Comments on: Be Happy or We’ll Take Your Stuff and Make You Happy!

By: At Some Point, We Have to Grow Up : The Sundries Shack

At Some Point, We Have to Grow Up : The Sundries Shack — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:11:46 +0000

[...] as I have written before, don’t seem to understand that the right of “the pursuit of happiness” written [...]

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:12:32 +0000

Martin, neither definition gets you to where the author was. He assumes quite a bit between "pursuit" and "guarantee".

By: RA

RA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:45:29 +0000

Liberals know everything. Its not your happiness that matters. Its their happiness that matters. Being a success does not make them happy. Being in control is what makes them happy. So don't worry, make them happy. When pigs fly.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:59:49 +0000

I believe that the Declaration may have had in mind the second meaning of pursuit.

Not so much chasing happiness as just working at and doing the things that make you happy.

To be left alone and not forced to do what someone else thinks is "good for you."

pur·suit

Pronunciation: pər-ˈsüt, -ˈsyüt

Function: noun

1 : the act of pursuing

2 : an activity that one engages in as a

vocation, profession, or avocation

ccupation. synonyms see work

By: Rorschach

Rorschach — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:41:41 +0000

Isn't that what happened in New Orleans? Everyone lounged around waiting on the government to meet their every need? Look how well that worked out….