To Those Who Know the Truth

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." —Theodore Roosevelt

My parting comment to those who have failed the truth on the sidelines, at the polls, and in the media: I have served Lake St. Louis for the past 6 years without self-interest, but rather to improve the community at large.

I voted with conscience after listening to constituents, rather than because of any political persuasions.

I did not fall ill to the dark places that engulf the good old boys in this community.

I will remain an active and engaged citizen—which is what Lake St. Louis needs more than anything right now. Being a leader is serving for the right reasons and I have accomplished that.

I will continue to blog on this PATCH post to continue to work on things that matter to me and the community.