That I finally got some reading done...

And that I am going to force some of it on you. Mainly because I find it so interesting that ideas that were so 'original' in 1887 are still being discussed. Not that they don't deserve to be discussed, but are discussed like 'wow, new stuff' because sometimes, these ideas are just thrown aside and ignored. History repeats itself.

Excerpts from Political Science Quarterly, 2 (June 1887) Written by Woodrow Wilson

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We have enthroned public opinion; and it is forbidden us to hope during its reign for any quick schooling of the sovereign in executive expertness or in the conditions of perfect functional balance in government. The very fact that we have realized popular run in its fullness has made the task of organizing that rule just so much the more difficult. In order to make nay advance at all we must instruct and persuade a multitudinous monarch called public opinion, -a much less feasible undertaking than to influence a single monarch called a king. An individual sovereign will adopt a simple plan and carry it out directly' he will have bu one opinion, and he will embody that opinion in one command. But this other sovereign, the people, will have a score of differing opinions. They can agree upon nothing simple: advance must be made through compromise, by a compounding of differences, by a trimming of plans and a suppression of too straightforward principles. There will be a succession of resolves running through a course of years, a dropping fire of commands running through a whole gamut of modifications.
In government, as in virtue, the hardest of hard things is to make progress. Formerly the reason for this was that the single person who was sovereign was generally either selfish, ignorant, timid, or a fool,-albeit there was now and again one who was wise. Nowadays the reason is that the many, the people, who are sovereign have no single ear which one can approach, and are selfish, ignorant, timid, stubborn, or foolish with the selfishnesss, the ignorances, the stubbornnesses, the timidities, or the follies of several thousand persons,-albeit there are hundreds who are wise."

In his essay, Wilson was trying to make the case for teaching public administration in schools and how to go about it, and what we shouldn't do. So it is long, interesting, but long. Again, there were some points that I thought somewhat held strong today as they did then. How far we come and don't come. We are beholden to popular opinion, and for all of those who do know what is going on, sadly there are so many that don't. That makes governing the way we do so hard...because both sides of every political coin have smart people that can make good, valid points and arguments...they just get covered up by those that don't.

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He holds open the door
As you walk to enter
He makes you breakfast
Before you open your eyes
He takes time from work
To simply hold your hand
He lets you be who you are
And all you hoped to become.

If I could write a blog about..

...how much it annoys me when things run slowly...oh wait. I can.

I think my patience hit a wall today. I didn't see it coming, until I got behind car after car after car going slow in front of me. I couldn't deal with it. I think the fact that I even chose a back road to avoid the bad drivers and was stuck behind them there too made it even worst.

Then I finally get a chance to get online tonight, and the computer wants to act like its on dial up. Seriously, its too late for this. I am awake right now and I want things to run smoothly! grrr ...um, ok, I'm done. :)

I watched the presidential farewell address tonight. It was only about 15 min long, and truth be told, Bush did a good job. I was actually impressed by it.

I was watching it on Fox, but thought I would skip to another channel to see what the 'unbiased' opinions of the news media would be...but none of the networks even aired it! WTF!?! Seriously? Then skipped to another 'news' network, and granted, the plane crash today was a big deal, but really? Not even a mention of the speech.

I didn't watch any more TV for the rest of the night, so no idea if it got metioned by anyone other then Fox, but I think that is total bs really. I like to think that the media isn't ALWAYS liberal, and the next couple years will show fair journalism...but tonight I was sorely dissapointed.

...and I am thinking I am worth so much more then the crap I put up with. bah!
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I won't always tell you my troubles,
But it doesn't mean I don't have them.
I can't always show the tears
That my mind refuses to shed.
There are things in my soul I haven't shared with you
And chances are I never will.
Everyone needs the comfort of knowing sometimes,
That their pain, or thoughts, are all their own.

I may chose what side to vote on...

..more oft then not. I do align myself with a party. However, I can't be the only one that sees the hypocrisy that is all around. You can't get mad at people for not wanting Obama to be president and tell them they should support him no matter what because he is our president when you have been driving around with an 'impeach Bush' bumper sticker or something similar for the past 8 years. You can't get a bumper sticker that calls Obama's presidency a mistake already either. He hasn't even entered office officially. Give the guy a chance at least before you insult the job he isn't even doing yet! We're all so set on getting in our little zinger and opinion, no matter how hyporcritical is sounds. bah! ...and this is why I love politics. lol

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Chances that you didn't even know you had
Pass without any action.
Opportunities to stop actions that will spiral
Hindered by the hand of fate.
One must accept that this is the way it should be.
Had the universe deemed it so, it would be different.
No one can see the future,
Too many paths can be taken to change it.
No one can change the past,
The doors to those opportunites are lost.
Dwelling on what you missed,
Thinking on what you did or didn't do,
Mulling over what you know now,
Will do nothing to change the course of life.
Enjoy the ride,
Knowing it's all working out the way it's supposed to.