On the road again...

The way bloggers are dropping like flies these day, just wanted to tell you this is a typical scheduled outage, common here.

I leave you with a schoolyard tale:
A bully, a fighter, a victim, a blowhard. A bully was hurting the victim. A big bully. The blowhard, with not enough to back it up, took on the bully. He talked a good game, but didn't come through for the victim. The fighter, a wise one, estimated his capability against the bully. Realizing he had to finish anything he started or else it would turn out worse for the victim, he used everything he had instead of just jumping in and flailing away like the blowhard. Brains in garnering complete schoolyard support against the bully. Charisma in convincing others with power that the bully needed to be marginalized. Honesty in leveling with his classmates on what could and couldn't be accomplished through violence alone. Then, he fought smart. Effective jabs here and there. Like a cartoon, or even a David with a slingshot, he timed his actions effectively, expending just enough energy to trip up the bully, while keeping himself alert to respond to changes in the fight, other possible bullies in the schoolyard. Eventually, the bully fell under his own weight and the victim survived.

The blowhard? He flamed out early, after spending everything he had in an ineffectual fight. It was a comfort to him, knowing his intentions were good, and in coming years he tried to convince everyone that he really had been tougher than the fighter. No matter. Anyone with a bit of common sense knew who to follow, and why.
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Gotta had it to the GOP.
In political strategy, they're no dummies...