This American citizen is grateful there is an end to the election madness.
Thankful the Election is Over
While I realize we are in some ways blessed to have elections, I can honestly say I am thankful this 2008 Presidential Election for America is finally over. This is my bye-bye to what has been a long, drawn-out, tooth and nails fight for a new president.
Why Am I Thankful?
I suppose it is only fair to say why I am thankful our 2008 Presidential Election is over. I am not an admirer of politics. I think most of it is a money/influence game. My opinion is that America has become a land of greed and shallowness in the political arena. It's like back-biting and underhanded rule-breaking have become the norm and is carelessly accepted amongst our politicians.
Still Thankful for America
Although I detest politics, I want to make it perfectly clear that I still love being an American. I still have my pride. I still admire our great land of natural beauty. We have some wonderful blessings in our country. We have freedoms still that we take for granted each and every day. We Americans are a strange lot, but it's nice that we have so much uniqueness about us.
There Are Still Good People Here
Even though our 2008 Election has shown us once more that elections can bring out the worst in people, there is still no doubt in my mind that we still have plenty of good people here in America. I suppose they just get lost in the shuffle as the people with bigger mouths and bad attitudes take over at election time. We've had gossip, lies, and dirt-digging crammed down our throats more than ever this election. The pettiness never ceases to amaze me.
Focus Became Lost
The focus of the greater good of America once more became lost as our election gained speed and importance. It is with a heavy heart that I recall hateful newscasts and snide comments made about both candidates in the final days of the election process. Yes, I am thankful this election is over. I'm tired of hearing about all the foolishness. It's discouraging that the skeletons in a closet matter more than the way a person has changed and improved over the years. Yet it's ironic that the election is supposed to be all about change.
The Better Man, or the Better Man at?
Maybe, and one can always hope, by the time the next election rolls around, we will once more have become a land of the better man instead of the better man at: fooling the public, underhanded tactics, airing dirty laundry, providing food for our sensational journalism on purpose, or outright lies just to gain favor and leading people towards what they want to hear whether it has substance or not. Fairwell 2008 Presidential Election.
