Elections are right around the corner. For a while there I really had no clue who I was going to vote for. Like Leslie, I wasn't proud of not wanting to vote for either candidate. Each time I would start to lean toward one candidate they would do or say something stupid that would push me in the other direction. So, I ignored all the television commercials & did my own research to reach my decision. I'm not telling who I plan on voting for, though. I do agree with everyone that there is a time for change, I do think that change will come with youth.
Say what you will, but if you look around there have been many communities that were run by old, staunchly politicians & it took someone with youthful, naive politician to reboot the system & get success. I also feel that if there were more mature youthful individuals in government, you would see young America taking more pride in the nation. It always bothered me that the national pride that came after 9/11 has floated away for most people. I felt that pride long before & long after that day. With a family full of former military & friends still overseas it's hard to not feel pride for America & her people.
What has also seemed to drift away is the national sense that we're strong enough to survive anything that gets thrown our way. There have been cycles of war, recessions, depressions, & morons in power for as long as we've been a nation. We've always come through it. So cinch those belts a little tighter & stop whining.
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