"A little patience and we shall see the reign of witches pass over....."

[AlinPA]

Someone posed this here last year (thank you) and I saved it. I read it once in awhile......especially at times like this.
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Jefferson sent this letter in 1798 after the passage of the Sedition Act:

"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt. If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake."

[bryant69]

1. Good post

I do think that the Bushies reigh of witches is on the ropes, particularly with regard to their social security phase out program.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Avalux]

2. Thanks for that

I waver between this kind of thinking and utter dispair. I hope Jefferson is right.

[dandrhesse]

5. I do as well

I have not abandoned my faith but I cannot even articulate the feelings I have for the clergy of this country. They have betrayed all of their followers. How pharisaical can they get?

But I too feel despair and then hope and it comes and goes,but no matter what happens you can't allow your hope to be taken, because if you lose hope, you have lost everything.

[NAO]

7. Bloodgulity Churches

dandrhesse wrote, "...I cannot even articulate the feelings I have for the clergy of this country. They have betrayed all of their followers. How pharisaical can they get? "

The answer is quite a bit. The Greedy Old Pharasees (GOP) are really showing their true colors this year.

Bloodguilty Churches
Why Bush’s Agenda Is Immoral and an Abomination to God
http://www.yuricareport.com/Religion/TheBloodGuiltyChurches.html

Thesis of Bloodguilty Churches:

George W. Bush, his administration, the Republican controlled congress as well as the Republican Party itself, and most of the churches in America (including evangelical, Southern Baptist, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic), stand indicted—not by men—not by this writer—but by the very Holy Scriptures the religious-right and Mr. Bush profess to uphold.

Weighed against the Bible, the Bush actions are not only morally corrupt—they are unchristian and unbiblical to the core. In this essay, the Bush agenda is weighed on the scale of God’s standards and it is found wanting.

Abbreviated Contents of Bloodguilty Churches

In the Beginning
Invade Iraq or What's a Preemptive Strike?
Lies About the Threat of War
What Does the Bible Say About Preemptive Strikes?
The War Fairs
What Does the Bible Say About Profiting from War?
Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo
Does Mr. Bush Have the Moral High Ground?
Bush's Agenda for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
What Does the Bible Say About How a Nation Must Treat the Poor and the Sick?
Mr. Bush's Immigration Plans
Deregulate Health and Safety and Environmental Laws
What Does the Bible Say About Rigging Devices?
Mr. Bush’s “Justice” Versus the Bible’s Justice
The Development of the Biblical Justice System
Be Careful Not to Commit Judicial Murders: The Texas Clemency Memos
Is Mr. Bush's Tort Reform Biblical?
The Bible's Criminal and Civil Code System
What Does the Bible Say About Abortions?
GOP Operatives as Slanderers and Hooligans, Scorner's and Ridiculers
What's Wrong With Today's Churches and 'Christians'?
Profile of the Man God Hates
End Notes

[dandrhesse]

10. thank you for affirming me

and thanks for the link

[Just Me]

3. I think the tide is already turning into a human tsunami!!!!

A combination of increasing awareness, along with hard work and some good fortune will wipe these power-brokering, predatory, profiteers out.

It's just a matter of time.

[PST]

6. it's all about controlling the airwaves

so long as there's no progressive tv station that has some good and sincere pundits - not even necessarily democratic - you will never win.

you have to expose all these greedy lying republican scumbags for what they are and the only way is a succesful network. throw in some Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, and music events (Springsteen, Bon Jovi etc etc) to keep people entertained and you've got a winning formula. it's not that fucking hard, I'm sure there's enough money avaible and half of the country voted for the Dems anyway so there's a big potential market out there.

watching MSNBC last night and the ONLY pundit who's not a hardcore republican was Ron Reagan - who I really like btw is he still an independent?

[katmondoo]

4. I have this posted on my refrigerator

I read it every time I get depressed

[Toots]

8. Need to do a mass mailing of this

If every e-mail address were to get this simple message we would be better off

[zanana]

9. Patience, my ass!

Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight....

[welshTerrier2]

11. the "someone" was Elizabeth Edwards

here's a link to the original thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2604461