In this day and age people constantly get the three confused. They are all three very much different, you know. Consider the man driving the big 18 wheeler. He possesses power. On the other hand, the little 5ft 4in woman with a badge holding her hand up blowing a whistle. Now that is authority. She receives it from her chain of command and city government.

That truck driver, should he continue, can likely power his way past that police woman but when he does, he is subject to penalties. That is to say, he becomes responsible for any damage, injury and death. Because he intentionally disobeyed the police officer, he should be made to pay for his crime.

Power, authority and responsibility wind their way through corporations, governments and military organizations. However, it is also important that each one of us have our own personal bit of power, authority and responsibility. For a society to really work, we must not abuse power as the dems do. We absolutely must not wrongfully use our authority. When we hurt others, even by accident, we must accept responsibility, unlike Old Joe. I guess his parents teach him about power, authority or certainly responsibility. Every time he misuses power he ignores it. Every time he has authority, he causes grief. Every time he is responsible for the loss of life, he hides in the cellar or quickly point his finger at someone else.