There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.
Politicians like generals have a tendency to fight the last war.
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are...
The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl he told me 'Don't spend anything unless you have to.'