http://www.genelewisperry.com/2008/12/02/living-up-to-the-promise/ If life were like fairy tales, I'd have been devoured by trolls long ago. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.genelewisperry.com/2008/12/02/living-up-to-the-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Beth Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:12:14 +0000 http://www.genelewisperry.com/?p=232#comment-50 Point well made. I agree with you. I can only hope Obama doesn't lose sight of his lofty goals that he so passionately preached during the campaign and the thousands of volunteers that helped him, both as volunteers and voters, as so many other politicians have when they have succeeded in their electoral pursuits. It is always easier to get people to "send money" than to give a much more valuable commodity in the long run, that of their time and insight and dedication to a cause. This type of following will always have a higher "payout" than the trickling in of cash, most of which ends up being wasted and poorly spent anyway. Point well made. I agree with you. I can only hope Obama doesn’t lose sight of his lofty goals that he so passionately preached during the campaign and the thousands of volunteers that helped him, both as volunteers and voters, as so many other politicians have when they have succeeded in their electoral pursuits. It is always easier to get people to “send money” than to give a much more valuable commodity in the long run, that of their time and insight and dedication to a cause. This type of following will always have a higher “payout” than the trickling in of cash, most of which ends up being wasted and poorly spent anyway.

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