[ClearCase_guy]

"God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says."

This is a very good article.

I don't mean to take anything away from Ben Franklin or Poor Richard, but the quote goes all the way back to Aesop's Fables, and the "God" part was originally "The gods".

Last comment: The Left constantly conflates The Government with God. For the Left, these are pretty much the same thing. If you support Big Government Social Programs, if you support Progressive Taxation, then you are being a good Christian -- as far as they are concerned.

I don't think so.

[ecomcon]

Well said.

I also took away a kind of reset on the meaning of the word “industry”, how that it is also a virtue, like diligence. The Left has it as a hate word.

They hate industry.