Perspective...

Watching the twitter feed swim by, I can't help but ask myself...

This is a presidential election, right? Do I really believe that the person sitting behind the big desk at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. can save us from our problems? From impending economic crash? From polarization and vitriol in the body politic? From reliance on foreign sources of energy?

Nope. And if YOU believe that, you're kidding yourself. No one in the government has a wand they can wave and make our troubles go away. Not even Ben Bernanke and his Magic Money Printing Press can make things better. Now, I do believe that whoever is there can surely screw things up royally for everyone else, but none of our Presidential candidates is exactly Superman. I also believe that whomever is sitting in that chair will need the support of the American people, and I'll be willing to offer my support, no matter who wins.

Meanwhile, the problems of economics, polarization, vitriol & condescension, energy dependence, etc. remain. And this is probably just the beginning. I figure we're in for tough times, folks. And in the words of the founding fathers, we all need to hang together... or...