Hooray for Thomas!

I've read the articles, both in support of and demonizing Thomas. I have this to say, should you care to listen. There was no fanfare in Thomas's address regarding why he opted not to visit the White House with his Bruins family. Nothing glitzy, no snide remarks, no disrespect for the President or the office thereof. He simply stated,

"...Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People." 

Boston Bruins goalie, Tim Thomas

He went on to call out both big parties and their childish politics saying,

"... in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country." 

And guess what; he's absolutely right! I is irrelevant how you feel about anyone who's held the Office of the President, sat in the Senate, or served in the House. The gripe, the argue, the banter, they bitch, they whine, but they haven't gotten anything of substance accomplished for decades!

However, for me, the clincher; the part that cemented him in my heart as a real American Patriot was this statement regarding the threats to rights, liberties and the peoples' property,

"This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government."

BINGO! Take some time and learn what Mr. Thomas means here. Read "The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution" by Kevin R.C. Gutzman. But more importantly, read the Constitution and do so with an understanding that in the 1700s, a state was on the same level group as what we call a country today. That is, our state of Virginia was a State, equal on the global scale as Spain or Germany or China or Russia! We are a republic, but more so we are a federation of States!

See the official NHL press bit on NHL.com.


More Resources:
"Bruins MVP Tim Thomas skips..." by Greg Wyshynski (Yahoo! Sports)
"Tim Thomas: Liberty’s Most Valuable Player" by Publius (BigGovernment.com)
"Tim Thomas and the Obama snub..." by Patrik Jonsson (The Christian Science Monitor)