david1971xx: How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world!
Fie on’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden,
That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely.
--Hamlet, from his First Soliloquy

david1971xx: If ’t be so,
For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind;
For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered;
Put rancors in the vessel of my peace
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings!
Rather than so, come fate into the list,
And champion me to th' utterance.

david1971xx: First they came for the communists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,and I didn't speak out because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak out.

--German theologian and pastor Martin Niemöller, on the Nazi rise to power

david1971xx: The greater risk is not that our enemies will defeat us.
It is instead that in our zeal we become like them.
Then there is no need to defeat us.

Melissa_32_TX: Sorry got tied up...chat again soon

angelacrase62: Your poetry is truly wonderful!

david1971xx: She walked from the car in the lot
He checked the time and his mail
The train pulled in
She ordered wine at the bar
He wondered what to do
She stalled buying a magazine
That she did not want
He changed his tie and his mind again
She walked to the train platform
He decided to see her after all
And stopped for bottled water
That he did not want
She boarded and looked from the window
One last time
As he pulled into the lot
And later asked the station man
Did I miss it by much?

david1971xx: Between the idea
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow
....

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper

--T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Men

runfreenow: thanks for liking my profile...

david1971xx:
1. America's national interest comes first and foremost, no exceptions. If other countries, nations, peoples, races, religions or groups want to save the world, be our guest. We just aren't going to do that any more, with our money and blood, except to the extent it fosters America's national interest.

2. National unity. We may debate with vigor and disagree over policy. But: Once full debate and the methods of representative democracy have settled a question, winners and losers band together for the common good and majority-determined result, and the losers suck it up and join in the national consensus, fairly decided and determined.

3. English as our national language, phased in over ten years. Combined with numerous programs such as tutoring and social and financial incentives to assist non-English speakers to make the transition. New speakers enlisted as trainers and teachers for the next round. Government first, then commerce.

4. Complete amnesty for illegals, with cut-off date (e.g. July 1, 2012) to be set. Eleven million is too large a number to deal with otherwise. Yes, we should have stopped it sooner but it's too late to cry over spilt milk. Get over it. We screwed up. Let's go from where we are, not where we should have been. Conditions: (a) Beneficiaries to sign up for 2-3 years of National Service, including military and new civilian functions; (b) All beneficiaries must seek citizenship (c) All beneficiaries must pledge complete support for the policies set out here (d) Vigorous prevention of future illegal immigration.

5. No foreign aid (economic aid currently about $40 billion per year) to any country which fails to support our policies, Special nonpartisan committee to determine compliance as "support" is a vague test. Many "friends" such as Pakistan will get the boot. If you want our money, be for us. If you're not for us, we're not giving you any money.