Whatever your focus today, please spare a few moments to think about local governance. Many have died in the struggle to gain civil rights for all. Citizen participation in government, from voting to standing up for causes, is a hard-won legacy. The words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will again be heard today, echoing for those who can almost recite them from decades of hearing and perhaps revelatory for our youngest generation. What are our dreams today?
The second Inaugural of President Barack Obama today is an occasion for celebration as well as reflection. What do we want from our elected leaders? In Plainfield there has been an emphasis on the links of Democratic leadership from national to local levels. Is there also a shared sense of purpose and accountability? In my opinion, President Obama brings high qualities of leadership to his office. I appreciate his intelligence, thoughtfulness and effort in dealing with the difficult issues of our time. The more we see a similar strain of leadership in the Queen City, the better off we will be.
--Bernice
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as I've stated many times.... with the exception of maybe one of two females in local politics I really think both Dr. King and President Obama would be more than a little disgusted by the local Democratic Party. Despite how much they LIVE to throw the Presidents name around to advance themselves, I mean, the People of Plainfield. From our notoriously self aggrandizing State Assemblyman to our Mayor and City Council.
ReplyDelete( this ounce of shame lost on all of them has been sponsored by those with a sense of decency and self worth )