

Since the phrase is "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps", it is the wrong image No. It is the correct image. The figurative meaning is as Karen stated. It is used as a synonym for self help and for using your own resources. The focus is not on any literal imagery of lifting the whole person. The focus is on using resources that are yours and yours alone. When one is bogged in mud, one must sometimes reach down both hands, and lift one foot at a time out of the mire, until one has escaped the quagmire. Karen used the phrase correctly, and the challenge to her was, pardon me--BOOTLESS.