Opportunities and Challenges of a Democracy

With the State of the Union address behind us, it's time for reflection on where America goes now. I agree with the Op-ed article that the president did have a better speech than usual. Unfortunitly it seems that we only get a speech that we can connect with him on if there is a tragedy to talk about. This is one challenge a demcracy has in it.... finding a leader that appeals to all. With so many people enjoying the opportunity to vote in our country, it never fails that the winner of the presidental election does not have the full support of the people. The elected president goes in without absolute full support and he (or she) must gain the respect and trust of everyone who did and did not vote for them. It cannot be an easy job and not everyone is qualifed for it.
How many of us, at one point in our lives, have stood back and disagreed with everything a president has said in a speech? Chances are you have atleast disagreed with one thing in a speech. In a country where we are a melting pot of religion, class and race, we all have a different ideas on how the government should be run. The up side to having a melting pot of people like the US is that with differences comes new ideas. We are fairly young country and we are strong. This democracy has given everyone the chance to vote on how to make our nation strong.
Do you think that America would have been as strong of a country as it is now if we were not such a melting-pot?

Politics for Dummys

Every day in the media we hear about the constant battle in politics. Does anyone actually know what the heck is going on? It's seems to me that politics is like a fraternity, all gossip and pointing fingers but no proof. Throughout this blogging experience I hope to gain more knowledge about what is truth and what is nonsense in the world of American politics and see what all of you have to say about it. I guess you could say that the title for this blog is straight to the point. I want to hear what the actual facts without all the bull crap surrounding it. I encourge all of you to call me out if you disagree with me. After all, this is a learning experience and what better way to learn than to have someone tell you differently.