Where are we headed?

This blog is for those of us who believe in America- what we stand for, who we are, and what we are capable of, but also wonder, "where are we headed"? In the run up to what could be one of the most important Presidential elections in the last sixty years, developments continue to occur which are worrisome, laughable, and incredible. With this blog I hope to start a discussion with others on the future of this country and how we can get there. With each entry I will try my best to be fair and balanced and try to see both sides. Like many people my age, I am very conflicted by being socially very liberal but economically very conservative. Hopefully with my postings and our shared discussions we can discover the middle ground that this country's future will be built on. A ground solidified by being responsible, fair, competitive, and progressive.

The idea for this blog came from the current increase in debates and coverage of the upcoming Republican primaries. I find politics very interesting and love analyzing every little thing. I started off very excited to see a diverse group of republican candidates and though surely one will step up and give President Obama a good challenge. Over the last few weeks during debates and press conferences, I have lost much of that optimism. Not that our current President is an acceptable alternative. He has his own scandals with the current solar company being asked to avoid layoffs until after the election and wasting his first term on an unpopular and possibly unconstitutional health care bill. Just to be clear though, I am not a wall street protester. I do not believe in blaming others for my plight. I have had my fair share of jobs beneath me, but at the end of the day, a paycheck is a paycheck, and I work hard to give my life meaning and provide for my family. The American dream was built by those who pulled themselves up by their own boot straps, not complained about how hard life was and waited for their government to take care of them. I am also a firm believer in if you have a complaint, you better damn well have a solution. Complaining when you can't think of a reasonable alternative is a waste of time. There is a lot to change, but complaining without offering alternatives is wasting valuable time that we could be using to improve this country faster.

I am about to turn 30 and will be buying a house next year with my beautiful wife and my awesome dog. The best job I have ever had was monitoring and analyzing the last election. I followed every poll, debate, and gaffe. Over the 6 months leading up to election night I analyzed everything I could find. All that work cumulated in an election night party which was absolutely exhilarating with constant projection changes or swing states going a different way than expected.

While idealism is an ideology of the young and unexperienced, I still believe in this country and the future of America and the world in general. We have sent people to the moon and back, developed a weapon that could kill us all hundreds of times over, created a world forum to discuss grievances, and created a giant science experiment that may be the first step in proving time travel is possible- all works of science fiction that have become reality. What will be our next great accomplishment that will keep America and civilization in general moving forward?