If You Lie Can You Still Win And Will People Care???

Do we know right from wrong? After reading about the recent admission by the newly elected Mayor for the City of Portland I have come to one conclusion.

Personally I believe that it is irrational to allow a person who personally admits to have lied to the public and instruct others to lie to the public to keep his seat in public office. Mayor Sam Adams had admitted that he lied because he thought the rumors that might come about because of his relationships MIGHT harm his chances of being elected.

Clearly he has violated the Ethical standards that are expected and should be required for any person who is to hold elected office.

I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that those who we elect follow high ethical standards. I believe in this case Mayor Sam Adams has not only violated high ethical standards, but in most cases has VIOLATED ALL ETHICAL STANDARDS.

We must take a stand and make sure we are informed about the decisions our political leaders make. We are also responsible for making our opinions heard by those in leadership.
I ask that at the very minimum each one of you write an email to Governor Kulongoski and your House of Representative for the Oregon Congress, and let them know that they need to take action against Mayor Sam Adams.

This is not about the fact that he is openly gay, but because of his Ethics Violation.

One way to think about it is, If you lied about something in your background and had someone else lie in order to get a job, and then your boss finds out about it, DO YOU THINK THEY WON'T FIRE YOU????

Take a stand for Ethics and Morality!!! Do your part today!

Read up and be informed:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/20/portland-mayor-says-past-relationship-teen/

Current Economy "How did we get here?"

Today I watched this video and I thought it was a great reflection on the current financial situation and how we got here.
If you don't understand what has happened or what is continuing to happen, I think this is understandable for anyone who is interested.
Check it out and let me know what you think about it. I will post up my thoughts when I have a little more time.

http://online.wsj.com/video-center/the-end-of-wall-street.html

Paul

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

Both November and December were busy and eventful which could be why they flew by so fast. Let me try to update you on the past two months. We had an amazing second Thanksgiving in VA, we hosted it at our new house and three amazing couples joined us. A couple weeks after Thanksgiving our parents came to visit, which was AMAZING!! You never realize how much you love and miss family until you live on the other side of the country! While they were here we cut down our Christmas tree. This was the first time I had ever done this. You would think being from Idaho I would have but nope. We also took them to some of our local historical sites and to the Law School. As fun as it was to have them come it was harder to have them leave, especially right before the holidays.

This was our first Christmas in VA, and a hard one. Not only did we miss our family but we were extremely jealous of all their snow. As much as we both wish we would have been home I think that this Christmas will be engraved in our memories for the rest of our lives. It was our first Christmas on our own and a growing experience.
Now its 2009 and we are both looking forward to a promising new year. God has great things in store and we are excited!!