Every year America celebrates the new year with hope, joy, and a desire that the new year will truly bring advancements for the common good and that the quality of life will be improved for all people everywhere.
This new year we are starting out with the continuation of War in Iraq and Afghanistan with our men and women in uniform still paying the ultimate price with their sacrifice. There is unfortunately no end in sight. Our President can't tell us how either war will turn out and there is a very strong possibility more U.S. troops will be sent to Afghanistan.
Since this new year is also an election year for a new President, we are being told Congress will not get any thing meaningful accomplished. After record deficit spending for the past 7 years, the budget will still be in deficit at the end of this year and no end is in sight. The administration told the American people that Iraqi oil would pay for the war, but it never happened, and so far it has cost the American taxpayers a half trillion dollars and growing.
The increase in the price of oil has been at record levels for over a year and no down turn is in the offering, in fact hitting a record a few days ago of $100 barrel. We have a president who has not lifted one finger to bring those prices down. There is a mortgage crisis and people have no confidence in this president whatsoever. The people have openly been lied to over and over concerning a wide range of issues by this president.
So what does the American people have to look forward to in this new year? There is always hope, and our people have plenty of that, but how is that converted to something positive for the people with so many negative issues that have failed to be acted on. What can we the people do to really change the direction of our country in 2008?
All of us have to dig deep inside and resolve to break the status quo in some kind of way. I think a good start would be to challenge our elected officials more to influence their decisions and to let them know that we are not going to continue to reelect them, just because they have been there a long time. I urge you to resolve to make your own decisions and judgements and break the cycle of influence that news journalists try to bestow on the American public.
If we are independent in our thoughts and decisions, we have the power to change things for the better. Don't be afraid to think before you act or take the time to analyze the situation. You will be pleasantly surprised at the power of independent thought. Good luck in 2008, Happy New Year and hopefully all of us will become better at demanding positive accomplishments from our elected officials in order to move our country forward and improve the quality of life for all Americans.
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"All of us have to dig deep inside and resolve to break the status quo in some kind of way. I think a good start would be to challenge our elected officials more to influence their decisions and to let them know that we are not going to continue to reelect them, just because they have been there a long time."
^That's what I've been saying. Don't continue voting for a person just because he's of a certain party. Look at THEIR policies, THEIR voting record and THEIR campaign promises. Evaluate the promises. Are they realistic? Do they coincide with the candidate's past voting record? Do THEIR policies most closely align with your own? Are they willing to put politics aside and represent EVERYONE? Are they willing to tackle legislation which may be unpopular with many, as John Kennedy did with Civil Rights legislation in the 60s? Are they willing to represent the people instead of the corporations?
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