Good-Bye Gabby
I was too horrified and numbed by the violence to cry on the day she was shot, but today, watching Congress say good-bye as our Gabby resigned, the tears flowed. To me, she represents everything that is good in politics today, and there isn't much these days to feel good about.
Gabby was a true public servant in the traditional sense of the phrase: she unselfishly served her state, her constituents, and her country with an open heart and an open mind. She did not cultivate divisiveness, as so many others do. She didn't encourage an 'us against them' mentality, but worked to bring opposing sides together to compromise on issues for the good of all.
Gabrielle Giffords is a true American. She understands that being American is not an ethnicity but is a state of mind: a philosophy, a way of life. There is no one like her. She has been a beacon of light signalling the way home in a country, and particularly in this state (AZ), that has lost its way. It breaks my heart and diminishes my hope for our future to see her light dim.
Gabby was a true public servant in the traditional sense of the phrase: she unselfishly served her state, her constituents, and her country with an open heart and an open mind. She did not cultivate divisiveness, as so many others do. She didn't encourage an 'us against them' mentality, but worked to bring opposing sides together to compromise on issues for the good of all.
Gabrielle Giffords is a true American. She understands that being American is not an ethnicity but is a state of mind: a philosophy, a way of life. There is no one like her. She has been a beacon of light signalling the way home in a country, and particularly in this state (AZ), that has lost its way. It breaks my heart and diminishes my hope for our future to see her light dim.