The Coming Season and Years

As I begin this endeavor, I realize that beginning on the morning of Election Day as the polls opened puts me at a disadvantage as far as timing of this effort. While I have worked to introduce myself and provide an overview of the foundational thinking that has led me to this point in life, I will be holding further blog posts until after the beginning of the New Year. At that time, I will begin to share my views on how we might use the office of the Presidency to put Congress in a positil requiring all members inform their consitutents of their activities and strive to help every citizen to recognize our interdependence on each other.

In teh armed services there has traditionally been inter-service rivlary that, while seeming to those not in service to be disrespectful, service members realize that it is an experssion, really, of their own opinion of their own capabilities. Classically, it's a "mine is better" attitude. Think of the United States and our friends around the world. We, and they, believe our own systems to be the best; we may recognize greatness in others, but, ours is better. This is generally true of all cultures and nationalities. And oll of us are just as right as we are wrong.

Pride is a quality earned by those who strive for greatness. Hubris is a quality of those who claim it without actual effort. Respect of others is earned, jsut as our respect must be earned in kind.

I hope you will join in the conversationin the coming year.

Respectfully,

Martin A. Ginsburg