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To: epicure who wrote (244863)	2/17/2014 5:47:38 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542571

It seems like a fundamental mistake which runs through his entire philosophy. He has part of it, but is not getting the big picture. And he is terrible at reading people-lol. You cannot call metacomet and Ron right wingers-lol. That is dead wrong. Still laughing.

To: epicure who wrote (244863)	2/17/2014 10:04:37 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542571

I've been binge-watching the second season of "House of Cards" on Netflix. It's great. I think it gives a fairly honest picture of how the sausage of legislation is made, and it's not pretty. I think they're taking some dramatic license (I hope!) with the killings of enemies, but the legislative process seems fairly accurate from the histories I've read. Legislation arises after both sides get something, and leave feeling shafted anyway. The people who are best at it are sociopaths who really could give a flip, other than winning or gaining power and influence. Anyone who thinks governance is a noble pursuit is probably a loser who never gets anything passed.