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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Neocon who wrote (296076)9/12/2002 9:42:14 AM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
It's the clash of principle vs pragmatism. Libertarians have faith in the power of freedom. Pragmatists wring their hands at every problem and say WE (never I)HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!



To: Neocon who wrote (296076)9/12/2002 9:48:03 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
That's the clash between America's Puritanical streak ("Daddy will tell you what you can do with your own life"), and America's impulse for personal freedom and liberty from Government's control.