Sunday, December 09, 2012

Today's Founders Quote: No Similitude to Nobles



"As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary, their collective knowledge, wisdom, and virtue are not precarious. For by these qualities alone are they to obtain their offices, and they will have none of the peculiar qualities and vices of those men who possess power merely because their father held it before them."

- Tench Coxe, from An American Citizen, 1787.


This quote may seem a bit out of place today, but in two years, when the voters of the 6th Congressional District of South Carolina are faced with a second generation of Clyburns in Congress, you'll be looking for this quote.  We've seen it in the car business a million times: Dad works hard and builds a successful business from nothing - then he retires and leaves it all to his know-nothing idiot son.  Soon, said business goes belly up, or is sold to a corporation to avoid that fate.  Here is one piece of good advice today: NEVER work for a guy named Skip, Chip or Trey... You're just asking for trouble.


Congress is no different, but we seem to think that the only person who can keep up the 'legacy' of a man or woman is their dolt of an offspring.... Anyone else hear the whispers of Chelsea Clinton getting into politics? F**king please !!!  No, Congress is not the House of Lords, and it's not a lifetime appointment. It's where the best our district has to offer is sent to represent all of us - and every two years, there should be a choice of at least two qualified people to pick from.  Remember this in two years, when we say "I told you so".... and get ready!

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1 comment:

mg said...

She reminds me of someone.