This is the sum of good government

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson painted in 1800 by Rembrandt Peale

On March 04, 1801 Thomas Jefferson gave the first of his Presidential Inaugural addresses.

After listing some of the items the federal government is responsible for, then he asks, “With all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people?”

He then answers that question with “Still one thing more, fellow-citizens–a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.  This is the sum of good government; and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.”

Hopefully, Americas Next President will understand and embrace this more than the last few American presidents have.

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Romney misled business when running for governor

In the New Your Times online edition, yesterday (01 Oct, 2011) “Seeking Taxes, Romney Went After Business” (by Michael Barbaro) appeared, highlighting some of the ways Governor Romney’s administration went about closing deficits in the Massachusetts state budget.

The basis of the article is that Romney went after “loopholes” that businesses in the state enjoyed and both Romney and most of the Democrats claimed was not right and not fair.  To me, this points out one of the greatest issues with politics, and the reporting of politics in America today. (more…)

Political Games

A couple of fine examples of political games have been seen in the last week.

Last week, President Obama decided that he should give his newest “jobs” speech on Wednesday, 07 Sept., 2011 to a joint house of Congress.  “Yeah, so?” you thought to yourself.  “What’s so important about that date?” (more…)

Two enemies of the people

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Statue in Washington, D.C.

“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.“   Thomas Jefferson

With  all the debate these days about the debt limit and the “up and down” or the “clean” vote last night (01 June 2011) I thought this quote was quite relevant.  Congress overwhelmingly voted to NOT increase the debt ceiling without mandating spending cuts.

One of the things the founding fathers was very serious about was keeping the nation from going into debt…and if debt was necessary, they wanted it paid off as soon as possible!

The founding fathers expected this nation to promote Liberty, Freedom and Prosperity (for the individual) above all else.  They knew that if all people had Liberty, the nation had it’s Freedom and all individuals had the ability to Prosper, then the nation would prosper also, both in money and in reputation.

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