[dba-Tech] Hypocrisy is an art form

[Bryan Carbonnell]

Too late. The list police stepped in 7 hours BEFORE Arthur posted ;)

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On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 at 08:14, Dan Waters <df.waters at outlook.com> wrote:

> 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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