America heads to the polls tomorrow, our future is at stake

 Tomorrow Americans head to the polls to decide which candidate will serve as our president for the next four years and there is a clear choice to be made. These two candidates have differing opinions about which direction America should head in.

  One candidate believes the government is the solution to our problems while the other candidate believes the government is the problem. One candidate believes in a society which is dependent on the government and the other candidate believes in a people who can rise to the occasion and succeed without the government interfering.

  Barack Obama’s vision is clear; he wants more of the same failed policies which include higher taxes and more government regulation and oversight. He wants a Nanny State, re-distributive  European style socialistic society.

    Mitt Romney’s vision is the opposite; he believes in lower taxes and regulations, (not no regulations) with the free market and free enterprise leading the way out of the economic doldrums which have encompassed our nation.  He believes in a people which is capable of standing on their own without the government providing for their very sustenance, but rather a government that is there to help a person temporarily when they fall on hard times.

  The closing arguments made by these two men also couldn’t be much different; Mitt Romney is talking about bringing Americans back together. He talks of working with Democrats (as he did in Massachusetts) to solve this nation’s problems, while Barack Obama is still using the politics of division in his attempt to win reelection.

  Barack Obama talks about voting out of revenge (for what?) while Mitt Romney talks about voting because of a love of country.

  The question is; what vision of America will the voters decide is the best way forward? Honestly, I have no idea how America is going to vote tomorrow and that is what is most troubling to me.

  One would think that people would look at Barack Obama failed policies and his lack of leadership and vote overwhelmingly to change direction, but the polls remain close and it appears as if we are in for a long night before we learn the results of this election.

  Democrats claim this is proof that Mitt Romney is in trouble because he couldn’t seal the deal, while Republicans claim the polls are flawed because they are using the 2008 voting model when clearly the electorate has shifted both with Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts and with the Tea Party victory in 2010. But who is right? Simply put, we won’t know until the votes are counted.

  I have no profound or prophetic words to say here other than to say that this is the culmination of four years of hard work to turn the tide in America and I can only hope that Americans make the right decision tomorrow. But no matter who wins tomorrow our job is not complete for we must stay ever vigilant and hold all of our elected officials responsible for their actions. We know we will have to continue to hold Barack Obama accountable if he is reelected, but we must also make sure that Mitt Romney lives up to his promises if he is elected.

  America is standing on the precipice and no matter who wins we must continue to fight for the future of the country and this election is not the end, it is only the beginning.