I have had enough of national politics to last a lifetime… or at least for quite awhile. It seems that every issue, large and small, is controversial and marked by angry arguments and finger pointing.To be honest, I thought that there were lots of things that most of us could agree on, but am now convinced I was wrong. We have turned into a country where all we care about are our own narrow self interests. To me that is a recipe for gridlock and disaster as the real problems of our country go unsolved or at best “solved“ by weak action that doesn‘t do much to solve anything.
It seems that most politicians only care about getting reelected and taking care of the rich, powerful, and elite of our country. They are getting away with it so I guess it works for them. I personally don’t know how they sleep at night.
I’m convinced now that it is best to just focus on family and friends, along with any local issues that may be of interest. While I will keep myself informed on what is going on around me, “tilting at windmills” is no longer much fun or productive.
Here is the current “split” for me between realist (90%) and idealist (10%) which seems to be a good ratio for the year 2010!
I’m looking forward to a new direction in my blog posts and a lessening of the frustration that occurs when the idealist part of me doesn’t line up well with the times we live in. There are lots of good things to write about and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.
