posted 6-10-11
What an innocent question to ask a young child. I know when I was young most of the answers would be fireman, nurse, teacher, policeman, doctor, astronaut or lawyer. Now the answer might include youtube or reality show star. This age of instant gratification or entitlement has tainted our kids. They don't get the sense that they need to work for what they have, that things are not just handed to them.
One job no one wants and no one wants their kid to have is the job of President. It's become such a thankless job. The country is so divided that you can't win, no matter what you do. There is always going to be the other side that will not for one moment acknowledge that something you did was right or good. You didn't vote for the person who won, then he's not my president, he's your president. That's not how it works but thanks to the 24 hour cable news shows every step a politician makes is watched under a microscope. And these aren't news shows, they are opinion shows. There are many great men and women out there that would make great leaders but choose not to run because they see what a rotten job it has become.
What has become of us as a nation and what are we teaching our children if never can we come together as a country as do what is best for the country?
