More than just the best policy.

Honesty and ethics in business practices aren't just a good idea. Not just a way to keep one's self in good graces with God, but they truly are the best way to engage in one's business.

And its not just on a personal or business level, but its even true (and probably MORE true) on a national level.

Once upon a time we (the United States) were run by Godly men who valued honesty, ethics and most of all the idea that we are a nation of LAW not a nation of MEN. Today we're run by an oligarchy of thieves and gangsters and soon we will either have to change and return to our God fearing days or be destroyed by our own sin.

Ann Barnhardt posted an interesting tidbit back in May of 09 (when the Federal government bent over GM's bondholders, stole the value of their stock and handed GM over to the UAW like the Marxist Mafiosos that we all know Obama and his ilk are).

    Posted by Ann Barnhardt - May 28, AD 2009 10:36 PM MST

    I came across a FASCINATING historical tidbit today on the internet. Historians regard the year 1811 as the year that the United States matured from fledgling former colony into global industrial and moral power. Do you know why? In 1811 tensions were building between the U.S. and British. We were on the run‐up to the War of 1812. While this was going on, the First Bank of the United States, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1791, was liquidated because its original 20‐year charter expired. Many of the bondholders of this bank were . . . British. There was enormous political pressure, given the hostility and tensions with the British, to give the British bondholders the shaft and pocket that money to help finance the coming war. The leaders of First Bank refused to go along with the desires of the politicians and repaid every penny of their debt, including their British creditors. Why did they do this? Because it was the LAW. The Rule of Law came first to these men.

    This one act of integrity had a cascading effect that essentially set the course of this nation and its economy for the next 198 years. Word quickly spread throughout the business districts of Europe that the words "Backed By The Full Faith And Credit Of The United States Government" meant something, and meant something real. European investment dollars came pouring in to the "fledgling former colony", the industrial revolution was born, and The United States of America that we all know and love was born. We are literally the children of integrity, the children of "full faith".

    That era ended earlier this week. Without the rule of law, the words "full faith and credit of the government of the United States" are meaningless words. And, just as money came flowing in 198 years ago, money will now go flowing out. Our government is now fascist and is run by gangsters who would not know integrity if they were being beaten over the head with it.

    God help us.

Either we return to the Christian roots this nation was found upon (among which honesty, integrity and ethical business practices are a part) or we will join Rome, Greece (ancient and modern) and every other "great" culture on the ash heap of history.

God help us indeed.