What does the United States need, 232 years young? Are we headed in the right direction or has sense of direction been lost? The nation is not whole. We are dividing more as each day passes. Many appear to believe issues are Black & White-nothing further from the truth. There is an infinite number of shades in between. As in color, there are infinite possibilities to solve issues home and abroad.


Election 2008 is something of a first, yet no different from any other. There is a woman, a man of color, just people like all of us. What does gender or ethnicity have to do with any of it? Nothing.


All too often, voters are also swayed by negative comments brought out by the candidates and trash talk brought out through media (what’s the truth?). Whom people associate with is very important. Whether they are male or female has no bearing.


Past is history, as they say. The future is NOW and NOW is all we have. Like a True/False test, generally the initial choice was correct. Think back. Who was your first choice for the next president? Don’t be swayed. We need to be united once again. What will bring unity back? Time for a real change?


Daniel Schitkovitz

1975 OPRF Graduate

 

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