John McCain held a town hall in Arizona that is making the news today, and he articulates what I hinted at about compromise and respect in my most recent post in this video clip.
First of all, welcome back John McCain. I have missed you. It is nice to see you actually being a “maverick” rather than just repeating the claim that you are one over and over and over. Secondly, what kind of a question was that?
“I would like to know how the president is getting by with all of this money … uh, it’s against the constitution, doesn’t he know that we still live in an under a constitution?”
Does that question make sense to anyone else? And great response from McCain.
At any rate, McCain proves in this clip that he is not only that M-word he and his former running mate enjoy repeating so much, but also a thoughtful and patriotic man. Politics = compromise, people. You can’t compromise with a gun in your hand, and you can’t compromise while screaming at your opponents. Most importantly, you can’t compromise unless you are willing to be open minded toward other people’s opinions. You don’t have to agree with them, but you do have to listen.
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Many of you out there know what it is like to have respect for your enemies. As much as I hate to admit it, I will miss T.O. playing for the Cowboys not because I like T.O., but because I loved to root against him. Sometimes the Cowboys win, sometimes the Eagles do (unless it’s the playoffs, then only the Eagles win), but I have to respect that man’s talent, even if I don’t like his verbage. After all, what good is a hero without a villain?
Regardless of whether or not you support or oppose a national health care plan, I have a few requests to all of those who are interested in attending a town hall meeting with one of your elected representatives that will help keep all of us sane and our blood pressure low:
5) And to help you accomplish #4, stop watching/listening to Glenn Beck, who is responsible for insighting the type of actions seen in the Tampa video linked above. In fact, stop watching the 24-hour news networks all together. The lines between entertainment/news/opinion are so skewed at this point I’ve gone back to reading newspapers (you know, the paper thingies that used to be left on doorsteps).
Student Retention and College Life has three events lined up for Pizza and Politics for the rest of the term, so make sure you head down and enjoy the free pizza and free politics! Well, not so much politics, but issues that need our student’s attention!
