POST-ELECTION RETROSPECTION

The people of this country could  stop iconizing people like Obama and Romney or anyone else coming along in the future. Government is made of laws and we have to look to those in Congress to make the changes we are all wanting. In our particular scenario, there needs to be earnest bi-partisan efforts by those in the House of Representatives and Congress to make the changes which will dig us out of the hole Government has dug us into. I think that Governments of yesteryear were more true to the Americans they served because there were no lobbyists, politicians served their people with pride and honor and there was no hatred, greed, personal agendas and an allegiance to their parties which works against the betterment of this country.

As a general overview, Romney and his party did the best they could in this past election. For me, I was appalled that they singled out women as one of the important issues they ran on. At the time this topic was introduced, my immediate reaction was why are they singling out women and who gave them the right to do so? Why, for example, did they not include men. Men are subject to risks of STDs, HIV, Hepatitis A,B,C, not to mention parenthood which could all be a result of sexual behavior. Men could, and probably are, depending on Government funding to pay for their healthcare needs which are a result of risky sexual activity.   So why only women?  I felt this to be very unfair and in its subliminal message it reminded me of how we grew up in South Africa in a white, privileged society. We had everything we could dream of and more. We were blissfully ignorant that there was a whole other side to everything which we knew. It wasn't our fault - we just didn't know. So, when Romney (with the Republicans and the Tea Party bending his ear) singled out women, it smacked of the same old South African scenario in which I grew up. It gave me a small window to look into the male Republican mentality. Subliminally I felt that they considered women to be made of lesser stuff than men.

So our laws are what should govern this country. Those laws should not infringe on anything other than our national security and the welfare of the aged and infirm. As a woman on the street, the only way I can make a change is to elect good, solid and well-qualified people to represent me in any party. 

Going back to Romney and President Obama. Both men stood on the promise that they would make America a better place. They would correct as many of the wrongs as they could. Of course, until Republicans and Democrats learn to work together for the future of the people they serve, neither post-candidates would be able to accomplish this. It will be interesting to watch how successful Obama will be during his second term in office and whether he and his party will be able to move 'FOREWARD'. He has a deadline - November 2016