10/22/08 Election Day

The end is in sight for this year's presidential campaigning, only 15 days to go. Thank God for small favors! Most people will be relieved, some will be disappointed, and even some will be deliriously happy after the November 4th ballot casting. But it won't be just the candidates being tested and closely examined this election, it will be the American voter as well. From the cities to the rural farm communities Americans will cast their vote for who they feel will be the next and best leader for our nation. We need to look past all the fluff and flash and look hard at the positions of both candidates; how they truly stand on health care, agricultural issues, taxes, education, energy and national defense. Of course the word "truly" is the key here, and the hardest to pinpoint. Most Americans haven't been this passionate and this perplexed about a presidential election in a long time. Voters will just have to pick the candidate they feel can "truly" get us through the fray. It's tough, it's exciting, its nerve wracking, and it's almost over.