Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Government vs. "the Blind Side"
I think this writer is right on.
No government program or decree can make something like this happen. It takes "real" people.
Government's role should be to create an environment where citizens can be successful, and as history shows, successful citizens are very charitable when it comes to sharing that success...
No government program or decree can make something like this happen. It takes "real" people.
Government's role should be to create an environment where citizens can be successful, and as history shows, successful citizens are very charitable when it comes to sharing that success...
At DakotaVoice.com, Star Parker writes:
"Michael Oher’s story has already received much attention. How a homeless black 15-year-old winds up in a Christian private school and how a white Christian couple adopted him and helped him develop to get the grades to stay in school, become a star athlete, an All-American football player and a multimillion-dollar NFL draft pick.
TheBlindSideOur wake-up call should be that the factors that saved and transformed Michael Oher’s life stand in stark contrast to the government solutions we hear from Washington about dealing with our problems relating to poverty and education."
