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By: In Praise Of Personal Interest at Hispanic Pundit

In Praise Of Personal Interest at Hispanic Pundit — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:06:55 +0000

[…] children’ than for say, getting an engineering degree and ‘making the big bucks’. Obama’s recent graduation speech at Wesleyan University reminded me of that. My strong dislike stems from the belief, based on three reasons, that the […]

By: Fernando

Fernando — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:53:50 +0000

LaurenceB; you mean as long as you don’t have to do it.

For me! I always tell people to get your career in first, and then after you have made a success in what ever field that you are in? Then, and only then should a person get involved in politics.

Politics will ALWAYS be around. There is more than enough time for people to get involved.

By: mortalez

mortalez — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:50:41 +0000

yes but political office is(if done for the people) a form a charity work.

By: HispanicPundit

HispanicPundit — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:24:33 +0000

In the same vein, I don’t think I’m being “hypocritical” when I encourage others to become active politically, even though I have a full-time job that pays well.

I see your point…but I think Obama’s was a bit more than this. He sees the two as either/or not both/and. In other words, he is encouraging a person with a gift in math to pursue his talents in the political and/or charity arena instead of pursuing a lucrative career.

I’ve been planning to write a post elaborating more on why this bugs me…I’ll try to get it done soon and post.

By: LaurenceB

LaurenceB — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:54:01 +0000

Generally, I like the Cato Institute, but this seems to be a case of trying too hard to find something to complain about.

In other words…

I encourage others to participate in (unpaid) political discussions. I find it admirable that folks like HP are willing to spend the time and money it takes to maintain a blog - presumably with no compensation, for the public good. When I encourage someone to do what HP does, I don’t see it as “disparaging” or “sneering at” whatever job that person may have.

In the same vein, I don’t think I’m being “hypocritical” when I encourage others to become active politically, even though I have a full-time job that pays well.

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:19:00 +0000

Romney adds a net nothing to the ticket; his negatives at least approximate the positives.

McCain NEEDS Alaska Gov Sarah Palin (if he wants to win in November) — whose positives are too numerous to mention here (with no negatives).

– and don’t cite Palin’s lack of experience, since she’s got 10 times that of Obama!!!