Below is a post from 2018 about "the middle of the road." I had posted it "a few short months" before the fall election. Now we are close to the 2020 election. Not much has changed, and I still think the message hits the bulls-eye. What you think?
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In a few short months, another election will be here. We the People will have another chance to “speak,” and tell our leaders what we want them to do.
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In a few short months, another election will be here. We the People will have another chance to “speak,” and tell our leaders what we want them to do.
When we elect representatives in our American Democracy, we ask them to represent us because they come from us, and are like us. They should do their work on behalf of us. They should serve, not rule. They should serve briefly and then make room for others. They shouldn’t have perks, literally, they should have what we have, and live as we do. They should be honest so we can respect them.
It’s time to begin a new era! Elective office is a public service opportunity, not a career. (REPEAT). Elective office is a public service opportunity, not a career.
So now, please join me in the middle of the American road with a new focus on possibility and potential. Let’s not drive on the left or right shoulders, but travel down the middle of the road, where the language spoken is common sense supported by HONESTY AND PUBLIC SERVICE. While the shoulders certainly define the outer limits or extremes of the road, and every road has its shoulders, they aren’t where we should be traveling down, and certainly not governing from.
Just as the speed bumps on the shoulders can shake a car apart, literally shake a car apart, in some kind of grand intramural tug of war, the left and right are shaking our country apart. IT’S DISGUSTING AND JUST PLAIN WRONG! IT NEEDS TO STOP!
If we can find balance in the middle of the road, a destiny of continued blessings for each of us, and for America, will be assured. Yes! Let’s meet in the middle of the road where common sense lives. Let’s use our right to free speech responsibly. However, with the right comes the responsibility to listen. Even more, listening must mean we are willing to change. We must be willing to let the other person, or the other argument, or the other viewpoint change us. If we all come with that commitment, we will indeed meet in “the middle of the road,” and continue building an incredibly strong Common Sense for America.
. . . remember that America’s best days aren’t behind her. America’s best days are ahead of her. They always have been and always will be.
Dave
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