Secret of Success

Posted by Elmer on September 30, 2009 under How | Be the First to Comment

Throughout the summer we saw scenes of angry Americans trying to get through to their representatives in Washington. They were taunted, disrespected, laughed at and ignored. Then… the folks in DC and the media wondered why the people were so furious. They just couldn’t understand how any reasonable person could be against the plans of such a messianic leader like Barack Hussein Obama.

There is at least one of our representatives who gets it. A few days ago I had the opportunity to attend a constituent meeting with Congressman Randy Forbes (VA-4). There were no hostile visitors or angry tirades. There was useful conversation between the residents of the district and a man who respects them and does his best to look out for their interests in the nations capitol. This is a concept that so many from both parties have a difficult time comprehending.

The meeting took place in response to a Petition for Redress of Grievances presented by a local citizen group called the Chester Patriots. They are just a group Americans concerned about the direction of their country. What they are doing can be done anywhere… check them out at http://www.wst-chester.com/.

The petition covered eighteen points including the devaluation of American currency, passing laws without due consideration and movement to give constitutional rights to illegal aliens. Similar petitions were presented to the commonwealths two Senators and another well known congressman. You can see the videos of the original presentations on their web site… some of them are kind funny as the people in the local offices are not used to thirty people stopping when they are not looking for a handout. Forbes was the only one who took the constituents seriously enough to respond. One out of four is probably better than the national average, but not good enough.

So what was the secret of a congenial town meeting? Could it be something as simple as a little respect for the the people who put these men and women in office? Could it be listening to the wisdom of the American people rather than believing it all resides inside the beltway? We call our congressmen and senators our representatives. Is it too much expect them to actually represent us?

Some more clues may be found in the video above… which has been viewed more than three million times on YouTube. Most Americans accept our Godly heritage where the current administration does not. Congressman Forbes obviously comprehends this and is doing his best to preserve and protect it. Most Americans believe God should be worshiped, not the government or, worse yet, a politician.

Congressman Forbes is one of only seventeen who voted against EVERY bailout. He stands strong for defending our county. He grew up in Virginia, the incubator of our nations liberty, and understands the heritage of the Old Dominion… Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and all the rest. Is it that difficult for the others to understand? Or emulate?