[lbo-talk] Expediency

[jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net]

> But in the case 
> of Galloway, at least, the facts should be so clear that we needn't even
> look to precedent.  His politics are transparently contemptible (and his
> ethics may well not be much better).  Acknowledging such plain facts
> forthrightly and without reservation isn't contrary to expediency; rather,
> doing so is actually an essential means to persuading those who need
> persuading.
> 
> -- Luke

Why contemptible? I'm not disputing it; I quite honestly never heard of 
the man until this month, so I don't know anything about his politics. His 
recent testamony is the extent of my knowledge but a comment like the 
above needs a bit of back-up don't you think?

John Thornton