Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Six days and counting

In under a week the United States will face a historic election day, with a candidate of African heritage on the ticket AND leading in the polls against a man with incredible amounts of experience in Washington who increasingly grasps at minute details in an attempt to gain some credibility back to a failed campaign.

Our country is in a financial crisis, seeing families in all classes wondering what exactly will come next. We continue to face challenges in the form of our failed foreign policy and the newfound angst much of the world feels towards us. We are failing in stance on energy, both coal and renewable, global climate change, healthcare and biotechnology, and so many other aspects of political and social sciences.

We desperately need change, and we are likely about to get it. We are on the cusp of a cultural and political revolution, and I am left to wonder what will change bring? Can one man, and his team of advisors, cabinet members, and probably democratic secondary political bodies in the form of senate and house, bring about a balanced plan and approach for the short, mid, and long term in this country? In short, is EITHER choice the right choice?

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