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To: briskit who wrote (99147)	5/26/2003 11:22:26 AM
From: Sig	Respond to of 281500

Emerson's rhetoric is out of my league and a bit strong for a Holiday morning. I should be working on my outboard motor but need to buy some parts. He concentrates on power- a characteristic for which I lack clarity. I assume he talks about the unstoppables, those who are always right, who have a gift for speech, who have the "right" answers for any public moment, who rise to exceed their level of competence, and finally meet their match in Congress. The proper distribution of pork, of Military contracts and bases, of farmers supports and emergency funding for disasters, of subsidies, of home loans and unemployment benefits means that Congress can when needed tap into an awesome array of power and support when such is called for. Iraq was a demonstration. Perhaps we should not fear the little green men if they come here, when our invaders get to land on Mars, it is them that should be terrified, not us. Sig@ontothe future.com .

To: briskit who wrote (99147)	5/26/2003 8:37:46 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Cool essay on Emerson - he certainly is more complex than I realized - but if you think Cheney, Rummy and Dubya are not "frank and direct" you probably get your news filtered through the NY Times. Take the trouble to watch them uncensored on, say C-Span, and you'll see. You may not like what they have to say - I assume you won't - but frank and direct is what they are. They aren't always right, and perhaps they dissemble at times, but they aren't sly, like some others I could mention but won't because it ticks off the moderator. There is a brand of rough, direct American speech that I adore, but is rejected by many as lacking "nuance." Cheney, Rummy, and Dubya wouldn't know a "nuance" if it bit them on the ass.