http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/ If you find yourself here, hello. Fri, 18 May 2012 22:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-2214 Thu, 18 May 2006 16:42:45 +0000 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-2214 We must recognize, too, that the United States has stopped producing genuine leaders. Leaders have ceded to bullies. There is some very unhealthy schoolyard behavior going on here. We must recognize, too, that the United States has stopped producing genuine leaders. Leaders have ceded to bullies. There is some very unhealthy schoolyard behavior going on here.

]]> http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-2150 Wed, 17 May 2006 15:41:59 +0000 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-2150 I read recently that a student's investment in education is ultimately an act of hope. The same is true of a voter's trip to the ballot box. We lose hope, and we lose possibility. This is a dark age for this country, darker I think than most of us know; if there is to be a dawn, that dawn will be a triumph wrought by indominable Americans who simply refuse to surrender a greater vision of what this country should be. I'll risk being "in denial" about the likelihood that we may fail as long as that stance betters my chances of acting efficaciously and decisively for change. That said, we have a lot of damage to undo, damage that runs deep. I read recently that a student’s investment in education is ultimately an act of hope. The same is true of a voter’s trip to the ballot box. We lose hope, and we lose possibility. This is a dark age for this country, darker I think than most of us know; if there is to be a dawn, that dawn will be a triumph wrought by indominable Americans who simply refuse to surrender a greater vision of what this country should be. I’ll risk being “in denial” about the likelihood that we may fail as long as that stance betters my chances of acting efficaciously and decisively for change. That said, we have a lot of damage to undo, damage that runs deep.

]]> http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-2146 Wed, 17 May 2006 15:06:42 +0000 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/201/the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-2146 Republican money may still buy elections at all levels in 2006 and 2008. And the Supreme Court will cover any election day ballot box indescretions. Hope no longer springs eternal. Republican money may still buy elections at all levels in 2006 and 2008. And the Supreme Court will cover any election day ballot box indescretions. Hope no longer springs eternal.

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