It didn't seem right that we'd just post our list of The Top 25 Reasons Not to Vote for Jerry Kilgore on Raising Kaine. We owe it to our readers to say why we support Tim Kaine for Governor. The real problem with both these lists was paring them down to ONLY 25 items each. Well, we did our best. Here is our countdown of The Top 25 Reasons to Vote for Tim Kaine , counting down one-by-one, starting with #25.25. Tim Kaine was a Christian Missionary who put his faith into action, teaching welding, academics and religion to poor children in Honduras.
?In the middle of law school, I took off a year and worked with Catholic missionaries in Honduras. I met a real life-hero there, Jim O?Leary, who worked for 40 years among the poorest of the poor. He put me in charge of a school that taught kids carpentry and welding. That experience really changed my life by teaching me that I should measure my own life by the difference I can make for others. Since returning from Honduras 25 years ago, I have worked hard to serve my church, family, community, city and state. I wouldn?t be in public service today had I not had that experience as a young man. I recently went back to Honduras with my wife to visit Jim?s grave and see many of the missionaries I worked with so many years ago. It was a very powerful trip for both of us.? Tim Kaine Online Chat