Comments on The Sole Morality: True Service

Thanks son, I enjoyed your article and I really en...

2009-01-30T09:17:00.000-08:00

Thanks son, I enjoyed your article and I really enjoyed the article on the NYPD officer.

JRHutch has a good point. It is a sacrifice for a President and Vice-President to serve, eventhough they are paid for their service. I understand that with their schedules, trying to set an example of service is the best they can do. Certainly President Jimmy Carter (and I am not a big fan of his administration) sets an excellent example of service with all that he has done since leaving the office of president.

I never said that I don't consider their jobs to b...

2009-01-22T18:54:00.000-08:00

I never said that I don't consider their jobs to be service in some ways. Lots of people have jobs that would qualify as service.

What I take issue with is their going out and doing two or three hours of service with a huge following of press and aides for what is generally a publicity gaining event.

Media is more than welcome to talk about how such elected officials sacrifice to serve the country. And I wouldn't have any beef with it. But instead, they choose to talk about them painting for a couple hours and champion that as service.

What I am saying is that perhaps it would be better to show some stories of real service, not token publicity stunts.

I find it interesting that you don't view what our...

2009-01-21T11:46:00.000-08:00

I find it interesting that you don't view what our Presidents (or any elected officials for that matter) do as service. Yes, it's also their job, but it is also a soldier's job to fight wars and a fireman's job to run into a burning building.

Presidents do sacrifice, they give up any semblance of privacy, and in many ways they give up their freedom as well. A President cannot simple walk out of his house and go for a walk, he can't go to the mall or the movies.

So when a President (or President elect as the case was) does some "token service", it is not his service that day that counts, it is a reflection of their understanding of the importance of the service others are providing everyday. It is not a "token day service", it is another day of service in a long string of days in service.