Posted by
H. Hicks on Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:00:00 AM
During the course of a 24 Air Force career--and a decade out of uniform I've developed a pretty good understanding of the characteristic of successful leaders. Serving under every President from Carter to Clinton--I've also had a little insight into the Commander-In-Chief role.
John has continued to serve our nation--even though he could have retired to his beautiful Arizona home decades ago. Why?
Why continue to place yourself in harms way.
Why continue to place yourself in the field of fire for the pundits and papparazzi.
Why--because John has always believed in something larger than himself--the United States of America. Freedom, liberty, justice for all--aren't cliches for John, he's made it his life's work to defend those precepts--and devoted everything to the cause. He continues to fight for those precpts. The principle of free enterprise (also extending to government taxation and regulation); the principle of liberty and the pursuit of happiness(including the wealth derived from your hard work); the desire for equity and justice for all (in the laws of the land and liberties allowed in the constitution).