Belmont Club

By Richard Fernandez

Bio

Get Updates From Richard Fernandez
A Comment About

Ayers Rocks

August 21, 2008 - 6:27 pm - by Richard Fernandez
lc
2008-08-25 10:49:25

Binj
One of my favorite quotes is “Politics is a game of elegant ideas played by bullies.” That seems to be true to a significant degree, but I’d like to think that it’s not true of all political leaders (not MY guy), but I really don’t know.

The song says “I swear there ain’t no heaven but I pray there ain’t no hell.” Fear and fervency are two poles between which swings personal judgment; too close to either one tells me to check the facts. Mythology as metaphor is important, but I don’t confuse mythology as FACT.

That loud sucking sound I hear from a dearth of facts is not comforting, and facts I want to look for. Posing is still just….posing.