Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm Eulogizes Rosa Parks

Below are the remarks by Michigan Governor Granholm at today's celebration of the life of Rosa Parks "Rosa Parks... greatness lay in doing what everybody could do, but doesn't. "We will all say today that the greatest tribute that we could pay to our improbable warrior is to continue battling and to do so in a way that honors her life. And I, like you, imagine a day when the war will be won, when a brilliant 8-year-old chess player has the same chances in life, whether she lives in Lavonia, or off of Livernois. "We know that this war will be won when the son of a barber on Grand River receives from each of us the same looks of hope and words of encouragement, as the son of a doctor in Grand Rapids. "We know that the war will be won when the city of Bloomfield Hills and the city of Detroit have the same college graduation rates. And the same low prison incarceration rates, as well. "We know that we will be winning Mrs. Parks' war, our war, when it's yesterday's news that a newly elected governor or senator or president is a woman or a person of color. "We know that we will be winning the war when people in the state of Michigan do not have to vote on whether diversity in our university classrooms is a good thing. "We know we will see signs that we are winning this war when love overwhelms fear and acts of quiet strength become our daily bread. "So good night, Mrs. Parks, from the state of Michigan, to our own gently powerful war hero. Because by your actions, you have given us your final marching orders. We are enlisted in this war. And on behalf of the state of Michigan, ma'am, we are reporting for duty." These were truly remarkable words from Governor Granholm about a truly remarkable woman. The most relevant part of her remarks IMO were these words. "Rosa Parks... greatness lay in doing what everybody could do, but doesn't." It is truly sad that the present Administration, and unfortunately most members of Congress on both sides of the aisle can't find it in their hearts to follow those words instead of playing political games with the civil rights of all Americans. How ironic that on this day of the celebration of Rosa Parks' life, that heralded the individual rights of Americans you find even Democrats such as Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb) kissing up to the likes of the current SCOTUS nominee Samuel Alito. How pathetic!