Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
Posted: 23 Jan 2009, 00:48
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rick Farris wrote:I guess, Rick, I put my hope in the collective wisdom of the American people and the strength of our system of government. I do not put my faith in the abilities of one person.raylawpc wrote:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________Rick Farris wrote:I feel compelled to say that there has never been a time in my life when I wasn't proud to be an American.
I take enduring pride in our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and the collective greatness of our people.
My pride does not turn on who happens to occupy the Oval Office at any given time.
Too bad the last guy in office didn't share your values. Hopefully the new guy can clean up some of his mess. Luckily, the Constitution is still in tact, so we still have something to take enduring pride in. And in a few years, hopefully, we'll have even more to take pride in. There is a wave of positive energy enveloping America, it's called HOPE. Something absent from this society for a long time, long before the recent incompetent took office. The power of belief is incomprehensable. It's what motivates miracles, the same type that made this country great. Without that hope, or belief in something, people will falter.
This guy motivates people. One man alone cannot change things, but a man who can motivate a nation can change anything. So far, he's got the energy going and it feels very good to a lot of people. Of course, some people are frightened by change, so not everybody will be happy.
-Rick Farris
Tom, this one person motivated the collective wisdom of this country to vote him into office by a good margin. So, in that respect we agree. And by this action, our system of government has a chance to grow stronger. This guy really has a mess on his hands, a great challenge. The collective wisdom of this Country believes that this man is best suited to deal with it.[/quote]
Well, I put my hope in the collective wisdom of the American people AND the strength of our system of government. From time-to-time, we've made lousy choices in our presidential elections - witness, for example, James Buchanan, U. S. Grant, and Warren G. Harding. Yet, our nation endured because we are, as John Adams put it, a government of laws and not of men. Our system of government protects us even when we elect a knucklehead as president. I have great faith in the genius of our constitutional system of government.







