All Americans are idealists. All true Americans, anyway, even if we disagree on what the ideal is. If we ever lose that spark of hope that accompanies idealism, we lose our identity.
It is wise to underline idealism with a dose of pragmatism, but it is the difference between where we realize we are today and where we hope to be tomorrow that gives us our direction.
Those who vote speak for those who won't, and those who speak vote for those that don't! If you have an issue you value, and it is good for the rest of us, too, speak up! It's okay to wear your political heart on your sleeve in America.
You can find this post via either http://www.RaceforAmerica.com/ or http://www.BloggingforAmerica.com/.
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
America, God Shed His Grace
The election is done, and results are mostly in. I'm reeling a bit with how well the Democrats have done, but unlike some people, I don't see them as the enemy. I don't fully trust them, but they too represent a part of the voice of this people.
At the time of writing, the Democrats control the House, the Republicans control the Presidency, and the Senate is split. That actually allows for a precariously sensational balance that should make listening to the radio a lot more fun over the next few years, though I worry that Democrats will get brazen, fat heads and forget why they have been elected. It is not because we agree with homosexuality or abortion or many of the other stands they have paraded over the past decade, but because we recognize the need for balance in a true Democratic system.
We have not upended Bush or tossed out the virtues of the Republican party, but we have done a little bloodletting, and hopefully our country will be more fit and less swollen for it. Thank God (literally) that Nancy Pelosi is only Speaker of the House and not President, and I think we can call it a day and maybe sleep tonight.
From the point of view of my team, we've had our victories, and we will go home to sweet memories and two years of egalitarian rewards. Dave Reichert hasn't won yet, but last I heard he was up 51% to 49%. It may just come down to the effort that our little band has put in, and that makes me feel good all over, and ought to be a tepid lesson in political activism. A very small number (forty, in our case) can make a real difference, and who knows? Maybe the exactly 250 calls I made today and the people I inspire through this blog will make a lasting impression on the face of my beautiful America.
Jed Merrill
You can find this post via either http://www.RaceforAmerica.com/ or http://www.BloggingforAmerica.com/.
At the time of writing, the Democrats control the House, the Republicans control the Presidency, and the Senate is split. That actually allows for a precariously sensational balance that should make listening to the radio a lot more fun over the next few years, though I worry that Democrats will get brazen, fat heads and forget why they have been elected. It is not because we agree with homosexuality or abortion or many of the other stands they have paraded over the past decade, but because we recognize the need for balance in a true Democratic system.
We have not upended Bush or tossed out the virtues of the Republican party, but we have done a little bloodletting, and hopefully our country will be more fit and less swollen for it. Thank God (literally) that Nancy Pelosi is only Speaker of the House and not President, and I think we can call it a day and maybe sleep tonight.
From the point of view of my team, we've had our victories, and we will go home to sweet memories and two years of egalitarian rewards. Dave Reichert hasn't won yet, but last I heard he was up 51% to 49%. It may just come down to the effort that our little band has put in, and that makes me feel good all over, and ought to be a tepid lesson in political activism. A very small number (forty, in our case) can make a real difference, and who knows? Maybe the exactly 250 calls I made today and the people I inspire through this blog will make a lasting impression on the face of my beautiful America.
Jed Merrill
You can find this post via either http://www.RaceforAmerica.com/ or http://www.BloggingforAmerica.com/.
Monday, October 30, 2006
A Race for America
In less than one week, 600 students from Brigham Young University will fly out to the most hotly contested election districts of the country to make a difference in the midterm elections.
I am one of them, a graduate student studying Finance and Business Management, and I am creating this blog to catalog my own experiences and possibly to include the best experiences of other young conservatives who are involved in this Race for America!
Follow our adventures here, starting November 3rd and ending shortly after the election as we return (victorious!) to our families, homes, schools, and another chapter of American life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!
Jed Merrill
You can find this post via either http://www.RaceforAmerica.com/ or http://www.BloggingforAmerica.com/.
I am one of them, a graduate student studying Finance and Business Management, and I am creating this blog to catalog my own experiences and possibly to include the best experiences of other young conservatives who are involved in this Race for America!
Follow our adventures here, starting November 3rd and ending shortly after the election as we return (victorious!) to our families, homes, schools, and another chapter of American life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!
Jed Merrill
You can find this post via either http://www.RaceforAmerica.com/ or http://www.BloggingforAmerica.com/.
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