It's Been Said....

“Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who know more and more about less and less, until they know everything about nothing.” (Konrad Lorenz) Keeping the quote above in mind, I offer the following: Given what is going on right now near Burns, OR, might it also be said at least the second part of this quote applies to those from "outside" that specific area regarding what is actually going on? I mean, there are all KINDS of people weighing in with their perspectives on what's going on, what precipitated it, and what needs to be done. By the same token, perhaps it should also apply to most of those "inside" the area, as well, especially those holding the Wildlife Refuge in their "standoff" with the government even as we speak? After all, those folks have their own "unique" perspectives on what's going on, what precipitated it, and wh...

Are things really as bad in this country as the Bundy Bunch out in Oregon is making them out to be? Think about it. Government BAD! Bundy Bunch GOOD! That's what we're hearing, at least from them. There's even a County Sheriff, the 'People's Sheriff' no less, who appeared on a radio show on The Blaze Network (Glenn Beck sound familiar?) advocating his insanity. Don't believe me? Here it is: The Siege in Burns, Oregon - The People's Sheriff 01/09/16 This guy is from Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, to be exact. That, in and of itself, should pretty much disqualify him from having any say whatsoever in how this incident is being handled in Oregon. But there's more. Oh, yes, there is much more. His 'opinion' (anecdotal evidence - more on that later) in this ongoing debacle disparages his professional colleague on-scene for his handling of this incident. You heard that right. He disses his own colleague....one of his own. Add to that his views ar...