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"He who is without sin cast the first stone."
April 1, 2008
Most of the country knows what happened to Elliot Spitzer, the now former governor of New York. We have welcomed and for those who do not know a very real person in the guise of a politician, his name is David Paterson. Now the media in its forms will concentrate on the items of a story that they believe will keep you watching and keep ratings high. So when they spoke of Lt. Governor Paterson the presentation was that he is the first "African American" to hold this post. The second, he is legally blind. Although now Governor Paterson finds his way around quite well and can make out images in close proximity he is not one to be out driving a car or reading a fine print contract solo. The media did ../../Pick up a bit on his "human-ness" and ability to get along which of course prompted some in New York Politics to say in so many words that his attitude would be food for the sharks (The New York State Political Machine).
Now he is in office and last week both he and his partner admitted to the media that both had been involved in their own extra-marital affair at one time. Today Governor Peterson takes the press by storm in announcing that he had used drugs, cocaine and marijuana. And once more for the third time since his rise to public office he has the media and the aforementioned machine all in a tizzy. Why?
I applaud him, I applaud his integrity, and I applaud his human-ness and his honesty. And for the barker's in the capitol you should now know that perhaps the sharks are really the bait. We can of course call for his resignation which would put a stain on New York's politics that it may not ever recover from. The machine knows that they must endeavor to work in the interests of the state not in the interests of another scandal. Once again I applaud him and believe quite realistically that he will become official when elected to his own term as this States Chief Executive after this take over term expires.
We need individuals who are bright enough to know not to hide the very faults that make them more able to lead. I've always written that I would vote for the first prospect, who stated in a selection of these words,
"I have screwed-up, sometimes procrastinated, have had impure thoughts, smoked pot and inhaled and actually got quite a nice buzz, gotten drunk on more than one occasion, had arguments with my family members and intimate circle, I've MADE mistakes . . .but I will promise you two things: I will utilize what I understand of human nature based upon my experience and feelings and the feelings and opinions of those I believe in and I promise I will do the very best for the public that I serve as I can."
It is in the admission of our faults that shows strength and wisdom. It is in the way we turn negative situations into positive based upon experiences of the past. These few lines and many others I could pen would be indicative of a good leader. What amazes me is that all of us share those similar thoughts and feelings and I personally find it repugnant when someone stands before me and talks of perceptions that just cannot be with the human psyche. And for those of you that want to believe that Governor Paterson is just fluff I will share another belief. 69% of the voting public put Spitzer and Paterson into the Governors' seats and Spitzer was a strong candidate but David Paterson if you looked at his past brought an awful lot of food to that 69 percentile as well.
Governor Paterson, lead on dude, Onetiredpup salutes you.
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For too long I've messed with the wiring in my head. Now it shorts out more oft than not. But at my age I just sit and enjoy the sparks. RJM '07
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