http://slightner.startlogic.com/onthecontrary.us/2009/06/29/it-costs-too-much/ Wine Induced Musing by Steve Lightner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:51:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://slightner.startlogic.com/onthecontrary.us/2009/06/29/it-costs-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-252 On the Contrary » Blog Archive » MJ, Sotomayor, Judicial Activism, Faulty Logic Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:27:39 +0000 http://slightner.startlogic.com/onthecontrary.us/?p=2466#comment-252 [...] So what does all this have to do with MJ, celebrity worship, the New Haven firefighters, and our political situation?   Well in the MJ case we fantasize our image of who we wanted him to be with the reality of who he was.  In the New Haven firefighters case we fantasize our ideal of justice and ignore the legal arguments and process.  In the case of our political situation we ignore the reality around us and fantasize simple solutions to complex problems because we can’t face up to the hard choices that face us.  We continue to kick the can down the road (See It Costs Too Much). [...] [...] So what does all this have to do with MJ, celebrity worship, the New Haven firefighters, and our political situation?   Well in the MJ case we fantasize our image of who we wanted him to be with the reality of who he was.  In the New Haven firefighters case we fantasize our ideal of justice and ignore the legal arguments and process.  In the case of our political situation we ignore the reality around us and fantasize simple solutions to complex problems because we can’t face up to the hard choices that face us.  We continue to kick the can down the road (See It Costs Too Much). [...]

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