Th Future

I haven't written in my blog for a long time. I was told that I was getting to political, and as a small business owner trying to launch a new business I couldn't afford to alienate potential customers. I think I have been quiet long enough.

I am very concerned about the state of our country. Not just the country, but the seemingly inability to recognize that both our chosen leaders, and the ones that we have to choose from are completely out of touch with the reality of what is going on in our economy. I have made the same trip through the western third of the United States from Arizona to the tip of Idaho four times in the last 24 month. Same highways through the same towns, small to huge metropolitan areas. One thing that disturbs me a great deal is that these town's are dying. All of them. Motels and restaurants that were open two years ago are closed and for sale. I stop and eat at small diners along the way people are quiet, serious, and worried about their future. The atmosphere is dark and depressed in these places. People are seeing their life savings dwindle away to nothing. Hope's and dreams are being crushed at an alarming rate.

There are good hardworking people in America, they like to have successful productive lives. they just need a little direction, and a government that has their backs. Worrying about contraceptives and gardening from the rooftops in New York city is not going to bring this economy back. Just as disturbing is the fact that the most listened to right wing conservative radio talk show host, with 750,000 listeners can call a hard working woman. Who is working her way through law school a slut and a prostitute because she is exercising her right to free speech. I think it's great that he has lost 10 different advertisers, but why aren't we upset that he has lost his damn manners too. Someone asked Romney's wife about being rich, and she answered that she doesn't think about how much money they have. Of course not. That's because they have more than enough.

The bottom line here is that we don't have a good choice for president in the upcoming election. The socialist we have in office is unable to lead and the republicans can't seem to find a good candidate, and when they find one that might work, they attack them personally until they no longer want to run for office. I don't know how to get the establishments attention. But something has to be done so that they can really see what is going on in the country.

I'm frustrated, and I think that we should all be frustrated and do drastic things until the politicians start paying attention to something besides themselves and do the right things for America.