Subject: Re: [lpny_manhattan] Digest Number 1162
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:02:37 -0500
To:        <lpny_manhattan@yahoogroups.com>
From:     Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:45:53 -0800 (PST), Travis Pahl wrote:
>=A0On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Bob Armstrong wrote:
>=A0>=A0I was there . ( http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm#SmokingBan )
>=A0>=A0Joe is right ! They didn't want to hear a rational discussion=
 of
>=A0>=A0of ANY method of laminar flow ventilation or other=
 ameliorative
>=A0>=A0measures . They wanted to extend the drug war .
>
>=A0This seems to confirm my belief that the politicians are the=
 naive ones.
>=A0Or perhaps ignorant would be a better word. =A0From what you are=
 saying they
>=A0wanted to extend the drug war which in the eyes of most stupid=
 polticians
>=A0is a way of saving peoples lives.

 This does not explain their total rejection of any consideration=
 of
 of , e.g., ventilation systems .  Nor had they any concern , in
 fact , as I previously noted , some virtually displayed glee at=
 their
 ability to elicit anger by their ability to enslave us .

<OT>
>=A0>=A0( "well intentions" ? must be NW patois . )
>
>=A0Nope. =A0Common throughout the US.

 I seem to be noticing "well" being used where "good" was=
 traditionally
 the logical choice .  Also "I" used as object rather than "me"=
 .
</OT>

>=A0>=A0What makes you naive is you weren't their ; you haven't met=
 the bastards .
>
>=A0I now have to meet them to understand their thinking? 

 It helps .

>=A0I have met some
>=A0politicians in my life both in NY and WA. =A0All of them have had=
 good
>=A0intentions. 

 So did Stalin .

>=A0That is not to say that what they are doing is good. =A0There
>=A0is some saying that goes something like this, "the path to ruin=
 is paved
>=A0with good intentions."
>
>=A0Anyways from what you have said went down at the city hall=
 meeting
>=A0regarding the smoking ban it sounds like the politicians were=
 acting both
>=A0naive and ignorant. =A0I am not sure how that makes Joe right=
 since he is
>=A0claiming they are acting out of malice.

 All of the above .

--=A0
=A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864
Restore our Right to Relax :
=A0http://ny.lp.org/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?Against_the_Smoking_Ban
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02004/02/19 12:53:02 PM