Comments on: No slackers here

By: almeehan

almeehan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:18:28 +0000

When the game is over, all the pieces go back into the box.

By: Ditkaca

Ditkaca — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:17:15 +0000

I agree with you 30 pcs. But I sure would like to see the explanation of “Levchin as a Bush economy worker”

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:08:44 +0000

While you may be expecting a “Bush defense” you will find that we are a very quixote group. Despite popular belief conservatives don’t walk lockstep with The President.

You lack prescient in your use of the economy as the rhetorical nail in Bush’s coffin…

Besides, this thread isn’t about Bush. Take your BDS elsewhere.

By: bit_boy

bit_boy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:50:28 +0000

This threat reminds me of the dog and the ball. Michelle tossed the ball and the members of this forum chase it, and for what. I more agree with conservativesRus #2 than Michelle Malkin #3 but then see Levchin as a Bush economy worker who’s ass is posed to kiss. I think the 3.5 million manufacturing jobs lost by the Bush economy are much more interesting.

By: AlohaGuy

AlohaGuy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:44:40 +0000

Hah! And you thought you worked hard MM! An hour sleep, feeding your kids, come on get with it!

By: DesertLover

DesertLover — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:48:18 +0000

I would venture to say that many of us could already recount some things we wish we had necessarily done differently along the way … some of those we can still change and or correct … others we can’t … but in either case we need not wait for the death bed to recognize them …

By: eaglehaslanded

eaglehaslanded — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:24:57 +0000

Agreed. Life is more than work. On our deathbeds we’ll wish we all slacked off more.

By: granite

granite — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:09:43 +0000

#27 backwoods conservative:

You got that right.

The only thing you “can take with you” when you go is the love of your family and friends.

Everything else – everything else – stays behind.

By: StrangeLove

StrangeLove — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:08:24 +0000

It sounds like that interweb thing is going to catch on.

By: backwoods conservative

backwoods conservative — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:48:41 +0000

Drive, determination, and the entrepeneural spirit have been the backbone of this great nation from the beginning.

However, I do agree with those who believe it can be carried too far. I once worked with an elderly lady whose late husband had been a surpervisor at the same plant. She told me there were days when her husband suggested they skip work and “go loafer”. She always replied that they had to go to work. I’ll never forget her saying “Now he’s gone and what do I have?”

By: traveler49

traveler49 — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:43:20 +0000

I hope they never have children.

By: Ditkaca

Ditkaca — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:54:52 +0000

Thank you Michelle for the Monday morning wakeup!

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well as it should be.

There is very little to criticize about these young driven individuals. They are creating wealth for themselves and creating jobs and efficiencies that will benefit others. Kudos!!

If they choose to give to charity or just buy mansions and toys for themselves, so be it. They should have the right to do what they want with their hard earned wealth.

By: granite

granite — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:40:31 +0000

#23 conservativesRus:

Well stated.

“…elevates a person to a status in thought that is far beyond their true position”

Sort of like believing one’s own press – or of losing one’s humility and appreciation, and developing instead pride and arrogance.

By: conservativesRus

conservativesRus — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:28:50 +0000

Disclaimer: This is prefaced with “I think”.
I think many on the left wake up in the morning feeling guilty about what they have. Some got their stuff by luck (in one form or another) and they feel guilty about it. Others achieved and even worked hard but they feel guilty because they were able to achieve and others didn’t.
Of course these views fail to take into account risk/reward, well thought out planning and initiative.
OTOH though – recognition of ONLY risk/reward, planning, initiative (etc) but failing to recognize that any skills, talents (and life and health) are still ultimately given, elevates a person to a status in thought that is far beyond their true position

By: granite

granite — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:16:53 +0000

#21 DesertLover:

Correct!

Leftists end up delivering equality of misery for the masses; while the leftist elite themselves preside in luxury above these same masses that the leftists profess to be concerned about.

This leads to a very depressed outlook on life for the ordinary person; which is what I think was the point a story I heard years ago was supposed to illustrate:

Soviet citizens Ivan and Boris are neighbors.

A teeny bit of individual initiative and private enteprise has been allowed by the central government.

Boris has managed to work hard enough, and to save carefully enough, that he can buy a cow.

Ivan has not managed to do these things.

So:
Boris has a cow;
Ivan has no cow.

Ivan is interviewed by a journalist:

“So, Ivan, would you like to earn enough money to buy a cow, as Boris has?”

“No,” Ivan answers.

“Well, what would you want, Ivan?”

“I want Boris’s cow to die!”

That sort of sums up what the Leftists’ utopia would bring us. (Interestingly, “utopia” means “no place”)