Sandra McCracken

A day coming...

I can't wait for this election to be behind us.  Not long now, and we can begin picking up the partisan pieces and move forward.   I miss Tim Russert.  I don't know much about politics, but he always seemed to so humble and informed in his opinions.  He was able to agitate and diffuse in the same stroke.

This presidential campaign seemed to start so early, and has regurgitated the same themes and sound bites for so long that i can hardly stomach it.  As the end approaches, people on both sides are finding less common ground than ever, and i have seen even more polarity within circles and families around me than I can remember.
 
I agree that it is a very pivotal moment for our country, but the banner of fear that is prevailing is not constructive and will be hard to remove after the decision has been made.  Neither side is a perfect platform, and past next week, we will still have to all do the dirty work of caring for our communities, our neighbors, and making the most of our resources for the greater good. 
 
So, like the rest of us, I am looking forward to the other side of things.  I hope the new leadership will help toward resolution and progress toward peace in the middle east and diplomacy all over the world.  I hope for the rebuilding of our domestic economy, starting by caring for the poor and the sick and the voiceless among us.   I hope for the conservation of our environment and sustainable communities within our nation.  Most immediately, I hope that we as a people can unify after this election.  It seems like such a hateful cultural climate and I welcome some peace between us.

I urge everybody go out and vote.  Vote early and be done with it.  Then we can go back home to the day to day shaping of our character as families, as communities, and as a people.  The president elect can't do that for us.  We have to do it ourselves.

The way i see it, these things I'm thinking about are not really political.  I have a wary faith in politics as a substantial solution for these big issues.  But I believe there is a day coming when all things will be made right.  And that IS the big hope on which all these little hopes hang.  Haste the day.