8/11/12
Howdy all! Well, by the time you read this, you will probably already know the answer to the big question. Everyone has been waiting to know. Where are they from? How far can they go? And will they shine brightly in the night for all to see. Yes, the meteor shower is coming, and I for one intend to see a couple or two! (huh?)
Any hoo,..
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. ~ Proverbs 4:23
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer. ~ Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
So, it is true that the Republican VP nominee will be announced tomorrow. Why is that so important? Simple; whoever it is will be expected to take the reins if President Romney can no longer hold the office. Everything else is hogwash to me. But why do we wait for this announcement with as much or more anticipation than the crystal ball dropping on New Years? I think Mr. Paine has the real answer to that. His flowery prose of the times may be melodic, but he is saying that government is an evil necessity, and that we the people must choose wisely those we wish to govern us. And that’s when it’s working for the people. But, when we employ a government is as bad (or worse) as no government at all, we only have ourselves to blame.
So, why is it so important to watch who the VP choice is? Well, because we have no say in whom it is. But that person may be the president. We the People choose every four years through the primary process who our presidential nominee will be. And since we cannot choose the VP the same way, we watch to see whether we are looking at just another necessary evil, or a calamity of anarchistic proportion.
Take care, God bless,
AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
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