tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post882403319991605638..comments2023-10-26T06:32:56.972-07:00Comments on Lost in America: "A Tale of Two Senators"A Modest Scriblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-64507063734660614012012-10-19T18:06:53.572-07:002012-10-19T18:06:53.572-07:00Thanks so much, Ken.Thanks so much, Ken.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-73127475580971803142012-10-19T17:48:11.975-07:002012-10-19T17:48:11.975-07:00That was a very nice tribute to the man. Well done...That was a very nice tribute to the man. Well done.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820329703683247263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-70057066376408221112012-10-19T07:41:32.190-07:002012-10-19T07:41:32.190-07:00Frank, I don't believe in hell; just either a ...Frank, I don't believe in hell; just either a "state of grace" in the after life, or a state of intense "life review" or contemplation, depending on the extent of our "sins". And someone like Hitler would would probably be languishing in a state of "septic shock" unable to achieve either grace or rise to the level of consciousness that enables contemplation. I once read that Buddhist's believe that monsters like Hitler, when entering an afterlife, are assaulted with every human hurt that they inflicted on others, to the point where they are rendered "vegetative" so painful is that boomerang of pain coming back on them.<br />I don't believe Arlen Specter is that kind of human; I believe he was an average guy who just got addicted to the type of hubris and sense of power and public coddling that we bestow on career politicians. It is a sickness that we allow to perpetuate by re-electing them over and over.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-14441775219886992922012-10-19T07:24:04.853-07:002012-10-19T07:24:04.853-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Frank R. Krzesowiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132631971321564129noreply@blogger.com