On one hand, it’s kind of interesting to follow the political happenings these days. On the other hand, it’s kind of frustrating.
Allow me to explain. It’s always intriguing to learn what possible future political leaders think about issues of great importance. I genuinely believe these United States of America stand at a crossroads. We will go one of two directions in November—deeper into debt and farther away from our founding documents, or we’ll find ways to reduce mounting debt and more fully embrace our great Constitution. It all depends on for whom the majority of Americans will cast their ballots in the general election. Presidential and Congressional decisions will have powerful impact on this current generation, and more particularly, on the generations to follow.
To the politicians, I have this request. Please, please, please! Let’s dispense with negative campaigning, attack ads, out-of-context sound bites, and hypocritical nonsense. Let us know what you have done and what you plan to do, that’s all. I know, I sound naïve and simple minded. “That’s just the way politics are done,” some say. I know all that. But deep in my heart, I long for a politician, nay, a statesman, who will rise above the common rubble of sometimes prevaricating and ad hominem political hack attacks. Address the issues! Give us genuine hope by sharing an achievable vision for an extension of true American Exceptionalism.
Hmm. My glass of Diet Coke is finished, and so shall I. Before I sign out, however, I’d like to encourage voters to be informed, believers to pray, and everyone to cast their ballots this year. National, state, and local elections depend on steadfast American patriots doing their duty.
