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2009-11-24 China-Japan-Koreas

Mr. President -- Americans Don't Bow to Royalty!

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Posted by Mike 2009-11-24 12:37|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 > Our national spirit rejects the legitimacy of inherited positions.

Oh really?

Are Kennedy & Bush names that ring a bell?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-11-24 12:51|| 2009-11-24 12:51|| Front Page Top

#2 You've got a semi-point, BP - but there's an essential difference.

Royalty is royalty just by being born. The Kennedys, Bushes, et al., had to at least do the rubber chicken circuit to get their posts - and the people can (with the Kennedys, probably won't, but can) toss 'em out on their ears.

I think most countries with figurehead royalty can't vote out the royals quite so easily.

Don't get me wrong - I love England (at least the one I knew) and think if y'all want royalty, it's y'all's business.

Queen Elizabeth is quite impressive (though I can't say the same for her No. 1 son). The anecdote in the story about her and Schwarzkopf says a lot about her character, as did her behavior during WWII. But she doesn't have to run every few years for her office, as even the most entrenched American pol has to (even it's pretty much a slam dunk).

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-11-24 13:25|| 2009-11-24 13:25|| Front Page Top

#3 It's not inherited here. It's the family business. The record of the Adams in Massachusetts predates the Kennedys. Ohio has its Tafts. Shorter runs on the Browns in California and Cuomos in New York. Not much different than families with a history of some military service, though most don't make it a lifetime career. It's done because we've had other opportunities to apply our energies to that reaped acceptable rewards and have left the political arena to others. The danger for the present ruling caste is that if they keep the economy down, others far more competent will turn to their venue to seek their fortune at their expense.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-11-24 13:36|| 2009-11-24 13:36|| Front Page Top

#4 America, F#$K YEA.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2009-11-24 14:30|| 2009-11-24 14:30|| Front Page Top

#5 "The danger for the present ruling caste is that if they keep the economy down, others far more competent will turn to their venue to seek their fortune at their expense."

What's the downside, P2k?

And can we hurry it up a little?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-11-24 14:33|| 2009-11-24 14:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Yall are assuming he thinks of himself as an American.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2009-11-24 18:49|| 2009-11-24 18:49|| Front Page Top

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