Character Matters – A Message From Larry Halloran

On August 3rd I hope you will cast a vote for Jim Anderson in the 4th District U.S. Congressional race. Jim possesses the independence and unyielding integrity we desperately need in Washington.

Above all else, I believe Jim lives by his word and his avowed principles. Kansans and our nation deserve a citizen legislator with principles and common sense that will defend our Constitution. At a time when integrity and character matters most in those we choose to lead us we must look to our  Founders and men like Jim that are committed to always doing the right thing. If character matters to you; please:

Vote – “Jim Anderson” for Congress – August 3rd

Thank you,
Larry Halloran
State Director, Kansas Independence Caucus
Founder & Chairman, Wichita – South Central Kansas 912 Group

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C. Bradley Thompson [1] writes of John Adams in The Founders Almanac [2] that

Character Matters

“Despite his extraordinary achievements, Adams has always posed a genuine problem for historians. From the moment he entered public life, he always seemed to travel the road not taken. Americans have rarely seen a political leader of such fierce independence and unyielding integrity. In debate he was intrepid to the verge of temerity, and his political writings reveal an utter contempt for the art of dissimulation. Unable to meet falsehoods halfway and unwilling to stop short of the truth, Adams was in constant battle with the accepted, the conventional, the fashionable, and the popular.”

“Never the hypocrite, Adams lived by his own words and avowed principles. He always chose to act in ways he thought right or just, regardless of the reward or punishment.”

“ Adams greatest moment in Congress came in the summer of 1776. On July 1, Congress considered final arguments on the question of independence, and John Dickinson, a delegate from Pennsylvania , argued forcefully against it. When no one responded to Dickinson , Adams rose and delivered a rhetorical tour-de-force that moved the assembly to vote in favor of independence. Years later, Thomas Jefferson recalled that so powerful in “thought & expression” was Adams’s speech, that it “moved us from our seats” He was, Jefferson said, “our Colossus on the floor”.”

[1] C. Bradley Thompson is an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of History and Political Science at Ashland University , in Ashland , Ohio .

[2] The Founders Almanac is a Center For American Studies book, published by The Heritage Foundation, copyright 2002, ISBN 0-89195-104-0

1. Vicky Nichols says:

   July 28, 2010 at 20:42

   Larry my husband and I agree with you, we have made our decision to vote Aug 3 for Jim Anderson. We feel he will best represent our core values and conservative views for the 4th district. This is the most important election of our life time, we will take a stand, and vote for Jim Anderson for congress. God Bless America.