And yeah, it’s gotten pretty frustrating that Vermont has become the place where New York City has dumped their mostly out of touch with reality rural-oriented leftists. But hey, it’s all peace, love, and socialism from the state that refused Federal help in the 20’s after the great flood.

Many of the young natives (including my sister) are moving on to greener and business friendly states (and not surprising more conservative places).

Thanks too, for your blog. I’m much younger than you (I’m probably the same age as your children) but in the struggle to gain happiness and peace I found my self pulling way from “NPR thinking” to a truer moderate position.

My greatest fear now is fanatics from both sides of the aisle. They are cut from the same fabric, just different sides. And sadly, (at least compared to my former position), I’ve found many extreme conservatives are more upfront with their agenda.

My favorite version of this story goes more like this:

Calvin Coolidge was at a Washington Ambassador’s Ball, when one gushing young debutante came up to him, exclaiming, “Oh, Mr. President! My friends bet me that you wouldn’s say more than two words to me all night!”
Mr. Coolidge calmly turned to face her, and said, matter-of-factly, “You lose”, and walked away.

Take it or leave it… I think the latter version flows better :o)

This really is too rich. Which “crimes” would those be, pray? Not listing them because that would then be, let’s see, a specific legal charge that could then be appropriately challenged? Like being entirely outside that Constitution you claim to venerate?

Someone in that lovely hamlet really ought to read the document, paying particular attention to the executive branch bits. Go ahead, try to get your local police to arrest the President or VP under your non-binding laws; after the National Guard has patrolled your quaint Main Street for a few months you might find even Canada won’t take you on.

“March 5th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Brattleboro police vs. the Secret Service. Now that’s a shoot-out I’d like to see. Short and one-sided since the Service carry’s automatic weapons around in their briefcases, but entertaining none the less.”

Ditto… were I president I’d make a point of stopping by after the election but before I left office… then charge the city council for murder for causing the deaths of anyone that died in the shootout…