Friday, January 07, 2022

Biden's speech -- a legacy that lasts

Yesterday, the president gave a magnificent speech with just the right intensity and emotion. Mr. President, I loved the speech! Now let's all of us, each and every one of us, who love fairness, justice and democracy go out and scream: I'm mad as hell and I am not going to be lied to anymore. We MUST all of us support our democracy and the plethora of humane and enduring principles that form of government reflects. We must be a smart people, a humane people and one that does not shirk conveying those principles loudly and with a passion that meets the moment. We must do this because we care about what we leave to the next generation in the pursuit of power not because it makes individuals great but because it makes our nation great. What we show to the next generation and to all the generations after that the promise that is the American experiment will be the legacy that lasts. "We have a democracy, ... " Benjamin Franklin said to a woman who asked him what form of government the Founders created, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT. YES, WE CAN AND YES WE MUST!

Democratic Presidential Convention--On to November

  I watched the Democratic convention last evening until my body's demand for sleep overtook me around midnight.  Having followed thin...