We live in the greatest country that civilization has ever known, and we are the freest, most prosperous, generous, and innovative people who’ve ever lived on this planet. That’s due in no small part to the genius of our founders and to our continuous striving to use our freedom as a catalyst for improving life for everyone. During the twentieth century American health care eliminated most of the deadly diseases that had scourged mankind since the beginning of time. Today, that system routinely provides low-cost vaccinations and treatments for most ailments. These treatments were unimaginable 100 years ago. In recent decades we have developed medical techniques that have essentially turned old age into middle age.
Our soldiers and military and civilian leaders have stepped up time and again to defeat militant ideologies that threatened to blanket entire nations with despotism. We have used our legal and political systems to roll back discriminatory laws and practices and to open new doors of opportunity for every American citizen. Millions of Americans have moved out of poverty and ignorance through hard work, personal sacrifice, and individual responsibility. Our nation is not perfect, but we examine our faults openly and take careful, deliberate actions to correct them, without destroying the essence of our greatness. We need leaders who understand this special country and the daily gifts that it gives to its citizens and to the rest of the world.
We were clearly told what to expect, but some of us weren’t listening. “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” (Barrack Obama, Oct. 31, 2008) The hubris of that statement and the attitude/belief system that caused it to be uttered sent a chill up my spine. It still does.
People are listening now, and acting. Vote in November.
Jim Littlejohn
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