The Vote

2000-11-8 10:41:00

Just a short note today my friends. I'm exhausted from watching the election returns. I never thought I would see one with more drama than Kennedy-Nixon, but this tops the cake.

I stated on this list back in Feb 1999 that Hillary had an eye on the Presidency. This was before she announced that she was seeking the Senate. Now that she's had a substantial win in the Senate I suspect she will seek the presidency as soon as she sees an opportunity. I do not think she will make it, but there are a lot of variables between here and there.

The last democratic president I respected (despite his faults) was John Kennedy. I remember when he gave his inaugural address and said:

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

I was won over to him at that moment.

Now it's sad to say that those great words have been swept under the carpet and the theme of our political world now is:

"Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you."

The politician who promises the most goodies that the country can do for us seems to be the one we want to vote for.

This idea needs turned around and the concept of service for something else besides the tiny self needs to be restored. This is essential groundwork for the return of Christ.

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
Albert Einstein