triumph

Not for many in the world’s middle classes anyway:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

Terry Frank says that’s what you are in for if you think that state Rep. Doug Overbey’s victory over state Senator Ray Finney last night was a triumph for conservatism:

Rob Huddleston says that one of his comrades called Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe’s victory over incumbent Congressman David Davis — down to the decimal point:

So I received the good news last night that my political boyfriend, Steve Cohen barely beat Nikki “Not To Smart At Politics” Tinker.

…but, if it were, Senator Diane Black makes it pretty clear where she would come down in the race between Rep. Doug Overbey and Raymond Finney in the 8th District GOP state Senate primary:

Senator Raymond Finney looks to be getting at least the moral support of his fellow legislators. Finney is in a tough primary battle with another Naifeh voter Doug Overby. From the article....

I like the concept expressed in an old science fiction story about professional arbitrators whose motto is, “May truth triumph over victory!” To truly win, the truth must be the most important factor for all parties. Once a party puts winning the argument above the truth, they lose.

I like the concept expressed in an old science fiction story about professional arbitrators whose motto is, “May truth triumph over victory!” To truly win, the truth must be the most important factor for all parties. Once a party puts winning the argument above the truth, they lose.