One thing is clear and maybe we can all agree upon it, the election is over and we have now been a part of the greatest experiment in democracy in the history of the world if you are one of the 100 million plus who vote today, November 6. Over 30 million early votes were cast, a new record, and the total votes cast could approach record levels.
This is how our Republic continues to be the strongest nation on earth after only 242 years of existence, when the Democrats, Republicans and Independents cast their votes throughout the nation.
Now, this could be one of the most contentious elections in our history as well, with the hatred, fake news, attempts by other nations to interfere, polarization, and all the other bitterness involved. However, we survived intact though rather scarred and bruised in the process.
Now the true test of American spirit comes, whether we can get over the craziness, tone down the rhetoric, stop the insults and lies, and act like mature Americans again. Might be asking for a lot with the presidential election looming in the near distance.
Gracias por votar!
No matter what the outcome, now would be a nice time to patch up the differences between parties and candidates, respect the winners and losers, and start working together whoever is left standing for the good of all Americans, not just the special interest maybe of us have been supporting.
A great deal has been accomplished yet a lot remains to be done. We must fix the broken health care system before people are broke and start dying because they cannot afford treatment or insurance premiums. That is not a political problem but an American problem. While we are at it we need to finally redirect health care from treating people to healing people to keeping them from ever getting sick in the first place. Only then will we be on the right track.
We must address immigration reform and eliminate the barriers to getting into the country by enforcing the fixing and enforcing the laws on the books. Comprehensive reform is needed to guide us through the twenty-first century. This too is an American problem and one party cannot fix it a bipartisan solution is required.
Trade agreements must be negotiated with China and the rest of the world, containment of nations like North Korea and Iran must be fixed, peace must finally come to the middle east, and we must address the financial stability of our Social Security, Medicare and retirement systems, so future generations of our offspring have the security and opportunity they deserve.
Once again no political party is going to achieve this, it must be a bipartisan effort and it will have to be heroic. So thank you for taking part in the election, now it is time to share responsibility for the future of our great nation.
Come together.
