If only those in public office were such.

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G-d give us men.  A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands:
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honour - men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And scorn his treacherous flatteries without winking;
Tall men sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking.

--Anon
from: "Pushing to the Front" by Orison Swett Mardin

In the wrong profession?

To all the politicians who have whined about the Town Hall meetings: If you can't take being yelled at, perhaps you're in the wrong profession.

Next, here's a revolutionary thought politicians might want to think about: People who are passionate about freedom, passionate about the Constitution this country was founded on are going to yell when they see scoundrels throw it out the window as though it's nothing. They're going to yell when you keep lying to them - and you are!

Passionate people aren't quiet. They're not passive. They're not going to sit back and take anything you throw at them without a good fight.

What surprises me is that you appear to be seriously flabbergasted that there are people who are passionate about freedom, passionate about the Constitution and will fiercely fight against you trying to take it away from them. In fact, it infuriates you to the point that you've decided they are evil and domestic terrorists.

To be blunt, they don't trust the government and you've given them every reason not to. They have the sense enough to know the government doesn't know what's best for our country. So get over it and if you can't take it - get out because we will never surrender. We will never give up.