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2005-10-06 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve 2005-10-06 11:49|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That flaming a-hole doesn't even get the Bible quotation right.

It's the LOVE of money that's the root of all evil.

Ignorant, prancing, toad.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-10-06 12:58|| 2005-10-06 12:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The sentence is typcially translated as follows: "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils." For those who care, the Greek all kinds of evils (bad things)reads, "Ã°Ã¡ÃÃ´Ã¹Ã Ã´Ã¹Ã ÃªÃ¡ÃªÃ¹Ã". The older translation "all evil" ignores the Greek plural. The sentence has nothing to do with campaign contributions. The context has to do with people who so strongly desire to become rich that they sacrifice everything to be rich. The warning is that desiring to be can destroy a person, i.e., greed can lead to bad ends. Money itself is amoral.
The principle has some apparent application to Earle, in that he is apparently so greedy for DeLay's scalp, that he is compromising the justice system to achieve his end.

Posted by Ebboling Glaving8046 2005-10-06 14:18|| 2005-10-06 14:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I see the Greek font won't paste. In Latin letters it would read, panton ton kakon. The "o's" are Omegas.

Posted by Ebboling Glaving8046 2005-10-06 14:19|| 2005-10-06 14:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Anybody remember Ronnie Earle's indictment of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson for campaign violations about 10 years ago? The presiding judge threw out the charges. I think it is a vendetta against DeLay's crucial role in Texas redistricting so that congressional representatives more accurately reflect the vote. For years, via gerrymandering, Texas had a majority of Democratic congressmen even as the voters, as a state whole, vote Republican. Anybody remember the Texas legislature Democrats fleeing the state (twice) to avoid having to vote on the new congressional districts?

Just by indicting Delay, Earle gets DeLay to step down as Majority Leader (House rules). But vendettas go both ways. Start by zeroing out Austin's road construction funds. Let them stew in the summer with half finished highways and overpasses and construction firms aching to tear out Earle's throat. Add to the pain each year. The Repubs control the purse strings/pain dial. Use it.

Posted by ed 2005-10-06 14:41|| 2005-10-06 14:41|| Front Page Top

#5 A sane federal prosecutor could go after Earle for violating DeLay's Constitutional right to due process. The grand jury shopping sounds like prosecutorial abuse.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-06 15:26|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-06 15:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Ã°Ã¡ÃÃ´Ã¹Ã Ã´Ã¹Ã ÃªÃ¡ÃªÃ¹Ã

What kinda blog don't paste greeks?

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-06 18:05|| 2005-10-06 18:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Earle has a history of this political thing. He needs a slap or a criminal inditement with teeth for the way that he abuses his prosecutorial powers. People in that position can ruin people's lives on a whim. Anyone out there in legal land want to take on Earle? ACLU?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-10-06 19:16|| 2005-10-06 19:16|| Front Page Top

#8 It's all greek to me.

Posted by Aris the K 2005-10-06 19:19|| 2005-10-06 19:19|| Front Page Top

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