tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post112532731350905285..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Monday Morning SidewalkJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125404654991908142005-08-30T08:24:00.000-04:002005-08-30T08:24:00.000-04:00The segment that says it doesn't matter is wrong.The segment that says it doesn't matter is wrong.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125377243128290412005-08-30T00:47:00.000-04:002005-08-30T00:47:00.000-04:00You also have the segment who say it doesn't matte...You also have the segment who say it doesn't matter whose in charge. I told my gay co-worker to remember that when he is marched onto a cattle car and sent to a reeducation center.merlallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023548198899856438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125358938013856992005-08-29T19:42:00.000-04:002005-08-29T19:42:00.000-04:00Based on eading the other comments, this may be of...Based on eading the other comments, this may be off-topic.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read Ricks' novel so I can't comment on it. But from what I gather it's a common thread story about field soldiers, vs political dancers and prancers, a type becoming all too common in our Army of One.<BR/><BR/>Another work that explres this sad thread is Anton Myrer's "Once An Eagle." The book was made into a mini-series about 25 years ago. Even if you saw the series, read the book. Read it again. It's an excellent primer on what leadership really is. On the subject of leadership, BTW, back when GEN Wes Clark was Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, and was on an inspection tour with a politician, an escorting Hummer hit a mine, and slid over a cliff and down an embankment. The first man to rappel down the hillside to give aid was GEN Clark.<BR/><BR/>That told me all I needed to know about the man. <BR/><BR/>LurchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125353450786710232005-08-29T18:10:00.000-04:002005-08-29T18:10:00.000-04:00HA! Rovewellian...HA! <BR/><BR/><I>Rovewellian</I>...Nitpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712811846288172885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125353395230877772005-08-29T18:09:00.000-04:002005-08-29T18:09:00.000-04:00Yes, Ariadne: shelter.Yes, Ariadne: shelter.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125338776606170872005-08-29T14:06:00.000-04:002005-08-29T14:06:00.000-04:00Terry:It's bad. Very bad. Rovewellian. Thanks fo...Terry:<BR/><BR/>It's bad. Very bad. <BR/><BR/>Rovewellian. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and posting.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125336653482381392005-08-29T13:30:00.000-04:002005-08-29T13:30:00.000-04:00I can't believe that we can't get the American pub...I can't believe that we can't get the American public to pay attention to this sort of b.s. The politicization of the civil service is one of the most important yet undercovered stories of the Bush administration--from the firing of those who blow the whistle to bringing back <A HREF="http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1202/120402h2.htm" REL="nofollow">bonuses for political appointees</A> to the <A HREF="http://irregulartimes.com/2004_02_01_blogarch.html" REL="nofollow">altering</A> of <A HREF="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/22/1087844934274.html?from=storylhs" REL="nofollow">documents</A> detrimental to the administration's goals.Nitpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712811846288172885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125333473186700492005-08-29T12:37:00.000-04:002005-08-29T12:37:00.000-04:00Last throes?Last throes?Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125327826913993092005-08-29T11:03:00.000-04:002005-08-29T11:03:00.000-04:00LOL!Excellent Kristie.LOL!<BR/><BR/>Excellent Kristie.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1125327747528682942005-08-29T11:02:00.000-04:002005-08-29T11:02:00.000-04:00I thought these seemed relevant:"Politics is the a...I thought these seemed relevant:<BR/><BR/>"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy." --Ernest Benn<BR/><BR/>"Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important." --Eugene McCarthy<BR/><BR/>"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politcs with bloodshed." --Mao Tse-TungKristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583736569012353198noreply@blogger.com