I’ve spoken with 25 people so far this week to buy or sell equipment, and nobody mentioned the midterms coming up next week. Right now, going into the weekend, my mind is on next week’s doctor’s appointments, the impending winter, and what the Cubs’ roster will look like in 2027.
Month by month, Washington politics becomes more irrelevant to my everyday life. The politicians become more laughable and neutralize each other with their loud stupidity.
The “real” people in this country who work hard to make a living, who start businesses, who treat sick people in hospitals, who pave the streets and keep the cellphones working, are becoming more and more turned off by politicians and their election blather.
After the upcoming election, our country will not only survive but thrive. It won’t be because Republicans or Democrats win or lose. It will be because people ultimately believe in themselves, not in being saved by the government.
What we are seeing in Europe these days is what happens when people hold onto the belief that their government should take care of them, that it can save them from their own laziness and hopelessness. They burn cars, bicycles and garbage, and throw stones through the windows of bakeries and bars, out of idiocy and a taste for excitement.
I love my country. Let the hacks in Washington squeak and holler about the demise of the country if their side loses.
Turn it off. Live your life.
America will thrive if we let it.
Question: Is there a politician you truly respect?
