Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Sounds good to me.

The politicians. In Washington. They all have ideas of what to do to get us out of this economic mess. Ranging from doing something. To doing nothing. Really, there's no sure-fire solution. Maybe it's to scrap the capitalist system. Or to regulate it in profound ways. Maybe we've got to become socialists. Lord knows. Yes, I suspect that even god doesn't have the answer. We're all in the same boat. Drifting through life. Not knowing where we're going. Maybe that's why I'm learning to take life one day at a time. To deal with today, today. And tomorrow, tomorrow. That way, I find something to savor every day. Yes, I put myself fully into the day. Into the moment. And I don't sweat the economy. For now, I'm putting my faith in Barack Obama. Because he admits that he's uncertain to some degree over what to do. He's feeling his way. More or less one day at a time. He'll adjust on the go. And he'll admit to mistakes. And change course in midstream, if necessary. He suggests, let's meet our needs. We need a better health care system. Better education. An energy program. Bailouts of the banking and insurance and auto industries. Less war. More peace. A narrowing of the gap between the rich and the poor. Oh, so many, many things. Sounds good to me. --Jim Broede

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