http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2007/06/25/weekly-presidential-approval-poll-june-17-2007-ep-kobols-last-gleaming-pt-1-2/ Each week we discuss the happenings and storyline of Battlestar Galactica in a multi-host talk-radio-style format. This podcast is spoiler-free, though we do discuss information from all current broadcast episodes. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2007/06/25/weekly-presidential-approval-poll-june-17-2007-ep-kobols-last-gleaming-pt-1-2/#comment-23699 Mike P Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:22:36 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2007/06/25/weekly-presidential-approval-poll-june-17-2007-ep-kobols-last-gleaming-pt-1-2/#comment-23699 In "Colonial Day" we had some icky political maneuvering, but in "KLG" we have Roslin staking the safety of the fleet on her personal religious beliefs. I do believe that, as humans, leaders cannot help but have their personal moral and religious beliefs influence their decisions; but I also think they ought to give more weight to the light of reason; and in this case, under these extreme circumstances, Adama clearly is thinking more rationally than Roslin. (Except of course, again, for that bothersome fact that prophecy in the BSGverse always comes true in a literal way.) In “Colonial Day” we had some icky political maneuvering, but in “KLG” we have Roslin staking the safety of the fleet on her personal religious beliefs. I do believe that, as humans, leaders cannot help but have their personal moral and religious beliefs influence their decisions; but I also think they ought to give more weight to the light of reason; and in this case, under these extreme circumstances, Adama clearly is thinking more rationally than Roslin. (Except of course, again, for that bothersome fact that prophecy in the BSGverse always comes true in a literal way.)

]]> http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2007/06/25/weekly-presidential-approval-poll-june-17-2007-ep-kobols-last-gleaming-pt-1-2/#comment-23450 Galactica Watercooler » Blog Archive » Weekly Presidential Approval Poll: June 17, 2007 (Ep. Colonial Day) Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:31:23 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2007/06/25/weekly-presidential-approval-poll-june-17-2007-ep-kobols-last-gleaming-pt-1-2/#comment-23450 [...] Note: This poll is closed, but you can vote on the new one. [...] [...] Note: This poll is closed, but you can vote on the new one. [...]

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