Is it Fair, Is it the Right Thing to Do?
Go read Jeanne D'Arc of Body and Soul on her thoughtful, heart-ful, and hopeful reaction to Governor Ryan's clemency speech yesterday. She begins,
I didn't see or hear Governor Ryan's speech yesterday, but reading the transcript, I'm sorry I missed it. It's an extraordinary speech, demonstrating that when you're doing the right thing, the simplest and most straightforward language carries enormous weight. Reading through, I wondered, how many politicians ever ask themselves Ryan's simple questions -- Is that fair? Is that right? Those questions would make a better plaque than "The buck stops here" to put on the desk in the Oval Office.
and she takes off from there.
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