[dba-Tech] Hypocrisy is an art form

[Dan Waters]

Hi Arthur,

Before the 'List Police' steps in I just want to say that this is the Technical list instead of OT.  OK - I've saved you from getting a ticket!

But I have to say - Republicans (in general) believe strongly that laws should be followed but Trump absolutely doesn't.  CNN online has an excellent article titled, 'The proper way to view the Trump Foundation scandal'. 

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: June 16, 2018 19:18
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Hypocrisy is an art form

It's been a while since I studied poetry in school, but my memory is
relatively good, given my age. Wallace Stevens, I think, wrote (sorry, I
cannot recall the poem, and a cursory Google search failed to find it):
     I am a man of principle,
     WIthin the limits of expediency.
Perhaps the Stevens citation was in error. I simply can't recall. It might
even be a snippet from Browning's My Last Duchess. At almost 71 yo, I tend
to conflate things that ought not be conflated.
One could go far before discovering a more accurate description of the
state in which perhaps the majority of GOP representatives find themselves,
and frankly I feel sorry for them. Ugly choice, either way: a) adopt the
sycophant posture (arse high in the air, on the simultaneous beliefs that
most of your voters are died-in-the-wool Trumpians, or b) stand up for the
values that created the GOP, which necessarily involves massive rejection
of the Trump takeover of the Party, and a stance against the President, and
ultimately, risks both your seat and even more ominously, a vote, along
with the Dems, in favour of impeachment.
As you know, I'm a Canadian, and therefore have problems with the two-party
American system, but that is fruit for another discussion, not this one.
In the past week, I have read the American Constitution three times, along
with its Amendments. I'm ill-prepared to call myself an expert, but I've
learned and grasped a quote and a concept here and there, and feel much
better equipped to argue various points than I did last month.
More to follow in next message; I'm aware of word-count limits.
Those are the two choices facing the GOP. Both, I admit, are ugly.
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