tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post8207956544490586076..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: A Pox on PoliticiansAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-44039959675858792082015-03-18T06:07:33.170-07:002015-03-18T06:07:33.170-07:00@ Jerry. I agree with you.
@ Rich. Yes, Jefferson...@ Jerry. I agree with you.<br /><br />@ Rich. Yes, Jefferson has a less than admirable character. Other than penning the Declaration of Independence, his reputation has been overblown at best.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-63711394399125919182015-03-18T03:21:00.871-07:002015-03-18T03:21:00.871-07:00I've read that Jefferson would go on endlessly...I've read that Jefferson would go on endlessly about the glories of the common man, but wouldn't cross the street to talk to one, and Washington had no clue what Jefferson was talking about. Apparently Jefferson didn't either because just like all these U-Turn politicians today, when he was President he didn't practice what he preached. <br /><br />One thing has been clear to me for a long time. Jefferson's character was at best questionable, and the way he backstabbed friends like Adams demonstrates to me he was an arrogant, opportunistic elitist. <br /><br />Would he be a liberal or a conservative today? I think his character was so poor he’d be a liberal today. That way he could still blather on about the common man while taking advantage of them and still be admired. Only he would be far richer today as a result. <br /><br />Needless to say I’m not a Jefferson fan, and just because he played an important role in instituting some good things didn’t give him a pass on the rest of life. <br />Rich Kozlovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745960671409518147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-1298009331765361152015-03-17T18:08:51.144-07:002015-03-17T18:08:51.144-07:00"...a President who has demonstrated his igno..."...a President who has demonstrated his ignorance and indifference to the Constitution."<br /><br />I'm thinking "contempt for the Constitution" would be more accurate.Gerry Rzeppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762693263846082301noreply@blogger.com