It's been a while since I've had a chance to write anything here, even tho I'm linked here from forumhome.org on a paid ad button. I wanted to put these thoughts down today, before we hear the results of what I believe is the most important election in my lifetime. I was born into the Great Depression, raised by the Greatest Generation and educated in a different time. Paul Newman is quoted as saying that it was a better time. Better or worse is an individual statement of past experiences, but it was certainly a different time. Today we are again reminded what the effects are of allowing arrogance, greed and selfishness to run rampant. My sense is that the Republican candidates will pay dearly in this election for the arrogance, greed and selfishness of a significant number of the members of their party. Pray that those of us that are not members of that party understand that arrogance, greed and selfishness are individual human characteristics, not organizational attributes and that some part of any success we achieve in this election is the result of human failures of the other party. Let us remember that we are all first Americans, second representatives of the people and finally, free and independent members of a Democratic Party. Let us learn from history and try to remember that evolution and revolution differ by only one letter, but the effects on the people are significantly different. Most importantly, let's get to work making this a better world for all, not just some.