Posted by
ConservativeCrystal on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 4:53:25 PM
We're halfway through election day, and despite my best intentions to do my homework while simultaneously listening to talk radio, I've found that I've drifted more toward listening to Michael Medved than concentrating on writing my three-page paper for speech class. Oh well.
I know it might be too late, but I'd like to make my last pitch to voters who haven't yet voted, especially to my peers in the 18-25 age range. Many of my voting-age peers have been taken in my Senator Obama's soaring rhetoric of "hope" and "change". This isn't surprising, given that many young people are idealistic and are filled with enthusiasm to make their country and their world a better place. I applaud this enthusiasm for meaningful hope and change, since I also share it, but I think many of my peers have directed their enthusiasm in the wrong way.
My peers need to remember that we--the young people of America--are the ones who have the true ability to enact change in our society. We have the energy and the enthusiasm and the great ideas to make real change in our communities, our states, our nation, and our world, through our own efforts. Too often we are swept up in the political spin, believing that a politician has the power to change our nation and make it better, when in fact the real power lies with us. Let's not sell ourselves out and put false hope in one man; let's not get lazy and expect someone else to change the world for us. WE are the ones who can enact the real change through our personal involvement in our communities and our nation.
What we need is not a politician who can save the world for us, but a politician who can create the proper environment for us to enact the change ourselves. That's why I'm supporting John McCain. He will enact policies that will create an environment that allows us to freely create our own change. His counter-terrorism strategy will keep us safe so that we can continue to better our communities. His tax plan will allow young entreprenuers to take on new ventures and increase the economic viability of the United States. His healthcare plan will let young Americans spend less time fighting a healthcare bureaucracy and more time helping others and making real change.
So, my fellow young Americans, remember that you are the real hope and change for our country. John McCain and Sarah Palin will support us as we change our nation for the better, creating a more hopeful nation for us all.