tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post3933177607715211..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: Transitional MovesRoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-27614934320690673012008-11-07T10:02:00.000-05:002008-11-07T10:02:00.000-05:00Yes, Rox, this war on terriers MUST STOP! And my ...Yes, Rox, this war on terriers MUST STOP! <BR/><BR/>And my encounter last night on the Metro was one of the weirder yet more eye-opening experiences I've had in quite some time. My last exchange with a fellow rider was looking at the black guy sitting beside me, who had a newspaper in his hand, and who looked into my eyes and shrugged as the arguing guys exited the train.<BR/><BR/>I was glad to hear on the morning radio that advisers are already telling Obama that his bellicose rhetoric about Afghanistan is naive and dangerous. May they prevail.<BR/><BR/>And the last words of the Butler-ascribed essay are powerful: "politics is less about the person and the impossible and beautiful promise he represents than it is about the concrete changes in policy that might begin, over time, and with difficulty, bring about conditions of greater justice."<BR/><BR/>As I wrote before, I'm very pleased we've crossed one big river, and see that there are many more now to cross. . . .we can do it, but not with stars in our eyes.<BR/><BR/>Peace, comrades,<BR/>mnMartha Nell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066686045532002283noreply@blogger.com