For a Better Future

Romney said on August 30, 2012 “You might have asked yourself if these last years are really the America we want, the America that was won for us by the greatest generation…The America we all know has been a story of the many becoming one, united to preserve liberty, uniting to build the greatest economy in the world,…that America, that united America can unleash an economy that will put Americans back to work that will once again lead the world in innovation and productivity and will restore every father and mother’s confidence that their children’s future is even brighter than in the past… that united America will honor and respect the elderly and will give a helping hand to those in need; that America is the best within each of us; that America is what we want for our children. If I’m elected president of these United States, I will work with all my energy and soul to restore that America, to lift our eyes to a better future, that future is our destiny; that future is out there, it is waiting for us, our children deserve it, our nation depends on it….”  

I don’t know what generation Romney was talking about as I feel we have had several great generations of Americans. We had people who learned from the 1692 Salem witch trials to give us freedom of religion, a civil war that started the road to equality, range wars between sheepherders and cattlemen that helped us find a way to live together, those that went to war and those that made it through recessions and depressions. This campaign has brought so many issues to the surface that we thought were forgotten. Because the 2011 budget crisis caused automatic spending cuts and a distrust among businesses and political leaders the US dropped to #7, from #5, in the September 5 World Economic Global Competitiveness Index; the report noted things would have been worse if Obama hadn’t reacted quickly to intervene and force the deleveraging of the banking system from its toxic assets. The Republicans are pulling us apart, taking away liberties from some and causing a huge financial gap with others. On September 13 in Golden, Colorado the President said - This is a tumultuous time that we're in. But we can and we will meet those challenges if we stay true to who we are. I agree. To get a better future this generation must realize the falsehoods of the Republican Party.