The stampede is over

Reasonable thought might balance basic human and political instinct that is in a hurry. At least here in America.

Several forces are at play. The federally voted Congress and President appear to be more imperial than ever. The American media is becoming more cynical and political. The American voters are rising to assert themselves. Simple things like our families and our children’s future are becoming predominant.

The era of good feelings and good intentions is over. More practical policies that favor we American people will emerge. In hard times, things like our safety, clean water, waste water treatment, public schools, and national defense may assert themselves as priorities.

Our intrinsic national character to help our less well off is a lower priority when we suffer. The era of deadbeats getting attention as a priority is over, too. Keep in mind right now we do pretty good in this arena of helping our less well off through our own means.

Of course, many do organize the minority of voters to vote for the transfer of money from the haves to the have nots. What’s new. Yet this group is still a minority if we all vote. And most have nots still want to work hard. It is the dead beats that drag them down.

So what do we do. Vote. Consider candidates at all levels that promote laws and policies that enhance our way of life, and our kid’s way of life, in the long term. Short term benefits seem to be hurting us as a Country, in the end. And we can go bankrupt as a Country if that is what we want.

Bankrupt means certain things. Like we can’t borrow money anymore to pay for all these good things and ideas. Like politicians will have to fight over how to divide the tax pie we have given them. Like unemployment benefits end for lack of money. Like the price of gas for our cars go up. Like we will have to vote for new political leaders.

Live for today and die tomorrow is so un-American.