the HORROR
The Fly
Originally posted by melon:
Well, despite the very bumpy introduction you gave, where I questioned whether you were a troll or not, I welcome you as well, the HORROR.
I totally agree with this quote of yours, "Let's focus more on the issue here and not the person...," and I hope you stick true to that. Quite often, just mentioning a polarizing political figure, like Bill Clinton and George Bush, will just cling people to their ideological corners, with very little room to budge. However, when you mention the issues they may stand for, like campaign finance and the "war on terrorism," you may find better and far more fluid responses. You may find that people who are the quintessential "liberal" may actually have some common values, but you'll likely never see that mentioning the people behind them. Does this make any sense?
As for Dubya, it often isn't the fact that we disagree theoretically on everything; it is just that I question whether he is really sincere about it. Hence, I disapprove of him as president.
Melon
Thank you, and if it makes you feel any better you can call me TROLL instead of HORROR, they are both equally magnificant
You make perfect sense this time around, and I will try to remember my own statement and stick to it. After all, it's not going to be very often in here that we agree on anything
As for President Clinton, I have mixed emotions. It's kind of like when you eat an extravagant seven course meal and then have food poisioning the next day. Bill Clinton the person, I would probably kick back and enjoy a few adult beverages and guffaws with 'old Bill'.
[This message has been edited by the HORROR (edited 02-11-2002).]