A little bit of Politics

In 2 weeks we will vote for President. What happens this day will have an impact on all of us....and a major impact on what is going to happen in the great ol' USA for the next 4 years. Needless to say November 4, 2008 is a day for the history books.

Today, America and Americans are at a crossroads. We have come to an intersection on a stretch of road that is somewhat off the beaten path. Far away from the direction that we have intended to travel. Now is the time to make a decision. Are we going to read a map and plan out where we need to be and make the right changes to get there?....Or are we going to continue to fly by the seat of our pant and rest on our instinct and experience even thought the places we are traveling are dramatically different?

At this intersection, the paths we can take couldn't possibly be more different. I am not going to tell you what I think it right (at least not in this post)...although I have a very strong opinion on the topic. But what I will say is please make an informed decision. It is MUCH too important not to. And please make a decision because it is MUCH to important not to.

Don't listen to everything you hear in the news, always on the same channel, and take it as fact. Too often this if from biased sources. Seek out information from a variety of sources. Find out where candidates stand on issues that are important to you and your family such as education, the environment, and health care. If you are not sure what something means or who someone is or what an organization is, look it up before you assume it is bad because Fox News or MSNBC told you to think that way. And please stop forwarding emails that are full of propaganda disguised as the truth. This election is, and has to be, more than that.

Go to CNN.com and click on the Politics page, then click on issues and you can see where each candidate stands on each one. And then most importantly go vote on November 4th. Don't see this as an inconvenience see it as an opportunity for your voice to be heard. After all this is a democracy and if we don't take advantage of our rights they might not always be there...and you will most definitely not be heard.