Former Congressman: ‘The Fish Rots From the Head’
Former U.S. Rep. John Linder, a nine-term Republican who represented Georgia in the House, recently wrote a guest commentary for TheBlaze in which he used a centuries-old proverb to describe what is happening to America today.
And, by extension, he said it’s what will happen if America elects Hillary Clinton president.
“A fish rots from the head.”
That ancient proverb was first put in writing five centuries ago by Erasmus, so it is said. It means the same in all cultures. The root cause of failure is leadership.
The leader sets the tone. The actions of the government are a reflection of the style and direction of the leader.
Linder then went on to detail the examples of failed leadership exhibited by President Barack Obama, such as:
- the promise of new jobs through the funding of “shovel-ready projects:”
- the promise that “if you like your doctor, you can keep that doctor” under Obamacare;
- the promise that pulling out of Iraq would be one of his “great achievements;” and
- the assurance that ISIS was merely the “JV team” of radical Islamic terrorism.
The Congressman asks, with Hillary Clinton potentially the 45th President of the United States, are you ready for more? He said in her 25-year history of “public service,” the Democratic presidential nominee has a “history of lying.”
In one of her first acts as first lady she claimed that the White House travel office was corrupt and fired them all replacing them with trusted Arkansas friends. A court found her claims bogus. She lied.
Her first act as secretary of state was to arrange to handle her communications on a private server free from the prying eyes of Congress and the White House. She said it was to avoid using more than one device. She lied.
She said that she turned over all work-related communications to the Department of State. She lied.
She said that she neither sent nor received classified communications. She lied.
And the list goes on, and on. Linder concludes his piece by simply asking, “Do we really want four more years of this?
“A fish rots from the head.”
