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Daehnes Presidential Corner

October 16, 2003: Them

What do "they" really know? It has been all too disconcerting as of late to realize that far too many of those that I must deal with on a day-to-day basis express egocentric and provincial views. Comically, I reckon some are just Texan, but being so jingoistic and so brazen is old. It is stale, it is overused, and it is infantile. I cannot bring myself to listen to one more of my contemporaries utter hurtful words or watch my closest allies turn on one another without even acknowledging it. I recognize that I, myself, am bold. Yes, in fact, I often speak in haste without reflecting rationally. I see this. Nevertheless, it is inevitable that those I interact with do not see such individual character eccentricities. I have tried to plead; I have implored them to embrace their iniquities and work to reshape them. I work to no avail. I have been harangued, I have been violated, and I have been double-teamed. I listen and adapt. I try to improve. But it is so hard to work on personal improvement when those that mandate it refuse to comply with their own puppet edicts. They act with hollow authority. What do they really know? It is a sad day to realize what really happens on the inside of a person. Indeed, it seems that maybe a facade is all that exists in reality. I will continue to grow and learn from their mistakes as I will learn from my own. I sincerely hope, however, that they who are capable of so much can figure out how to not only be critical of others, but how to be critical of oneself. Take a look in the mirror; it's not the glass that looks back.

by President Andrew Daehne, Class of 2005

October 17, 2003: Land of the Free
Freedom costs. Liberty costs. Individual choice costs. Americans live in a modernized society which no other people have matched. We are the wealthiest nation on earth with regard to personal choice and individual power. Too, we possess awesome resources and the most active and productive economy of all nations. When it comes to spending we spend. Social programs are funded, frivolous programs lacking substance are enacted, and plenty of money is spent on exorbitant pet projects. So when it comes to funding the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the reconstruction of an Iraq for which Congress took responsibility in a vote during the latter months of 2002, those that would otherwise spend without constraint suddenly sulk into the shadows of Congress or speak out indignantly against ‘absurdities'. This is shameful. Many argue that Iraq should not be gifted with 87 billion dollars. Others propose lending it with an eventual repayment. Still some feel it should be wisely invested in Iraq as a grant. Those that hold these ideas deserve respect, but those that vacillate or support the troops, but...' and then denounce funding them are hypocrites. They are sorry examples of leadership and pathetic epitomes of partisan politics. It is time to get real with America. If one so chooses to vote against reconstruction funds, so be it! Let him not, though, then attempt to assert that he supports our troops wholeheartedly. This is an all or none situation, and inconsistencies from a patriot's vote a year ago cannot be tolerated.

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