Comments Posted By Brendan Lemmon
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Rick, I have to start out by saying thank you. Thank you for putting in perspective what I feel has been overshadowed immensely by both the Obama and McCain campaigns in this election cycle. I agree wholeheartedly with you that our great nation has prospered immensely based upon the idea that each generation yearns to make life better for its own children and grandchildren. Each generation, as you put it, "stands on the shoulders of giants as we look to the future". I, as a 22 year old college student, see the opportunity that I have been given to play my part in reshaping America as a country that I feel like being a part of, that I can mold to fit my own ideals. I further respect the notion that you bring up of change happening no matter who is elected. Much emphasis has been placed on the individual candidates: "such and such will happen if Barack is elected", "this decision and that decision will be made if McCain is elected", and so on. However, you have rightly, in my opinion, made the claim that change is coming no matter who wins this election. My nation is no longer the nation that my grandfather, or even my father, grew up knowing. I, as you put it, live in Shakespeare's "undiscovered country", a nation that is striving to find its place in the new world order. What will the future bring? I do not know. I do know however, that I am fortunate enough to attend a University that has had the foresight to mold its students to fit this changing world landscape. I have been given a skill set that will allow me to prosper in the job market of the twenty first century. Ideally, I will be able to give to my children and grandchildren what my predecessors gave me: an opportunity to live in a country that is "happy, free, and at peace". Thank you for keeping it all in perspective.
Comment Posted By Brendan Lemmon On 4.11.2008 @ 05:34
