Senator Evan Bayh, a fellow Hoosier, has announced his retirement. He is fed up with the uber partisan game playing with American dreams of a better tomorrow. This has made me very sad.
Growing up, his father Birch Bayh II was our Indiana Kennedy. Indiana is more GOP than Kermit is green. Bayh was our hope. His son was almost my age, and I watched him grow up, just as I watched Caroline and later, JFK, Jr. "Like Father Like Son": his name is Birch Evans Bayh III. (And his father was a US Senator for almost two decades!)
Will this exiting of our bickering elected officials become a trend? Is Bayh pullin' a Palin and preparing for a presidential run? Do they realize what shaky ground such dropping outs leave the average citizen on? Who are we left to depend on to run the business of our country?
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Bayh, but, where are our leaders? Leaders in politics know it is a difficult, draining, thankless calling. Yet, history has given us leaders who gave their lives for our futures. Today it feels like the most we can do is hope they will not become beaten down by the job. I always thought when the going gets tough, the tough get going...not stop.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Bye Bayh, Remember Hoosier Daddy
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Senator Evan Bayh, a fellow Hoosier, has announced his retirement. He is fed up with the uber partisan game playing with American dreams of a better tomorrow. This has made me very sad.
Growing up, his father Birch Bayh II was our Indiana Kennedy. Indiana is more GOP than Kermit is green. Bayh was our hope. His son was almost my age, and I watched him grow up, just as I watched Caroline and later, JFK, Jr. "Like Father Like Son": his name is Birch Evans Bayh III. (And his father was a US Senator for almost two decades!)
Will this exiting of our bickering elected officials become a trend? Is Bayh pullin' a Palin and preparing for a presidential run? Do they realize what shaky ground such dropping outs leave the average citizen on? Who are we left to depend on to run the business of our country?
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Bayh, but, where are our leaders? Leaders in politics know it is a difficult, draining, thankless calling. Yet, history has given us leaders who gave their lives for our futures. Today it feels like the most we can do is hope they will not become beaten down by the job. I always thought when the going gets tough, the tough get going...not stop.
Senator Evan Bayh, a fellow Hoosier, has announced his retirement. He is fed up with the uber partisan game playing with American dreams of a better tomorrow. This has made me very sad.
Growing up, his father Birch Bayh II was our Indiana Kennedy. Indiana is more GOP than Kermit is green. Bayh was our hope. His son was almost my age, and I watched him grow up, just as I watched Caroline and later, JFK, Jr. "Like Father Like Son": his name is Birch Evans Bayh III. (And his father was a US Senator for almost two decades!)
Will this exiting of our bickering elected officials become a trend? Is Bayh pullin' a Palin and preparing for a presidential run? Do they realize what shaky ground such dropping outs leave the average citizen on? Who are we left to depend on to run the business of our country?
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Bayh, but, where are our leaders? Leaders in politics know it is a difficult, draining, thankless calling. Yet, history has given us leaders who gave their lives for our futures. Today it feels like the most we can do is hope they will not become beaten down by the job. I always thought when the going gets tough, the tough get going...not stop.
Senator Evan Bayh, a fellow Hoosier, has announced his retirement. He is fed up with the uber partisan game playing with American dreams of a better tomorrow. This has made me very sad.
Growing up, his father Birch Bayh II was our Indiana Kennedy. Indiana is more GOP than Kermit is green. Bayh was our hope. His son was almost my age, and I watched him grow up, just as I watched Caroline and later, JFK, Jr. "Like Father Like Son": his name is Birch Evans Bayh III. (And his father was a US Senator for almost two decades!)
Will this exiting of our bickering elected officials become a trend? Is Bayh pullin' a Palin and preparing for a presidential run? Do they realize what shaky ground such dropping outs leave the average citizen on? Who are we left to depend on to run the business of our country?
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Bayh, but, where are our leaders? Leaders in politics know it is a difficult, draining, thankless calling. Yet, history has given us leaders who gave their lives for our futures. Today it feels like the most we can do is hope they will not become beaten down by the job. I always thought when the going gets tough, the tough get going...not stop.
Senator Evan Bayh, a fellow Hoosier, has announced his retirement. He is fed up with the uber partisan game playing with American dreams of a better tomorrow. This has made me very sad.
Growing up, his father Birch Bayh II was our Indiana Kennedy. Indiana is more GOP than Kermit is green. Bayh was our hope. His son was almost my age, and I watched him grow up, just as I watched Caroline and later, JFK, Jr. "Like Father Like Son": his name is Birch Evans Bayh III. (And his father was a US Senator for almost two decades!)
Will this exiting of our bickering elected officials become a trend? Is Bayh pullin' a Palin and preparing for a presidential run? Do they realize what shaky ground such dropping outs leave the average citizen on? Who are we left to depend on to run the business of our country?
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Bayh, but, where are our leaders? Leaders in politics know it is a difficult, draining, thankless calling. Yet, history has given us leaders who gave their lives for our futures. Today it feels like the most we can do is hope they will not become beaten down by the job. I always thought when the going gets tough, the tough get going...not stop.
Senator Evan Bayh, a fellow Hoosier, has announced his retirement. He is fed up with the uber partisan game playing with American dreams of a better tomorrow. This has made me very sad.
Growing up, his father Birch Bayh II was our Indiana Kennedy. Indiana is more GOP than Kermit is green. Bayh was our hope. His son was almost my age, and I watched him grow up, just as I watched Caroline and later, JFK, Jr. "Like Father Like Son": his name is Birch Evans Bayh III. (And his father was a US Senator for almost two decades!)
Will this exiting of our bickering elected officials become a trend? Is Bayh pullin' a Palin and preparing for a presidential run? Do they realize what shaky ground such dropping outs leave the average citizen on? Who are we left to depend on to run the business of our country?
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Bayh, but, where are our leaders? Leaders in politics know it is a difficult, draining, thankless calling. Yet, history has given us leaders who gave their lives for our futures. Today it feels like the most we can do is hope they will not become beaten down by the job. I always thought when the going gets tough, the tough get going...not stop.
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