McChrystal's defenders at the Pentagon were making the case Tuesday that the president and his men—(the McChrystal snipers spared Hillary)—must put aside their hurt feelings about being painted as weak sisters. Obama should not fire the serially insubordinate general, they reasoned, because that would undermine the mission in Afghanistan, and if that happens, then Obama would be further weakened.

So the commander in chief can be bad-mouthed as weak by the military but then he can't punish the military because that would make him weak? It's the same sort of pass-the-Advil vicious circle reasoning the military always uses.

Maureen Dowd

Tag: strength weakness military 2010 stanley-mcchrystal backstabbers fuzzy-logic hillary-clinton hurt-feelings united-states-presidents vicious-circle

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George was full of hatred. Of his own weakness and stupidity, of his magic, of the stubbornness and the pride of Beatrice and Marit, and, last of all, hatred of Dr. Gharn, who had started it all.
But the hatred swayed to pity. Then to hopelessness. Then back to anger.
Every once in a great while, he felt a moment of peace, usually when he caught a glimpse of Beatrice and Marit together.
He loved them both in different ways. But that could not be.
He turned away, and the cycle began again.

Mette Ivie Harrison

Tag: love hate despair anger mood-swings moody vicious-circle conflicting-emotions emotional-upheaval mixed-emotions

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Johnny it's Persephone Alcmedi. I..."
"Hey Red."
That threw me. My hair's dark dark brown.
"Red "
"I've decided I'm going to call you Red from now on."
"All right. Why "
He snickered in a very masculine way and lowered his voice.
"Cause I like the idea of the big bad wolf visiting you and Grandma.

Linda Robertson

Tag: vicious-circle

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You're walking into the garden little girl with your belly just rumblin' for an apple."
"My belief happen to be other than your own but I've always thought the Garden of Eden story would have been much better if Eve wasn't portrayed as such a mindless character manipulated by suggestion. I mean if she were a little bolder more resourceful and confident she and Adam might've had snake for dinner instead.

Linda Robertson

Tag: vicious-circle

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I sell my time to get enough money to buy it back.

James Richardson

Tag: work vicious-circle

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