A Ray of Sunshine - Honest, Diligent, Intelligent Public 'Servants' [View All]

[TahitiNut]

I'm an independent. I eschew (blind) partisanship I invest my beliefs in values and principles, not cults. At the same time, I've been accused all my life of the fashion misdemeanors of "wearing a white hat" and "wearing my heart on my sleeve." I steadfastly believe that the worst 'sins' are lying to one's self and lying to others. I believe that in the pursuit of personal integrity there can be no self-righteousness. It is a pursuit that can have no conclusion while one lives and breathes lest the goal be forsaken.

That said, for the first time in years I am heartened by an exemplar of integrity in public service. Absolutely nothing comes out more clearly in Fitzgerald's press conference than a standard of integrity (and healthy humility) that has not been apparent for a long, long time. Fitzgerald portrays self-confidence without self-righteousness, diligence without obsession, idealism without naivete.

If nothing else, this is a single bright spot in a cesspool of corruption and pandemic of deceit.