First Symposium/Miscellaneous

In class I mentioned the purple-finger woman who sat with Laura Bush at the State of the Union and her current opinion on the draft Iraq Constitution. The article is from The Nation, which has high journalistic standards and a liberal bias. I encourage you to read it yourself.

The last three paragraphs of Plato's reading discussed the ideal nature of a ruler; essentially, one who prefers not to rule and looks "for rewards of a different kind." Flashback to the 2000 Presidential election, when Gore was overtly ambitious for rule and W. was rather nonchalant. At one debate, they were both asked what they would do if they lost. W. indicated he'd return to the life he was quite content with before the election and would rejoin the business world. Gore was unable to respond; his entire life had focused on this desire. . . . food for thought. I couldn't find the source, as the web is too clogged with other Election 2000 commentaries. Extra credit to the person who find the original transcript which corrects, clarifies, or condemns my recollection.

Study for Chapter 22 Vocab test on Friday.

Great symposium today. Please feel free to add futher comments here. Enjoy.