Public service - calling Rick Noriega

What does it mean to be a public servant? The words literally mean someone who serves the public. Someone who promotes the general welfare.

What has happened to public service? We have become used to politicians who seek office as a trinket for their resumes and a sop to their egos. We have become used to politicians who feather their own nests while delivering perks to their cronies at taxpayer expense.

The public is hungry for good government again. But, it's going to take hard work and sacrifice to reclaim our government. That's public service and we are all called to do it.

E. J. Dionne wrote about the fight for the soul of the Republican Party after Bush. But, the Democratic Party is fighting for its soul, too. Progressives are working on building a new Democratic Party. A party based on progressive ideals of public service. A party that actually promotes the general welfare.

The race for the 2008 senate seat in Texas should be about building a new Democratic Party. If we want to win at all costs, the price will be our soul. The race for the 2008 senate seat in Texas should be about public service.

Rick Noriega stands out as a man ready for the job. He's already been called to public service as a National Guardsman in Afghanistan and a representative in the house. Rick is called again.

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