I replied on the othe board...but hell....Happy New Year Keith! ;-) On Dec 31, 8:32 pm, "Keith In Tampa" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Members!! > > On this New Years Eve, 2008, I am proud to be associated with all of you > members of Political Forum! Looking back at this year, (although I am a > rather new member!!) I am delighted to be a part of this group, and > literally, I have enjoyed meeting everyone that I have had the pleasure of > talking with!! I sincerely mean that!!! > > Although we are an eclectic bunch, I believe that there is a genuine > admiration between us all. I am the proverbial "eternal optimist"; I > believe that each and every one of us have accomplished remarkable feats > that are individually satisfying and commendable. I am also convinced that > there is much greater challenges as well as achievements, exploits and > triumphs in store for us all in 2009! > > Collectively, as a Nation, I envision 2009 as a year that will be filled > with challenges, but also of great effort, fulfillment, proficiency and > production! > > Virtue is a necessary pre-condition for democracy, and our individual > spirituality is a necessary pre-condition for virtue. In his Farewell > Address, George Washington famously said that "reason and experience both > forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of > religious principle." > > http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp > > In his second inaugural speech, the great American, President Ronald Reagan > so eloquently said: > > "It is the American sound. It is hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, > decent, and fair. That's our heritage; that is our song. We sing it still. > For all our problems, our differences, we are together as of old, as we > raise our voices to the God who is the Author of this most tender music. And > may He continue to hold us close as we fill the world with our sound—sound > in unity, affection, and love—one people under God, dedicated to the dream > of freedom that He has placed in the human heart, called upon now to pass > that dream on to a waiting and hopeful world." > > Ronald Reagan, January 21, 1985 > > http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres62.html > > =========== > > Benjamin Franklin said: "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with > your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man." > > These are words to reflect upon as we prepare to begin 2009. America is on > the precipice of change - politically and economically. How we will > negotiate this change and what kind of nation will emerge will be greatly > influenced by whether or not we take George Washington's, Benjamin > Franklin's and Ronald Reagan's words to heart. > > I am just next door, and I hope that you all drop in to see us at "Politics > & Current Events"!! > > Here is wishing each and every one of you a happy, healthy, prosperous, > exciting and event filled New Year! > > Respectfully, > > Keith In Tampa > > KeithInTampa.2008.jpg > 366KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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