Posted by
Ken in Houston on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:31:28 PM
Going on 55 years after the fact, there is a reason why Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin is still routinely and publicly vilified the way he is. The same is true for President Nixon almost 35 years after the fact.
It is also quite obvious that these 2 individuals are not the only 2 politicians that have ever come along that could be characterized as representing the worst from amongst us – at least – in some people’s eyes.
For instance, there are various politicians that belong to the extreme left that could also most easily be nominated for such honors - and - justifiably so!
Yet, we never really hear that much about them – surely not 30 and 50 years after the fact.
That leads one to wonder why it is that these 2 men must be singled out for that august honor?
[Maybe, just maybe they were so very close to the truth; and, that they were acting in a truly patriotic fashion. Wouldn’t that be something if in fact that was the real truth! I humbly submit that such a thing is in fact the truth.]
Along this same line of reasoning --- what if such a negative characterization is totally wrong and false? Then what?!
Equally disturbing, what if the average citizen could really care less; and likewise, that they could so easily be suckered in by such false characterizations – especially without even taking the time to investigate it for themselves?
But then, let us consider something else. Every President, Congressman, and Senator takes an oath before assuming his or her duties.
And, part of that oath is that they swear before God – YES GOD of all things! – to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies – foreign AND DOMESTIC!
So apparently, our founding fathers seemed to think that there could be enemies of our country right within our country – NOT from foreign elements that entered into our country – BUT RATHER – from unpatriotic elements that would be found from within our very own population itself.
OH – PERISH SUCH A THOUGHT!!!!!!!
Every citizen has the right to think, believe, and do whatever it is that they want – RIGHT?! – at least according to today’s standards.
WRONG!!!!! – at least according to our founding fathers.
And, that is why they put that phrase into that oath of office. At some point in time, one actually does become an enemy of their own country by not being faithful to its doctrines – in other words – not patriotic. And, that is not too far removed from what is happening today right before our eyes!
And for them [our founding fathers], that does make a little sense – after all – they knew what they were talking about. I do seem to remember something about the actions of an individual called Benedict Arnold – don’t you?!
To bad our elected officials today do not pay that close of attention to those words as they publicly speak those words when they take their oath of office.
It sure seems that they do not want to be really bothered by such an inconvenience like acting and actually being patriotic as they fight for, promote, guard, and defend the purity of those doctrines of our country.
What is more, one has to have an understanding of such things before they can really or actually fulfill the functions of their office – don’t you agree?
Might there be just a tad bit of hypocrisy within the liberal camp?!