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Over the summer of 2010 I began to ask myself, "what do you do if two of our Rights, as citizens of these United States, are diametrically opposed?" I came to the only viable conclusion: you compromise. Our great Nation works when there is compromise.
Right now most of you will agree with me that our political system is broken. What we currently have is: the politics of destruction; special interest groups who have the power and money to dictate policy; politicians who must spend their time raising money for the next election instead of doing the People's business; and, there are those who are so concerned about getting re-elected they cede their responsibilities to the citizenry to those groups making the loudest noises and the greatest threats.
The attacks that we were inundated with during the this election cycle belittled the democratic process. Shame on everyone involved. And, shame on the political obstructionists who are more interested in gaining and maintaining power than doing the people’s business. During these very difficult times all of us should be supporting our President. The challenge for all of us is, how do we improve upon this imperfect union that we call the United States of America? One thing I know for certain...it is not by dividing us.
I can remember when I was sixteen years old there was a day when my father called out to me, "Jackie, come quickly. You have to hear this. It's Winston Churchill. Come listen." I raced to the radio and for the first time heard a recording of Churchill's speech to a Nation standing alone against the greatest evil the world has ever known: "...we shall defend our island no matter what the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; and we shall not surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until in God's good time, the New World, with all it's power and might, steps forth to the rescue and liberation of The Old."
That day my hero was born. Where are our heroes today? jkt
Regarding Republican Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running
mate: Paul Ryan is a follower of Ayn Rand. I'm familiar with her philosophy.
According to Wikipedia, "In ethics, Rand argued for rational egoism
(rational self-interest), as the guiding moral principle. She said the
individual should "exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to
others nor sacrificing others to himself. She referred to egoism as "the
virtue of selfishness" in her book of that title." Sound familiar?
The new mantra of the Right Wing Republican Party.
I would remind the reader that Alan Greenspan, Federal
Reserve chairman — was an economist and a disciple of Ayn Rand. "The
super-low interest rates Greenspan brought in the early 2000s and his
long-standing disdain for regulation are now held up as leading causes of the
mortgage crisis. The maestro admitted in an October congressional hearing that
he had "made a mistake in presuming" that financial firms could
regulate themselves." -time.com-
Need I say more? If elected, Ryan will be a heartbeat from
the Presidency. I might add that Rand was also an atheist. I heard yesterday that Ryan has distanced himself from Rand's atheism, however his proposed budget is evidence that he still clings to Rand's economic philosophy of "selfishness".
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faculty members and priests at Georgetown, the Jesuit University in Washington,
criticized Paul Ryan:
"Your budget
appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather
than the gospel of Jesus Christ."
"We would be
remiss in our duties to you and our students if we did not challenge your
continuing misuse of Catholic teaching to defend a budget plan that decimates
food programs for struggling families, radically weakens protections for the
elderly and sick and gives more tax breaks to the wealthiest few."
If the Democratic Party and the news media do not highlight the philosophy
driving the agenda of the Republican and Tea Parties then they have done a disservice to
the American voters. -jkt-
