In his column in the Albuquerque Journal, Steve Pearce reasserts that America’s woes come from the government and the Democrats. No mention of the corprotacracy that owns his party. And not one word about “rebuilding” anything.
Across the state, people have told me that the Democratic leaders controlling the White House and the Senate have moved away from the values they grew up with. ..
We are struggling, but we aren’t beaten. …
They simply want the freedom to work hard, to worship and live as they see fit and to take responsibility for their actions. I am confident that if Washington will give back the freedoms and bring back the manufacturing jobs we desperately need, we will hear stories of struggle turn into stories of success, and watch stories of fear become stories of hope.
AmeriCo is happy to give you the freedom to work hard. In fact, work yourself to death in an unregulated industry with no health care, retirement benefits, or rights. If you want a manufacturing job, don’t expect government to bring it back.
In 1968, my friend Dave Stilwell persuaded me to help him distribute campaign literature in support of Hubert Humphrey, one of the greatest public servants, in the campaign against Dick Nixon, history’s greatest villain. It was very difficult for me to work up the courage to walk through an unfamiliar neighborhood and approach a stranger’s door. I may have been rebuffed by someone or just still carry that fear 44 years later. When the villainous Dick won, all my effort seemed wasted. That was my first political involvement and disappointment, soon to be repeated in 1972 by the same dastard. (And again in 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, and 2004.)
Don’t give up on your hopes and your belief in ideas or ideals. Never stop questioning candidates and supporting those who deserve your support. Get over your disappointment when you can and put your heart out there again and again.
In 2004, I saw there was a clear choice between a decent, upstanding challenger and the worst president ever. I hoped we would prevail and save the nation from that awful man and his doubly awful supporters. Tables have turned. Now you know how I felt. Learn what I have learned: we’ll survive bad presidents. We always have. Turn your anger into something positive. Let it go. We have to move on together – somehow.
