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This is a personal web site where I exercise my first amendment rights of free speech.
Here, I express my Independent Viewpoint on a variety of topics and on this site I'm a majority of one.
Newly elected officials need fair chance.
This was the title of an editorial written in my hometown newspaper recently. I would not want to plagiarize from the source of some of today's material. So I hereby give full credit to the editors of "The Ohio County News-Times" of Hartford, Kentucky here today for the "guts" of this story. Now that I have hopefully avoided plagiarism I will take some of the thoughts from that editorial and paraphrase them. Also add some of my own wisdom and the combination is as follows:
The county where I grew up, is a small, rural county in Kentucky, it has been a driven political force since the day it discovered it's citizens were people of differing political persuasions. In other words irrespective of their political affiliation they were passionate about their views.
Republican numbers dominated for longer than most can remember, but Democrats, in recent years, have claimed their share of success. Still, even in those years when Republicans carried the big stick, some Democrats managed to break the barrier, getting elected, and served the countys' citizens well.
That being said -- and with the thought in mind that Republicans will hold the "time-in-service" record for many years to come. The people of my county have not been without their fairness, and even respect, for winners from opposing camps.
It almost appeared that what happened at the polling places was history, life would go on, and future elections might bring a more pleasing result. Bitterness did not bring a grinding halt to civility.
Fast forward to 2009 and today. A time in history when the people of the United States could reap a valuable lesson from the people of this small rural county. Their motto, "Let there be what there is, make the best possible of what there is, and move forward with a resolve to make needed changes when that time presents itself again. In other words, when the next election comes around we will vote again."
Sounds pretty simple, doesn't it? Politics without hate, divisiveness, and bitterness. Politics without unwarranted public displays, backstabbing, and the forbidden aspect or revolution. Or succession from the union, such as the Governor of Texas seems to be suggesting for his state.
Like him or not, a portion of the news media, politicians across the backyard fence, and a lot of Americans in general are attempting to make life even more miserable for President Barrack Obama. Last week's Tea Baggers demonstration was an excellent case in point.
Countless thousand of so-called Tea Baggers gathered in large groups across the nation for the announced intention of protesting taxes. The many signs supporting the movement also could have said the participants were opposing a black president.
I do not propose to affix a state of perfection on the person of Barrak Obama, no more than I could have placed a label of complete incompetence on the person of George W. Bush. Though the word imbecile comes to mind most often when I happen to think about him which I try not to do. I didn't vote for him or his father. In 1988 when George H. W. Bush ran for office the first time his opponent was the Democrat Michael Dukakis the choices were so bad I couldn't even hold my nose and vote that year. When he ran for reelection in 1992, I said anybody but Bush. That year I voted for Ross Perot. Sorry I got distracted and carried away with my passions there for a minute.
What I do propose is this: Do what the people of my home county do. (I no longer physically reside there, but in my heart I will always be there with them.) When elections don't go to suit their particular political agenda. Take what we have, run with it, and hope for improvement. Then if improvement is needed, when the appropriate time comes, make the necessary changes. Don't refuse to give the new kid on the block a fair shake, an honest evaluation, and the support he needs to just possibly make some worthwhile changes. God knows we definitely need some changes.
We've got Barrack Obama, a dully elected president, who will be our leader for the better part of the next four years. Let's at least allow him to stumble a few times - like we did Geroge W. - before we label him like many of us labeled Mr. Bush.
I personally did not vote for President Obama, but the majority of my fellow citizens did and I will abide by their decision. I will support him because he IS the President of the United States. However I will as a priviate citizen continue to excerise my right of free speech and speak out when I do not agree with him. I also respect every other American citizens' right to speak out even if that viewpoint is in total opposition to my own. That is what the United States Constitution guarantees each of us. And I will defend those rights and the Constitution againest all enemies foreign and domestic with my life if necessary.
That includes peaceful protests in the like the "Tea-Baggers", Immigration, Civil Rights, Border Security, etc.
However, many of people subscribe to the belief that what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Unfortunately, that policy seldom feeds the bulldog.
My Thanks again to the editiors of the "Ohio County News-Times for some of the content here today.
I give our new president an overall grade of "B" on his first 100 days in office.
And I give him a "A" for effort.
I can't help wonder how much better our country would be if all of us put forth the same effort into our own work during the next 100 days as the President of the United States puts into his?
I somehow believe it would be a much better place.
May Peace Be With You Brothers and Sisters.
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