Forwarded to me by a friend in Gadsden (who proudly voted for Kerry knowing that she was outnumbered -- and still, is horrified by the outcome on Tuesday). The thing is -- you can replace the name "Alabama" with that of any other state ... or, yes, Canadian province ... and it would still be true.
"Many of us today are used to better things. God has blessed us so richly. I look at us and I am ashamed.
Ashamed of our failure to use our blessings to improve the lives of our fellow Alabamians.
Ashamed that we have become insensitive to our escalating criminal population, to the over-crowding of our prisons and jails and to the accompanying problems of understaffing. Seemingly safe with our burglar bars and security systems and even gated conclaves, we have failed to provide leadership in combating the twin causes of criminal activity — poverty and lack of education."
http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2004/as-insight-1010-0-4j08r2233.htm
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