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Antonin Scalia and a Bygone Era

2/16/2016

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Whether or not you agreed with Antonin Scalia’s philosophy, you have to admire his towering intellect, forceful defense of his views, sense of humor and joy of living. He died several days ago in his sleep following a day of quail hunting.
We do not need to mourn his loss. He lived a long and happy life. We should mourn how our political system has changed for the worse since he was appointed. Today both parties are petty, hypocritical and mean-spirited.
I don’t think a Scalia could be confirmed today. We much prefer candidates without a long paper trail. He counted Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan as close friends. Forming friendships with political opposites was once quite common. Ted Kennedy had a number of Republican friends. Now the other side is the enemy, not the opposition.
Both sides showed their hypocrisy and lack of class after Scalia’s death. They staked out their position within hours of the announcement. Democrats proudly speak of fulfilling constitutional responsibilities while Republicans talk of letting the people decide. We all know if the current president was a Republican, each side would take the opposite position.
It is understandable why so many people share my disgust with both parties. However, voting for an egomaniacal billionaire or cranky socialist is not the solution.

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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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