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To Rekindle Liberty's Flame

A leader looks forward He doesn't look back Makes tough decisions Rarely backtracks He's not always right And he's sometimes unwise Yet he admits his mistakes He deals not in lies He has his core values When he speaks, he inspires He may not be beloved But he's widely admired For truth is his calling card He's genuine, sincere He'll do the right thing Though it may end his career It has been quite a while Since America's been blessed With a straight-backed President Who could pass such a test Yet for the USA to again Kindle Liberty's flame We'll need such a leader Not one who puts us to shame

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Sand Blown

Date: 2/27/2021 6:54:00 PM

...nice...but why not set up a peoples social democracy so people come first..... not capitalists.......don't worry, it aint communism.....stan sand

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/27/2021 7:07:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and the comment, Stan. You know, Hugo Chavez set up a 'people's social democracy' in Venezuala, which was a real capitalist country when he took over, very similar to America in 2002. How'd Chavez' promise work out?... Castro made the same promise in Cuba. How'd that work out? Lenin made the same promise in Russia in 1917. How'd that work out? Just want to ask you, Stan: Ever live in 'a people's socialist democracy?' My wife has; she's from Ukraine. She can tell you of its horrors, and how glad she was to get to the USA. btw: Every 'people's socialist democracy' is a code name for future Communist totalitarian-autocratic state. Check it out, my friend. Peace and Tranquility, Gershon

John Watt

Date: 11/18/2020 5:07:00 PM

Praying for leaders like this to rise to the top and restore our faith in the government. Good one, GW

Rama Balasubramanian

Date: 11/18/2020 7:24:00 AM

Not just America, every country of the world needs such a leader. Enjoy your day friend. Regards Rama

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/18/2020 3:53:00 PM

You are absolutely right, Rama. Thanks for pointing this out. Here's to Light and Hope, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/17/2020 7:28:00 PM

I hear you and concur. I keep waking up fearful of all distorted moral compass that has been lost all around the world. Integrity needed.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/18/2020 3:52:00 PM

Ah, yes! The search for the moral compass. Today I'm afraid that spin doctors have the needle on the compass going in all different directions at once! What say you, Caren? :)