It's Time

Nothing good can come from staying in the middle of the road. It's time to choose a side.

As we all know. the political rhetoric will increase and the "swift boating" will soon begin in earnest.

In the last two elections the common mantra here in Texas was "I don't care for either candidate much, but I chose Bush because...". I think that was a cop out because these same people had the Bush-Cheney bumper stickers on the back of their SUVs. 

Perhaps more than ever, this election is not about "choosing the lesser of two evils". It is about choosing the direction this country will take, perhaps for decades.

While McCain tries to argue against it, a vote for him is equivalent to a vote in favor of the Bush administration's actions for the last 8 years. It's a vote in favor of undeclared wars, unconstitutional actions, and corporate profits being ranked above the good of the citizens. It is a condoning of the breakdown of the principles our country was founded on, including the approval of what is fast becoming a monarchy or, even worse a dictatorship, with little or no separation of powers and a President being able to do as he pleases.

A vote for Barack Obama, as well as the other Democrats running in this fall's elections, is a vote for change and a new direction for this country. A return to the principles that made us great, and a step away from those born with a silver spoon in their mouths being "a little more equal than others".

As I get older I become more concerned with the future and less concerned with the present. I want to be sure that I can explain my actions to my children, and they can then explain it to theirs.

Choose a side and then take action.

But choose wisely.