come to this country with almost nothing, and through their own excellence of character and work ethic, someday be elected a Senator...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3977739.stm

Some people say the system is irreparably broken, that only the elite can actually get elected to public office, but I say they're mistaken.

Catz

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Terrorist-Supporting Atheist Moderator.

Billy Bob: "From now on I don't want to be quoted. EVER! "

...Just another reason to love this COUNTRY!!

isn't it?

But I do find the Obama story quite inspiring, nonetheless.

Catz

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Terrorist-Supporting Atheist Moderator.

Billy Bob: "From now on I don't want to be quoted. EVER! "

He was one of the few, I hope his actions match his words, but if they do I think he has a bright future. The democrat party does have some good people in it (Lieberman, Evan Bayh, etc), and I think Obama could be one of the best they have.

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JMS gets another English lesson:

Quote:

there is no "mostly unique;" thats like saying "sometimes always," its an oxymoron - its either one or the other.

The result:

Quote:

By the mid-19th century unique had developed a wider meaning, “not typical, unusual,” and it is in this wider sense that it is compared. The comparison of so-called absolutes in senses that are not absolute is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.