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A Hatfield Who Was the Real McCoy
Posted: August 14, 2011
Remembering an Oregon Senator…
Mark Hatfield was the real McCoy.
Since I was but a little boy,
I watched this Oregonian
display integrity.
Between a rock and a hard place,
he found a way to make his case
in spite of pressures to conform
or take the easy road.
Professor and then Governor
and then a U. S. Senator,
he left his mark in every place
his God led him to serve.
A moderate Republican
he crossed the aisle (unlike some)
and let his dove-like ways be known
when hawks would win the day.
And through it all Mark helped us see
that compromise and decency
can bring about what you believe
our nation truly needs.
Where are the Hatfields of our day
who read God's Word and daily pray,
but will not use their faith to judge
their colleagues on The Hill?
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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