Xander ,'Lessons'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My real life very old school conservative friend says he prefers Trump (or Bernie) to Hillary because he is against anything that will make the government bigger and he thinks she will be successful at getting things done, while Trump will not be.
Your friend is Ron Swanson?
"If people won't take care of their neighbors out of altruism, it's not the government's job to do it."
I thought the government's job is to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. But what do I know, it's not like it's written down someplace.
Preaching to the choir here.
He just (as far as I can tell) disagrees with the fundamental job of government, regardless of what's in the official documents from way back when.
I am completely failing to be interested in this meeting, because I'm leaving for the airport in a couple of hours.
What is this dating you speak of?
Your friend is Ron Swanson?
Hee.
I thought the government's job is to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. But what do I know, it's not like it's written down someplace.
THIS.
I was going to quote "Cabinet Battle #1" ("These are wise words, enterprising men quote 'em/Don't act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote 'em") but then I googled and learned that apparently Gouverneur Morris wrote the preamble.
Meanwhile, I sit next to the CEO's EA, and she's over here answering the phone, "AT&T." Because (a) she has caller ID and (b) he is out of the office.
Dating.
I have no clue.
"If people won't take care of their neighbors out of altruism, it's not the government's job to do it."I'm getting real close to answering this sort of talk with, "So was it the orphan trains or the dying in the streets you like best about this approach?"
I was going to quote "Cabinet Battle #1" ("These are wise words, enterprising men quote 'em/Don't act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote 'em") but then I googled and learned that apparently Gouverneur Morris wrote the preamble.
Different document.
The Perseids meteor shower is peaking tonight, and it's supposed to be the best one in a decade.
Looks like it'll be cloudy and rainy tonight in Chicago. Do I want to stay up all night and drive two to four hours south to see the Perseids?
I'm torn between "that would be awesome" and "no, sleep is good."