tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940797.post5014194381579079815..comments2023-09-03T03:37:33.902-07:00Comments on My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: The American Way needs to change.Chad Lupkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011268144165790263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940797.post-78645342872129341052007-04-21T17:16:00.000-07:002007-04-21T17:16:00.000-07:00Chad,Thank you for looking towards the 2008 Presid...Chad,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for looking towards the 2008 Presidential Elections. Even as a Republican, I also an a Obama fan.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, in a recent talk given by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the good Senator mentioned how he spoke with the President recently about seeking bi-partisanship and how he could go down in history as "St. Patrick" and George W. Bush as "St. George." To this, apparently George W. Bush, the President, stated, "Patrick, you know that neither one of us is a saint . . ."<BR/><BR/>Although a humorous glimpse into the "movers & shakers" of our Government, I thought, well, did our President just sell himself and the good Senator short?<BR/><BR/>What would it look like to truly seek holiness while in political office?<BR/><BR/>One example (from ages of olde . . .) is St. Edward the Confessor, 11th century Saxon King of England. St. Edward (officially canonized) brought together warring factions in England and started instating Norman officials in the English Court (perhaps in anticipation of the coming Norse invasion of 1066). What could have been a time of utter upheaval, ended up, instead being a time of British expansion, albeit with new Norman gentry running the show, but still a Nation in formation.<BR/><BR/>How this could apply to our current Government is perhaps through liberals and conservatives seeking out the holiest men & women (and not the most popular!), then the "St. Patrick/St. George" type of coalition could lead us instead into greater prosperity, peace in the Middle East, and a New, better United States.<BR/><BR/>Thank you saint Chad for being one such liberal . . .<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>St. Rob J.Rob J Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869616167104843290noreply@blogger.com