tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post2313013447663693890..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: dear mr. harper - an open letter from an artsiestevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-67612663375119479282008-09-30T19:14:00.000-04:002008-09-30T19:14:00.000-04:00politics has long been a real bugbear for me golde...politics has long been a real bugbear for me goldenrod. i believe that in some way, everything we do is political but it's a different kind of political than the shenanigans masquerading as politics in both our countries. it feels so much more like a popularity contest than the real caring passionate task that it should be. vision, truth, and selflessness are all missing.<BR/>the writer of the piece i dropped lock, stock, and barrel into my own blog is a witty and talented writer. her blog is a real joy!!<BR/>stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-81051087318728283282008-09-30T09:10:00.000-04:002008-09-30T09:10:00.000-04:00This post, which includes Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's...This post, which includes Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's open letter to Mr. Harper, is right on target, isn't it, particularly coming on the heels of my own.<BR/><BR/>Like you, Steven, I try and stay away from all things political, but you are much more successful at it than I.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of jocularity here that helps soften how angry she must be. Cleverly written. (I'll have to check out her blog site sometime.) <BR/><BR/>I'll be linking my readers to this post in another week or so, if you don't mind, when I publish my reasons for voting this year.<BR/><BR/>You know, even tho we live in different countries and have different forms of government, there are certain commonalities of problems and concerns, aren't there?Goldenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246352554498015300noreply@blogger.com