Bad storms last night killed my wireless router and my first response to you. :mmph: A shortened version follows, but it isn't the greatest song in the world. This is a tribute. :guitar:
But there's no guarantee that the Senators are specialists so what you posit is not baked into the sauce in any way.
No, it isn't baked in any more than the president being a well connected, older white guy is, but it works out that way most of the time. In the meantime, if you have any ideas I'm interested.
On lesser appointed lights, like the Sec. of Defense (and who doesn't love secretaries?)
He serves for the rest of a lot of young soldiers lives.
He serves at the pleasure of the president. So if you want responsible there vote responsibly.
There's a perfect parallel, the rest of the Federal Judiciary.
How can you posit that the Senate is a good judge because their "Mostly Lawyers" but over look the Judges who are actually........Judges.
It's also the same sort of thing, isn't it? I mean a different appointment, but the same sort of appointment and process on the same occupation, just a wrung below (yes).
You were gnashing at the bit to revisit the EC after a recent election.
If by gnashing you mean I wondered aloud if it was time to revisit the process, but wasn't convinced that it was...that sort of gnashing.
Why is the Senate disparity any less important now?
The president is a representative of the people. As such, I think it's important that he not be the runner up in that particular. Mostly he hasn't been, but lately it's been problematic.
How does being in the Senate make one a peer of the Justice?
It doesn't. Being a lawyer makes you a peer. And a majority of the Senate are just that and tend to be.
Sarah Palin was considered for a Senate seat.
It happens. A lot of people have considered her seat.
On cold readings and good guesses...
You have to stop hanging out with Chrys or you'll be doing this for a living before you know it. :shocked:
Unless you just happen to like one of the most popular ice cream flavors, then it's a coincidence.
Or I didn't want to hurt your feelings and I don't like ice cream. But let's go with yours.
On Guests...
Makes you wonder, doesn't it.
Out there we each have thousands of fans who follow us, we make their day sometimes with a well expressed thought or a word of encouragement. We do this not for ourselves, but for others. We know we can't change the world but we might change someones mind., and then there will be at least two of us who think that.
I love an optimist...you know any?
On pratfalls and room temperature...
Low hanging fruit is the sustenance of the short people, who are still people.
I love the little guy. Especially when he's sitting in front of me in a theater.
Just like the rest of us. (except the alarming number of robots around these days)
Had a great conversation with a spambot the other day, by which I mean I got a comfortable pair of shoes out of it...at a surprisingly affordable price. :think:
