Four more years

Were you like me – checking the totals most of the evening hoping that we would see who won before it was time for “lights out”?  In the end the President goes back to 1600 Pennsylvania Blvd and the Republicans will begin the process of trying to find another likely candidate for 2016.  Personally I…

Where are the leaders

I wouldn’t want the American political system to be ours – not a chance – but I have to say here’s what I admire about it.  They know how to celebrate their leaders.  Think of the Washington Monument or Mount Rushmore or for that matter the Reagan airport.  They have President’s Day and movies about…

Citizenship and emotion

Tuesday is election day in the USA and most of us will be watching intently to see whether President Obama and his administration carry on or a new administration will come to Washington.  Most of us have watched succeeding administrations come and go and have opinions on which ones did well and which ones did…