-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! Heaven Help Us! By Chuck Baldwin March 28, 2000 Recently, a press report said that a long tenured House member is taking a 30-day medical leave of absence to deal with an "alcohol-dependence problem." Lest my comments be misunderstood, I will say up front that all people of good will are obliged to lift up the Congressman and his family in prayer during this unfortunate time. Both my wife and I have first-hand experiences dealing with the pain and misery of having a drunkard in the family. It’s neither pleasant nor wished upon anyone. That said, the report brought to mind a recent investigation that was conducted by Capitol Hill Blue. According to their findings: *29 members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse. *7 have been arrested for fraud. *19 have been accused of writing bad checks. *117 have bankrupted at least two businesses. *3 have been arrested for assault. *71 have credit reports so bad they can’t qualify for a credit card. *14 have been arrested on drug-related charges. *8 have been arrested for shoplifting. *21 are current defendants in lawsuits. *84 were stopped for drunk driving in 1998 alone, but released after claiming congressional immunity. This report does not take into consideration the numbers of congressmen that are serial adulterers or homosexuals or those who have various other skeletons hanging around in their private closets. Politicians are, after all, masters at hiding the truth and deceiving the public. In all likelihood, the only ones who know for sure are the people who have possession of those 900 FBI files! America is dying for want of principled leadership! It wasn’t that long ago when a leading Democratic candidate for president, Gary Hart, was driven from the race when a picture surfaced showing him with an attractive lady not his wife sitting on his lap. Compared to today’s shenanigans, however, that seems completely benign. Not only are the virtues of honesty and morality not prerequisites for leadership, they seem to be viewed as liabilities! We want smart politicians, not saintly ones. We extol success, not character. Money and position count for more than integrity and honor. So jaded is our conscience that we think it clever, not sinful, when our preferred candidate deceives the American people in an attempt to get their votes. What does that say about us? In my library is a collection of books that I try to read at least once a year. One of them is "Patton’s Principles-A Handbook for Managers Who Mean it!" by Porter B. Williams. Mr. Williams served with General George S. Patton and wrote of what he learned from that experience. In the book, Williams quotes Patton as saying: "Never take counsel of your fears." (People whose only reason for supporting Bush is their fear of Gore should pay close attention to that piece of advice!) "Summer soldiers will be transferred before the sun goes down." (People who think that their financial and material wellbeing is the principle issue of life need to take heed to that statement.) "Say what you mean and mean what you say." (Can this kind of leader ever be elected in America again?) "Keep your feet clean and study the Bible." (Does anyone believe this is important?) "Never fear failure." (Conservatives today are scared-silly about losing an election. Would to God they were that concerned about losing truth and character!) Williams says, "Good commanders must be so stupid that they will attack in the face of fear. Churchill was a fool to say, ‘We will fight on the beaches, in the streets, in our homes … and though this nation last a thousand years, this will be our finest hour!’ Not polite words, but he spoke the truth." (If Churchill was not afraid to be called a fool for defying the forces of socialism on the battlefield, I am not afraid of being called a fool for "wasting my vote" to oppose the ever-increasing socialism I see in both major parties today!) "A good commander is an expert at facing truth." (That is something I find lacking in many people today, including Republicans.) "In the long run, it is what we do not say that will destroy us." (While talking conservative, many Republicans are doing the very things that liberal Democrats do, namely, compromising constitutional government! In the end, what will party label mean, therefore?) 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