I'm Here for Bill
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Folks,
I have to make an admission. I am not terribly political.
To be honest, my participation in local and national politics before this year was solely as a voter (with the exception of a single day many years ago when I passed out flyers for Jimmy Carter). Sure, I paid attention - perhaps more than some, but I've never gotten as personally involved in any campaign as I have been in this year's effort.
Somehow over the last year, I went from an early volunteer for Richardson to be asked to take the helm of the Pennsylvania for Richardson group. (And I'm still not sure how I got talked into it.) But I got involved because on the day I first heard that Bill Richardson was considering a run for President, I knew that he was the one I wanted to see take the oath of office in January 2009.
So, here I am - in the thick of it, watching the percent-by-percent results flash across the bottom of the screen on MSNBC. Not sure how I got here, but here I am.
And, it's here I intend to stay.
I'm not here to help elect the next Democratic Candidate. I'm here to make Bill Richardson the next President. And, as I've said to many people over the past months, "If Bill Richardson abandons his campaign, I'm gone." I'll go back to my role of interested observer and voter.
But, I'm not ready to go away yet.
I'm here for Bill.
I'm here for me - and my family, my community and my country. I have not wavered from my fundamental conviction.
Until the day that Bill Richardson tells me he is no longer in the chase for the White House, I'll be here to do whatever I can - neophyte that I may be - to make that goal a reality.
No rehash of his credentials tonight. No appeal for your support, your activities, your actions.
Just a simple statement of fact:
I'm here for Bill….
….and I have no plans to go away.
John Rice
Pennsylvania for Richardson
I have to make an admission. I am not terribly political.
To be honest, my participation in local and national politics before this year was solely as a voter (with the exception of a single day many years ago when I passed out flyers for Jimmy Carter). Sure, I paid attention - perhaps more than some, but I've never gotten as personally involved in any campaign as I have been in this year's effort.
Somehow over the last year, I went from an early volunteer for Richardson to be asked to take the helm of the Pennsylvania for Richardson group. (And I'm still not sure how I got talked into it.) But I got involved because on the day I first heard that Bill Richardson was considering a run for President, I knew that he was the one I wanted to see take the oath of office in January 2009.
So, here I am - in the thick of it, watching the percent-by-percent results flash across the bottom of the screen on MSNBC. Not sure how I got here, but here I am.
And, it's here I intend to stay.
I'm not here to help elect the next Democratic Candidate. I'm here to make Bill Richardson the next President. And, as I've said to many people over the past months, "If Bill Richardson abandons his campaign, I'm gone." I'll go back to my role of interested observer and voter.
But, I'm not ready to go away yet.
I'm here for Bill.
I'm here for me - and my family, my community and my country. I have not wavered from my fundamental conviction.
Until the day that Bill Richardson tells me he is no longer in the chase for the White House, I'll be here to do whatever I can - neophyte that I may be - to make that goal a reality.
No rehash of his credentials tonight. No appeal for your support, your activities, your actions.
Just a simple statement of fact:
I'm here for Bill….
….and I have no plans to go away.
John Rice
Pennsylvania for Richardson
