Intransigence pays off in any system based on compromise; you sit tight, everyone else goes on trying to compromise until you get what you want. The question now is, what will it do to the country's future?
Reminds me of what a friend of mine said about Academia. "What's the difference between Academia and the Mafia? The Mafia pays better and it has a code of honor."
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Right. Extortion works. What a sorry mess.
ReplyDeleteIntransigence pays off in any system based on compromise; you sit tight, everyone else goes on trying to compromise until you get what you want. The question now is, what will it do to the country's future?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between a kidnapper and a member of the Tea Party?
ReplyDeleteYou can negotiate with a kidnapper
Wonderfully wicked commentary, Daniel.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of what a friend of mine said about Academia. "What's the difference between Academia and the Mafia? The Mafia pays better and it has a code of honor."
ReplyDeleteThe first word to be taught, from now on, in history, English, and political science, should be:
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