Why would I do this?

There was a time, not too long ago, when the United States had a government of, for and by the people. Somewhere along the line that concept got lost. We now have a government of the Party, for the Party and by the Party. Sure, you can say that there are two parties, but the fact is that they both have one similarity that outweighs all differences, the desire to obtain and maintain power by any means necessary. They no longer care about or represent the people; only for themselves.

This blog is being born out of a sense of extreme frustration at what is happening in the United States today. We, the people, have labeled ourselves with some arbitrary party designation and seem to have bought into the idea that Democrats and Republicans are somehow enemies. What we need to realize is that the Parties benefit from this extreme partisanship at our expense. We should not think of things along party lines. How many of us can truly say that they agree with every aspect of what our chosen Party has a part of their party platform? I know I can't.

So, why am I doing this? Well, I want to get more involved in politics, but know that I do not have all the answers or even know all the questions. I'd like to start a sort of Lyceum or debate society where people can come and discuss the issues. I'd like a place where we can throw out what we think the issues are, what we think the solution is, and how we think the solution can best be implemented and then get some feedback. What are your thoughts? How would do things differently? What would you focus on instead of what I am focusing on? Hopefully through these exchanges we can all gain something, whether it is learning something new, a new perspective on a subject, or at least a better understanding about a subject and the reasons people believe what they do.

Maybe at the end of this all I, or maybe one of you, will run for some elected office. Who knows, one of us may even win.

If nothing else, at least we will be involved, and that is the only way to change the system.