[T]he importance of leadership and what it consists of: not lecturing and posturing and demanding, but demonstrating that your friends will be protected and taken care of, that your enemies will be punished, and that those who refuse to support you will regret having done so.
(03/17/2005) Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Update: Sorry, back to full posting soon, I promise. I really need to learn to eat my food slowly, taste every bite and make sure I'm not consuming anything I shouldn't be.
The shifting banners have more to do with my shifting brain function rather than shifting bowels. :)
"Syme: It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. You wouldn't have seen the [Newspeak] Dictionary 10th edition, would you Smith? It's that thick. [illustrates thickness with fingers] The 11th Edition will be that [narrows fingers] thick. Winston Smith: So, The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect? Syme: The secret is to move from translation, to direct thought, to automatic response. No need for self-discipline. Language coming from here [the larynx], not from here
[the brain]" -1984 (film)
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Problematical chow: Would that be the reason for the ever changing site header? :)
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/production/files/podhoretzadvance.html
a "must read" article
The shifting banners have more to do with my shifting brain function rather than shifting bowels. :)