Oh stuff it and be content I like single malts.
Oh, oh.... don't get me started. I am an AVID fan of the Islay malts, Lagavullin being my all-time favorite. I do like Laphroaig too. Talisker is good, but very peppery. The Bowmores are probably my day-to-day brands - somewhat middle of the road between Laphroaig and Lagavullin. I love the earthy, peaty, smoky flavor and after-taste from the Islay malts - and served in a brandy snifter with a drop or two of water, the aroma takes you straight to a warm campfire in the woods. If I ever get to Britain again, I'm heading straight to Scotland.
I meant no disrespect to the Russian constitution; it's just not something that interests me at this time - we've enough going on debate-wise about our own (unfortunately) so I've allocated all such interests there, important as I think it is to defend and uphold ours.
Then Bowmore it is! But I'll have to hit Lagavullin too - sort of a moral imperative.
Well I don't want to derail this thread, but most definitely the latter. We've a growing number of people in this country - many of whom have been indoctrinated by the left in our school systems - who do not believe in principles, but in what's expedient. Our current president and many members of his administration and in his party are classic examples - inveterate liars who think nothing about lying, who see no moral wrong in prevarication if it achieves their ends. Our constitution is a document based on principles, some of the finest and wisest (imho) principles ever laid down in a single document. But there are many who think them outmoded, outdated... who find them too restrictive and in many cases, just plain contrary to their vision of what power promises them. It's a battle for the very soul of our nation and I fear losing the battle, for if we do, we've lost the nation in the process.
Then Bowmore it is! But I'll have to hit Lagavullin too - sort of a moral imperative.
Well I don't want to derail this thread, but most definitely the latter. We've a growing number of people in this country - many of whom have been indoctrinated by the left in our school systems - who do not believe in principles, but in what's expedient. Our current president and many members of his administration and in his party are classic examples - inveterate liars who think nothing about lying, who see no moral wrong in prevarication if it achieves their ends. Our constitution is a document based on principles, some of the finest and wisest (imho) principles ever laid down in a single document. But there are many who think them outmoded, outdated... who find them too restrictive and in many cases, just plain contrary to their vision of what power promises them. It's a battle for the very soul of our nation and I fear losing the battle, for if we do, we've lost the nation in the process.
Certainly. And our constitution has been amended a number of times already. Nothing's perfect.
Well it depends on what needs to be malleable or subject to "changing with the times." Principles are principles and are not therefore imho "malleable;" but the particulars certainly can be.
