Comments on: In Whom There Is No Salvation http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:36:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Christopher Hayes http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5657 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:54:13 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5657 rrichey- compromising one's integrity to achieve a "higher good" is considered a bad thing in some circles. There are are whole words, phrases, and even books just for describing those kinds of actions. If all of our public servants employed such tactics, we'd... ummm. Well, right now we just have a lot of compromised integrity, so come to think of it, if more public servants employed that tactic, we'd at least get some "higher goods". Good call. You've convinced me. GOM - good survey. I think you'll show up on Google pretty quick with that one. rrichey-
compromising one’s integrity to achieve a “higher good” is considered a bad thing in some circles. There are are whole words, phrases, and even books just for describing those kinds of actions. If all of our public servants employed such tactics, we’d… ummm. Well, right now we just have a lot of compromised integrity, so come to think of it, if more public servants employed that tactic, we’d at least get some “higher goods”. Good call. You’ve convinced me.

GOM -
good survey. I think you’ll show up on Google pretty quick with that one.

]]> by: daninardmore http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5655 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:15:30 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5655 Plus, I just have to keep coming back to the Massachusetts angle: the benighted souls who were born and raised there may have some excuse, but why would any sane person move there? Plus, I just have to keep coming back to the Massachusetts angle: the benighted souls who were born and raised there may have some excuse, but why would any sane person move there?

]]> by: Grumpy Old Man http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5654 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:00:20 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5654 I decided to create the poll myself. It's <a href="http://globaloctopus.blogspot.com/2007/02/who-is-real-mitt-romney.html" rel="nofollow">Who Is The Real Mitt Romney?</a>. I decided to create the poll myself. It’s Who Is The Real Mitt Romney?.

]]> by: Grumpy Old Man http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5653 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:02:14 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5653 rr seems to be saying that Romney trimmed his sails to pander to the Mass. electorate, but now we're seeing his true self. Choose one of the following: He was a fake moderate then but a real conservative now. He was a real moderate then but a fake conservative now. He never had convictions of any kind, on these matters. He had an epiphany when pondering stem sell research.Daniel, who's onto Mitt like a bulldog on a letter-carrier, should take an unscientific poll. rr seems to be saying that Romney trimmed his sails to pander to the Mass. electorate, but now we’re seeing his true self.

Choose one of the following:

He was a fake moderate then but a real conservative now.

He was a real moderate then but a fake conservative now.

He never had convictions of any kind, on these matters.

He had an epiphany when pondering stem sell research.Daniel, who’s onto Mitt like a bulldog on a letter-carrier, should take an unscientific poll.

]]> by: daninardmore http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5652 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:54:23 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5652 Somehow, nothing in rrichey's comment is particularly reassuring. Somehow, nothing in rrichey’s comment is particularly reassuring.

]]> by: rrichey http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5651 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:44:10 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/02/21/in-whom-there-is-no-salvation/#comment-5651 The problem with Romney is simply that he had the "unfortunate" privilege of governing, as a Republican, in the most liberal state in the union--Massachusetts. He had no choice but to be somewhat publicly moderate in his views in order to even be elected there. Had he not been a moderate then, he would have never been elected, nor would he have had the opportunity to do a tremendous amount of good in Massachusetts to further the conservative cause. In the final analysis, he would have never risen to national prominence--and we would not be having this conversation today. His underlying personal belief system is, and always has been, very conservative. He is a man of deep and principled religious faith, and as such, recognizes the sanctity of life and the traditional role of marriage. So, I guess my point is that he has not changed to suit the political environment; he has simply come home to where he always was personally--and now he can publicly state it instead of having to moderate his views to suit the *VERY* liberal electorate in Massachusetts. So, the bottom line is that Romney is not tricking anyone with his current stand on certain issues. If anything, he was tricking Massachusetts. The problem with Romney is simply that he had the “unfortunate” privilege of governing, as a Republican, in the most liberal state in the union–Massachusetts. He had no choice but to be somewhat publicly moderate in his views in order to even be elected there. Had he not been a moderate then, he would have never been elected, nor would he have had the opportunity to do a tremendous amount of good in Massachusetts to further the conservative cause. In the final analysis, he would have never risen to national prominence–and we would not be having this conversation today.

His underlying personal belief system is, and always has been, very conservative. He is a man of deep and principled religious faith, and as such, recognizes the sanctity of life and the traditional role of marriage.

So, I guess my point is that he has not changed to suit the political environment; he has simply come home to where he always was personally–and now he can publicly state it instead of having to moderate his views to suit the *VERY* liberal electorate in Massachusetts.

So, the bottom line is that Romney is not tricking anyone with his current stand on certain issues. If anything, he was tricking Massachusetts.

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