If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.
~ Samuel Adams, Founding Father (1722-1803).
Before anyone steps into political office in the United States, they should be required to complete rigorous ethics training and anti-corruption education.
Character should be cultivated before authority is granted.
George W. Bush’s 2006 State of the Union speech
“There will always be differences and debate. But even tough debates can be conducted in a civil tone.”
Ben Sasse is the kind of man and politician I was taught our country needed. I believed them. I still do.
I wasn’t prepared for our country and the very people who taught me that to reject that notion.
I'm a Christian. I'm a conservative. I'm a political independent. And I can tell you one thing for sure, no MAGA-supporter will ever get a single vote from me or my family, not if it's only for town dog catcher. They've already shown that they can't even be trusted with dogs.
I hate doing politics on here. Truly. I’d rather talk life, sports, music, faith, people or anything positive. But silence stops being an option when the noise turns cruel.
So here’s the honest question, no theatrics, no party spin, just truth, how do people continue to back Donald Trump while he openly pushes racist rhetoric and still call that leadership?
This isn’t left versus right. This isn’t red versus blue. This is about character. Words matter, especially when they come from someone who’s supposed to represent all of us. Racism from the highest office isn’t accidental, it’s intentional, it’s damaging, and it tells entire communities they’re disposable. That’s not strength. That’s not leadership. That’s rot.
Debate policy all day. Disagree with me, fine. But racism is not a policy position. It’s a moral failure. Expecting decency, empathy, and restraint from someone with that much power isn’t radical, it’s the bare minimum. And with Trump, this isn’t a one-off. It’s a pattern. The shock wore off a long time ago.
If you’re a Christian and you support that rhetoric, I genuinely need help understanding how. How do love thy neighbor, humility, compassion, and grace square with mocking, dividing, and demeaning entire groups of people? We’re called to serve God, not a politician. WWJD isn’t a slogan, it’s a standard.
Democracy isn’t supposed to be loud hate and blind loyalty. It’s supposed to be accountability. It’s supposed to be dignity. It’s supposed to mean that leadership lifts people up, all people, across race, background, belief, and story.
We can be better than this. We have to be. A nation that claims freedom and justice can’t keep excusing racism because it wears a familiar jersey. It’s been going on for far too long, honestly, since our country was founded. We the people need to stand up and stop the nonsense.
Love isn’t weak. Inclusion isn’t naive. Calling out injustice isn’t divisive. It’s necessary.
Let’s find a way.
Peace
Joe
@zoeCereal_@ESPNBooger It’s a fair argument, it’s just too much spin to be a strong argument. You can accept the strongest arguments for BOTH guys, or evaluate without spin for BOTH. Either way, Maye had a great year, and Stafford was significantly better.
@zoeCereal_@ESPNBooger I don’t buy “defensive strength” of losing teams, but if those opponents were too hard, we can focus on teams with winning records.
Maye’s avg in 3 games:
22/30 232 yds
1 TD / 1 INT
88.7 RTG
2-1 W/L
Stafford’s avg in 8 games:
23/37 281 yds
3 TD / 0 INT
106.2 RTG
5-3 W/L
Bacon: “A bad day for America’s foreign policy. Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values. We should be clear that we stand for freedom.” https://t.co/U1M23nMtJz