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It seems to me, by just observing Governor Walker, that Governor Walker thinks because he busts unions, starves universities, guts public education, demeans women, scapegoats teachers, nurses and firefighters, Governor Walker is some kind of tough guy on Governor Walker motorcycle -- a real leader, well, that is not leadership, folks. Leadership means fighting for the people you represent.
Democrats are masters of blame-shifting when things go wrong. They find other scapegoats, as they did over the last number of years, but there is no one to blame but themselves. They own every, every state office but Legislature, assembly and governor's office. And obviously they have the U.S. Senate and the House, and the president.
I want to believe that these ones are really the ones who conducted (the killing) and that once in a while law enforcement worked professionally and detained real assassins, and did not make a mistake, the key task for investigators is to find and prosecute the ones who ordered this murder. If everything ends with the detention of scapegoats, irrespective of whether they are the real assassins or not, the practice of political assassinations will continue with no doubt.
We are quick to blame God for the chaos we create, forgetting that we hold the reins. Like two-headed vipers, we look for scapegoats, but the fault is in us. Our mess is of our making, and only through accountability can we find clarity and change.
It’s a mess in Houston and they bring these guys in and they use them as scapegoats. And this is what African American coaches have been yelling about for a while and it’s blatant, right in our face.
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