When the day is done...

...we should breathe a sigh of relief. Ok maybe relief is a bad word depending on your candidates result, but how nice will it be not to be bombarded with mudslinging ads on the TV and radio, the barrage of emails in your inbox, or the late night political party phone calls asking for your vote. I will be relieved of that if nothing else.

Reflections on the 2008 Presidential Campaign:

Do as I say, not as I do -or- Do as I do, not as
I say: Three instances resonate in my mind as we look back at the political campaigning of 2008;

Moral Mistake#1: The promise from both candidates to "take the high road" clearly was left in the quick sand 18+ months ago. Negative campaigning has sent a message that lying is ok, and it could even be equated to lying to your employer (in this case the American people).

Moral Mistake #2: "Greed" has driven an over spending economy (referring to the financial crisis we experienced this year). Very true, but then how is spending over $1 Billion on campaigning not greedy? (Yes I know the money was donated and not paid for by the American taxpayer like the Bailout Plan of $700 Billion is). Somehow I don't think our children, nor many adults see that difference...it still shows that spending in excess is acceptable.

Moral Mistake #3: More the media's fault than any was the constant reminder in the division of sex and ethnicity in this election. Cue the marching band for segregation! We should be more united, but this only seems to divide us more.

As a parent I tend to over think these things more than most people, probably sometimes to a fault...I guess I just care.