tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post8221665653062386292..comments2024-03-28T21:41:32.110-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Letter to the EditorGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-31549072187333620202017-01-02T10:43:21.925-05:002017-01-02T10:43:21.925-05:00The County Commissioner from this precinct is a go...The County Commissioner from this precinct is a good egg, a good neighbor, and a truly hard-working public servant who invests her time in attending endless meetings and staying informed. But she was the instigator of this Groundwater Commission, and she blew it, in my view, especially by being uncharacteristically evasive about it. She's still convinced it was a good idea, but she can't seem to come up with any better way of promoting it than to insist that she "cares about our grandchildren," as if that were the big problem with her opposition. Not only is it wrong, it shows a tin ear: it offends everyone who hears it. Some of us "care about the grandchildren" enough to want to bequeath them a government that's not out of control.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-17277662600049624972017-01-02T04:14:12.467-05:002017-01-02T04:14:12.467-05:00Amen, Val. Problem is here in California, too man...Amen, Val. Problem is here in California, too many people just vote for what feels good. The way things are going, I'm not hoping for much improvement in the near future. Not without some rather catastrophic failures due to the track we've been going down taking place.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-29357239108674520662016-12-31T22:40:14.592-05:002016-12-31T22:40:14.592-05:00C.A.V.E.- I am reminded of one treatment of the di...C.A.V.E.- I am reminded of one treatment of the difference between liberals and conservatives. Liberals view heaven as being in the future, while conservatives view heaven as being in the past. Correspondingly, liberals have very optimistic views of whatever tweaking THEY do to the system, while conservatives tend to view tweaking as potentially mucking things up. <br /><br />When I was in my 20s, I was surprised to read in National Review a letter to the editor from the younger brother of a a high school classmate. He wrote that as a freshman at Columbia, his conservative views were in the minority but were treated in a civil manner. [I doubt that civility would be present today.] I wondered, how could the son of parents who had fled Hitler be a conservative? It took a while for me to come up with the answer. Before Hitler, Jews in Austria and Germany had an existence, that while it wasn't perfect, was much better than the changes that Hitler brought forth. Jews who fled Hitler had a very good understanding that not all change is for the good.Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-46173119173662104742016-12-31T10:42:36.743-05:002016-12-31T10:42:36.743-05:00What a great letter.
CAVE people -- I like it!What a great letter.<br /><br />CAVE people -- I like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-72364551638518567752016-12-31T08:56:19.004-05:002016-12-31T08:56:19.004-05:00In our Texas town the "default no" coali...In our Texas town the "default no" coalition named itself "Citizens Against Virtually Everything". C.A.V.E. people.J Melcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349242761775214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-9311534628502648962016-12-30T22:40:31.012-05:002016-12-30T22:40:31.012-05:00Indeed, that's good citizenship.Indeed, that's good citizenship.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-84024808503919071262016-12-30T21:33:36.602-05:002016-12-30T21:33:36.602-05:00Too bad there aren't a few like you in Califor...Too bad there aren't a few like you in California. A little accountability would make a world of difference, here. <br /><br />ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com