Old Soldier

I am on the downhill side of 58 and realize that the damage that has been done in the last four years and the damage that will be done in the next four will not be undone in my lifetime. Like Jazz, I think Bush did get the most votes. I think I would feel better if I thought the election was stolen. Political and social institutions, like their carbon based creators, have a lifespan. If you have read the words of the founding fathers you know that their grand experiment has already lasted longer than many of them thought it would. You would also know that in spite of what Pat Robertson says they specifically warned against becoming a "Christian Nation". Unfortunately few Americans have read the words of the founding fathers. Although in the Abrahmic sense I guess you would say I am an atheist I have read the Bible and found great wisdom in the words of Jesus. I can only assume that many of the people today that call themselves "Christians" have not read the Bible.

The problem is not Bush, the problem is not the media, the problem is the people. I don't know how you fix that. I'm glad I don't have grandchildren today. This old soldier is ready to give up the fight.