tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11302922.post7507445386979720331..comments2023-05-10T04:12:00.830-06:00Comments on Krista's Cogitations: "Finer Clay"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875615042494162401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11302922.post-68759854987665160542009-08-25T23:04:07.018-06:002009-08-25T23:04:07.018-06:00This article may be a little off-topic, but I foun...This article may be a little off-topic, but I found it interesting and thought of it as I read the links in your post. It reinforces what you said about elitist attitudes. <br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574361202393461372.html" rel="nofollow">WSJ College rankings list</a><br /><br />If Harry Reid can find silver lining in the lack of stinky tourists, I see silver lining in the fact that more and more of us are recognizing the arrogance of our elected leaders, and I hope that the disillusionment will last long enough to oust them out of power, and that we will elect candidates who maybe aren't quite so elite. <br /><br />Granted, it's an uphill battle with campaign finance laws, not to mention the media. Not to mention the votes Government handouts will garner, no matter how sneering leaders are at their own constituency.Happy Thought, Indeed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09922829384557710870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11302922.post-25331133834405309232009-08-25T09:07:08.541-06:002009-08-25T09:07:08.541-06:00I feel like you so perfectly put into words exactl...I feel like you so perfectly put into words exactly the frustration that I am feeling right now! I am so frustrated, so tired, and so angry at the "god-like" role that legislators put themselves into. They look down on us as poor little creatures who are either too stupid, too corrupt, or, worst of all, too apathetic to do anything, so they must make decisions for us. I have never been more stunned by my legislators than I have been this year...they used to write me back and say something at least placating, if they didn't agree with me. "Thank you so much for your time," at least. <i>Now,</i> they write to me and flat out tell me I'm wrong, and that they are right, and that <i>they</i> are in charge and will fix things according to their "rightness." It's infuriating.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354008285781898221noreply@blogger.com