Sadly, I can well imagine what would have happened if he'd decided to be a politician. One of my favorite "Reality Check Quotes":
"If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize--very publicly and very sincerely--to all the widows and the orphans, the impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. I would then announce that America's global interventions--including the awful bombings--have come to an end. And I would inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the union but--oddly enough--a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims and repair the damage from the many American bombings and invasions. There would be more than enough money. Do you know what one year of the US military budget is equal to? One year. It's equal to more than $20,000 per hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I'd be assassinated."
probably right and sadly true, it's just that there is a part of me that remains hopelessly young and naive. Life for me would become unbearable w/o that.
Heinlein was so awesome, imagine where we might be had he decided to be a politician instead of a writer.
Sadly, I can well imagine what would have happened if he'd decided to be a politician. One of my favorite "Reality Check Quotes":
"If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize--very publicly and very sincerely--to all the widows and the orphans, the impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. I would then announce that America's global interventions--including the awful bombings--have come to an end. And I would inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the union but--oddly enough--a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims and repair the damage from the many American bombings and invasions. There would be more than enough money. Do you know what one year of the US military budget is equal to? One year. It's equal to more than $20,000 per hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I'd be assassinated."
--Wllliam Blum
probably right and sadly true, it's just that there is a part of me that remains hopelessly young and naive. Life for me would become unbearable w/o that.
That quote, Subject "Spirit II", went out about the same time as your Comment. Interesting.
"Being young isn't about age; it's about being a free spirit."
-Lesley "Twiggy" Lawson