The United States has just experienced one of the greatest mid-term political shifts in their history. Republicans took control of the House, gained three Senate seats – which had the affect of grid locking the legislative process, and made huge gains in governorships and municipal government.
Just two short years ago, Barak Obama swept into office with a strong mandate to bring change. Remember his motto, “Change We Can believe In?” Then, in a process of political shifts, it became, “Change We Need.” Not to be outdone, John McCain and Sarah Palin, the Republican ticket, jumped on the change bandwagon as well. They kept reminding the electorate that, “We’re for change too!”
Well, change has occurred, and I suppose the only thing constant about change is change itself. Jawaharlal Nehru stated, “The wheel of change moves on, and those who were down go up and those who were up go down.” I guess the real question is, “Does anything really change?”
Ellen Glascow’s comment is intriguing when applied to political realities. She said, “All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” That’s true. Just because everything is different doesn’t mean that anything has changed. There may be different people in office but will the culminating affect be change that people can believe in and live with? Read the rest of this entry »
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