My Political Thinkings...

ok, so here's the deal. all of this political involvement has me doing some thinking. so much of our caucus discussions are about how much the government isn't the answer, but there is very little discussion of what the answers actually are. perhaps solutions are discussed somewhere else, but consistent with my belief in "government by the people" i'd like to see some answers offered from the "regular joe's" from time to time. my cousin john always says, "instead of being the squeaky wheel, bring up problems when you have some ideas about solutions", and that's the direction in which i want to go. it's the lazy way to just complain...it's the courageous way to actually be a part of the answer. i wonder if that's where political involvement and i part directions.

i see it on both sides of the political spectrum...lots of talk but few ideas that actually solve anything. while i agree with the conservative conviction that government isn't the answer, i want to help find the actual solutions. and where do i think those solutions lie??...with humanity at it's best. and honestly...i'd like the church to stop being "a cocaine snorting spiritual community that seeks its own pleasure, its own preference, and its own comfort" (erwin mcmanus) and become the extravagant lovers that they are meant to be. i want to be a part of the community of love that feeds all of the hungry, heals the sick, and on and on and on. i believe that's totally possible when people agree with their destiny instead of living beneath their potential...

so...solution number one...