About Barack Obama
This was posted in response to a person on HuffingtonPost.com who chastised me for not having enough "trust" in government...
If trust of government and institutions is your ideal concept, then you are indeed far from home (monarchy or theocracy is more for you). The structure of the republic's fundamental institutions is based on checks and balances. "Trust" is NOT - and history has proved this to be incontrovertibly true - a trait that facilitates effective governance. And based on the scandals that have befallen so many high-profile religious people over the last few years, it sounds like it's not the greatest trait for running a church, either.
Also, please don't patronize me about getting involved in politics. I've been elected to local government and run [only] successful election campaigns. Few people trusted me during my term, which was absolutely fine to me. Everyone should be checking politician's math. There's a massive space between blind faith and paranoia - it's not an either or condition. So yeah, it's just you.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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