Blog Stage Five: My Thoughts

I've been thinking a lot lately about the founding fathers, and the previous presidents of our country. I remember learning about the election of 1828 in which Andrew Jackson was defeated and John Quincy Adams won. It was called by some the 'Revolution of 1828'. This was a peaceful revolution, though. It was one in which a candidate of a different party was elected and thus proceded to take the place of the previous president without any violence or uprisings. I remember thinking how amazing that was. Think about how leadership works in other nations. Some countries have dictatorships! They don't even get to vote. Other places have people appointed to lead them. We get to vote! We get to choose who we want to be our president, and we do it peacefully! To me, this is an amazing quality about our country.


With the election on everyone's minds, I find myself pondering what the future holds for the United States of America, and our national government. It always feels like each election is the most important. I remember when President George W. Bush was running for re-election four years ago, and I remember thinking how important that election was. This one feels just as important. Who knows what will happen once we find out who our next president is?

There are so many problems that our nation faces, so many situations and issues to address. President Bush has not made it easy for whoever takes his place. Our nation is in tremendous debt, we're in the middle of an economic crisis, and of course, there's the war in Iraq. How would each candidate address these problems? The next four years could either help or hurt us. I don't think that our country is in a place where we can just stay how we are. Things will either get worse or get better. Right now, I'm just trying to think about what things will change, and what things will stay the same. I know that when Obama first started campaigning, he said that he wanted to get us out of Iraq. But recently, he's been quoted saying that we wouldn't get out immediately and that it wouldn't benefit the country to leave just yet. McCain also feels that we should stay in Iraq. But what actually happens when people get elected to office? Would Obama stand by what he's said recently? Or would he pull us out of Iraq anyways?

Our nation is in for a change. Change can be good, or change can be bad. Only time will tell how this election will affect our national government, and then we will know where we stand. It's an ongoing process, keeping this country alive and thriving, and we need a strong president to lead us. We need a strong national government to govern us. I hope that this change will be for the best, both short term and long term.