Election day

Well if I had to start again on my blog this is the landmark day to do so. If any of you saw my initial commentary you know I have issues with the current economic issues and most especially the Housing crisis. For months I and my fellow Patrick.net HB bloggers have discussed many of the pertinent issues. I am a refugee from southern california pushed out by the ridiculous cost of living primarily housing. What used to be concidered a good living wage is lower middle class in alot of the west. Well the stakes are high tonight and hopefully the GOP will know that bifurcating the nation will not prevail. This current electorate has too long pandered to the investor class and big corporations. They tell us because the employment data numbers and stock market are doing well the economy is "great". Personally I am suspect of who compiles this data the man on the street just wants to feel it in his wallet. The bulk of the wealth has gone to the oil companies and big corporations in the last five years. We owe billions to the Chinese and other foreign investors we consume but produce far less than we did decades ago. Middleclass warfare is being waged and families are struggling more than anytime in recent history. This current Iraq fiasco is draining billions from the domestic economy and we've lost too many young people. People are tired of it in our living room every night not to mention the loss the families hvae to endure for years to come. My hope is that each one of us will do our civic duty and cast our ballot for change. I sent my absentee to california this week hopefully it got counted. It is we the people that make this country not arrogant politicians who don't serve our interest.