The Quarter Life Chronicles

I made the mistake of watching the Presidential Debates last night.  I've purposely kept myself from getting too involved in the elections this year, so I guess I was caught off guard when I finally caved in and began paying attention.  These things have become so petty nowadays.  Instead of putting the energy into building up good arguments as to why THEY are the best candidate for the job-the candidates are more concerned with making the other one look bad.  Frankly, instead of being able to take the debate seriously-I ended up feeling the need to view it as a comedy sketch.  It was totally ridiculous.  Granted, it did not dissuade me away from my candidate of choice as he did seem to bring up many good points and plans of action-but I honestly felt the debate was a total waste of time and energy for everyone involved.  One can only hope that sometime soon the Presidential Race will be turned around and better rules of conduct are brought in. 

Another thought that started to form while the debate was going on is how much this country needs another FDR.  Granted, I was never the brightest history student...but I do recall spending a good portion of time learning about Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Considering he was elected President four times in a row (and the reason why there's a two term limit now)...he must have been doing something right during those 12+* years he resided in the White House.    Without breaking out the history books I do recall that in order to pull the US out of the Great Depression he created many governmental programs to get people back into the work force.  He put rules into place to make banks safe again.  He created Social Security...amongst other programs.  During World War ll the War was not just fought in Europe and Asia...EVERYONE was involved in the war effort...whether it was in the front lines, working in factories, rationing, collecting tin...whether the contribution was little or big, everyone pitched in and thus, it united our country in a way that I don't believe was ever seen again until perhaps 9/11.

While our country isn't in as dire straights as we were back then, we're heading in that direction.  We're facing seriously financial problems.  We're already involved in wars (which could very well escalate).  The difference is is that we're not being ruled by the type of government that was in place back then.  We're not being backed by a President as strong as Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

I think that in order for this Election to become successful and worthwhile, the candidates should seriously consider the work that FDR did during his time as President.  It is time to once again unite our country and prove that we are in fact worthy of our status. 

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