By Rich Kozlovich
Through the course of my life I discovered that being a real leader
means standing up and saying:
‘Hold it! This is all wrong, and I'm not going to stand for it, and we’re
going to change!’
Whether it is in government or in business that means
being the rock in the current. For a real leader, that's a quality that had to have been part and parcel of who they were for
most of their life.
Let’s face it; heterodoxy isn’t for the faint of
heart, and for the most part is a personal trait. The willingness to stand against the tide taking a principled stand that means being disliked, ridiculed and rejected. But know this, if you've the courage to row against the tide, eventually the tide turns, and all of a sudden you might just be in the lead.
As for the go along to get along guys who
are perceived as 'good leaders'; they may in reality only be ‘good
managers’ who were chosen to merely organize the direction everyone
decided to go! They’re easy to deal with, easy to get along with and
would never in a million years stir up the manure. Quite frankly, I find them to be invertebrates, taking the easy way for their own benefit, so let me tell you about Col. John Boyd.
An article that no longer exists on line stated:
Boyd was…..a Pentagon "Whiz Kid"— one of the rare few
who were "defined by the courts-martial and investigations they faced."..... "the most important unknown man of his time and the most
remarkable unsung hero in American military history."….. Loud and
profane, Boyd's intellectual achievements were matched by his relentless
guerrilla warfare against hidebound "careerists" then running the Air
Force…… The tenets of this speech reflected both his spirit and values:
One day you will come to a fork in the road. And you're going to
have to make a decision about what direction you want to go. [Boyd]
raised his hand and pointed. "If you go that way you can be somebody.
You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on
your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get
promoted and you will get good assignments."
Then Boyd raised the other
hand and pointed another direction. Or you can go that way and you can
do something — something for your country and for your Air Force and for
yourself. If you decide to do something, you may not get promoted and
you may not get the good assignments and you certainly will not be a
favorite of your superiors. But you won't have to compromise yourself.
You will be true to your friends and to yourself. And your work might
make a difference.
He paused and stared. To be somebody or to do something. In life
there is often a roll call. That's when you will have to make a
decision. To be or to do? Which way will you go?
Unfortunately, most "leaders" will go along to get along. It's been their way of life and a reflection of their character, and in most cases they're incapable of mustering the courage to stand up
against all odds for what's right.
The world is now aware that what appears as leadership within the nation is no real leadership at all; only hucksters, con
artists and cowards.
"To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll
call. That's when you will have to make a decision. To be or to do?
Which way will you go?" - Col. John Boyd
Editor's Note:
I've linked all these men to their Wikipedia page. First, Wikipedia
isn't considered a reliable source. Why? Because it's
fraught with left wingers who pander to left wing narratives, including
changing information about people that's known to be false, and when the
people they've denigrated object and change it, they change it back,
and will keep doing that until that person tires and goes away.
I know
that for a fact because writers I communicate with have gone through
it. Therefore, often times what they say is leftist narrative, including
the statement “spurious allegations of widespread voter fraud." However, if you're a
reader, you can pick out the clabber, then ignore it, and utilize the rest. Please view my Dominion Computers, and
Voter Fraud files. RK
Steve Chabot - In 1994, Chabot ran
for the U.S. House again and defeated Democratic
incumbent David S. Mann of Ohio's 1st
congressional district, 56%–44%. In 1996, he defeated Democrat Mark
Longabaugh, a member of the Cincinnati City Council, 54%–43%.[6] In 1998, he defeated Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls, 53% to 47%.[7] In the series of debates during that
campaign, Qualls criticized Chabot for not funneling enough federal spending
back to his home district. Chabot countered that he would not support
"wasteful or unnecessary" federal programs.[8][9] In 2000, he defeated City Councilman
and Harvard graduate
John Cranley 53–44%.[10] In 2002, he defeated Greg Harris,
with 65% of the vote.[10] In 2004, he defeated Greg Harris
again, with 60% of the vote.[11]
Warren Earl Davidson - An American
politician and former military officer serving as U.S.
Representative for Ohio's 8th
Congressional District since 2016. Prior to political office he was
an officer in United States Army
Special
Operations and led his family's manufacturing business. Davidson is
a member of the Republican
Party.
Upon retirement from the Army, Davidson attended the University of Notre Dame for his MBA.[1]
After graduate school Davidson returned to Ohio to help his
father run the family business, West Troy Tool & Machine. Davidson
purchased the business from his father in 2005 and transformed it from a
small batch machining and fabricating business into a high volume contract fabrication and injection molding manufacturer.[6]
In 2014 Davidson and a business partner combined West Troy with another
manufacturing group called RK Metals, with Davidson becoming managing
director of RK Metals and president of West Troy.[6][7] They renamed the combined business Integral Manufacturing in 2015.[6] Davidson ceased affiliation with the company upon taking office in 2016, but continues to percentage lease facilities to Integral and a neighboring company.[1][2][6][8]
During his time in manufacturing, Davidson served as Chairman of
the Dayton Region Manufacturers Association, an industry trade group.[2]
(My Take - Other than his position on cryptocurrencies, which I've read and still don't understand how it could work and don't trust the concept. Otherwise, I'm impressed with the caucuses he's a part of and I like his views. RK)
Robert Brian Gibbs[1] (born June 14, 1954) is an American
politician serving as the U.S.
Representative for Ohio's 7th
congressional district. He is a member of the Republican
Party.
On March 4, 2013, Gibbs introduced
the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 (H.R. 935; 113th
Congress), a bill that would prohibit the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and states authorized to issue a permit
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) from
requiring a permit for some discharges of pesticides authorized for use under
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA).[20][21] In 2018, Gibbs was supported by the Great America
Committee, a political action
committee registered by Vice
President Mike Pence.[22]
In December 2020, Gibbs was one of
126 Republican members of the House of
Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania,
a lawsuit filed at the United
States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020
presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed[23] over incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear
the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of
the election held by another state.[24][25][26]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called
signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion."
Additionally, Pelosi reprimanded Gibbs and the other House members who
supported the lawsuit: "The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this
lawsuit brought dishonor to the House. Instead of upholding their oath to
support and defend the Constitution, they chose to subvert the Constitution and
undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions."[27][28] New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell, citing section three of the 14th Amendment, called for Pelosi to not seat
Gibbs and the other Republicans who signed the brief supporting the suit.
Pascrell argued that "the text of the 14th Amendment expressly forbids
Members of Congress from engaging in rebellion against the United States.
Trying to overturn a democratic election and install a dictator seems like a pretty
clear example of that."[29]
On January 7, 2021, Gibbs objected
to the certification of the 2020
US presidential election results in Congress based on spurious
allegations of widespread voter fraud.[30]
Bill Johnson - William Leslie Johnson (born November 10, 1954) is an
American politician who has been the U.S.
Representative for Ohio's 6th
congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the
Republican
Party.
On
January 7, 2021, Johnson objected to the certification of the 2020
US presidential election results in Congress based on spurious
allegations of widespread voter fraud.[6] Bill
Johnson is a member of both the Conservative Republican Study
Committee[7] and the centrist Republican
Main Street Partnership. During the 112th Congress, Johnson's
"Veteran's Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act" was passed
into law.[citation needed]
Additionally, the House passed
Johnson's "World War II Memorial Prayer Act" which would require the prayer
President Franklin Roosevelt gave on D-Day to be placed on the World War II
memorial.[8]
The House also passed Johnson's
"Stop the War on Coal Act" which would stop the creation of any new
rules that threaten mining jobs.[8] Both pieces of legislation have been
sent to the Senate for consideration. Johnson sponsored of H.R. 4036, the
"Pass a Budget Now Act" which would cut the pay of legislators if a
budget is not passed by April 15 of each year.[9]
James Daniel Jordan (born February
17, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S.
representative for Ohio's 4th
congressional district since 2007.
His district stretches from Lake Erie to just below Urbana in the north-central and western portions
of the state and includes Lima, Marion, Tiffin and Elyria. A member of the Republican
Party, Jordan is a former collegiate wrestler and
college wrestling coach.
Jordan is a
founding member of the conservative
House Freedom Caucus,
serving as its first chair from 2015 to 2017. He was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020. He
vacated that position to become the ranking member of the House
Judiciary Committee. A close ally of President Donald Trump, Jordan was awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2021.[3] Jordan was one of the 139
representatives who voted to overturn the results of the 2020
US presidential election in Congress on January 7, 2021, the day
after the storming
of the US Capitol.[4]
