Jesse Helms Dies
I know many people across the country are celebrating. Jesse Helms created some passionate enemies in his life. I cannot say that I am one of them though. I disagreed with him on most of his positions, but I did have a keen respect for the man. No matter what you thought of his ideology or his political positions, no one could say that Jesse Helms did not stand on his principles. In my opinion, that is something sorely missing from American politics. Too many American politicians cannot make a decision without taking a poll to determine which way the political winds are blowing. You never had to be worried about Helms doing that, he made decisions based on his principles and stuck with them. Even when they were not popular.
Categories: Politics
Sorry but I find no virtue in standing on one’s principles when they are so horribly, clearly wrong. I hold the man personally responsible for the deaths of many early victims of AIDS and for being a large factor in the continued racism present in my beloved North Carolina. I’m not going to say I’m glad he’s dead, but I sure as hell ain’t grieving.