Entries tagged with “Politics” from ReadRaymond

I know that all elected officials campaign on "change".  That's just what they do and there is nothing new about that, except perhaps when viewed through the eyes of a first-time voter.

However, this time around, I honestly do think that America is in need of a really big change - and maybe a miracle.  We're in real trouble domestically and have suffered drastically with respect to how the rest of the world views us.

The US is the aging opponent, as viewed by some.  Or the weakening father figure, as viewed by others.  Nothing is scarier for a professional athlete than a sea of youthful, determined competitors that are gunning to unseat the guy on top.  And there is a great sadness coupled with empowerment that comes when a young man realizes that he has surpassed his own father - physically, economically, emotionally, etc.  This is US, at present.

There are a sea of competitors and fresh, uprising opponents in the world - all seeking to take advantage of the fact that America has become old, tired and slow.

Thankfully, we don't have to be.  We don't have to stay that way.  America is place, not a person.  Places can change.  They can evolve, while people rarely do.  But in order to change the place, we need the miracle of evolving people.  As Americans, we must grow beyond our selfish, opinionated, everyone-else-is-an-idiot point of view.  We need to graduate from the that's-how-its-done way of thinking.  We have to accept that fact that if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it isn't working.

OK,..you've waited long enough to hear my choice of candidates (although I'm sure you have guessed by now).  But I'm going to disappoint you.  What I will say is that I wish there were many candidates that understood and believed what I'm ranting about here.  Sadly, there only seems to be one.  So I truly hope that this one candidate recognizes the subject matter they're talking about is a very real thing - and not just a topic that will elicit votes.