The Race Shouldn’t Be About Race
Written by: Tom Sawyer
More and more this presidential race shouldn’t be about race. If people, regardless of color, are voting either way based on the color of McCain or Obama’s skin, it is a sad reflection on what this country is all about. The “United” in United States of America need not be overlooked right now.
We are at war right now. I guess you could say we are at war times two right now actually. One we know our reasoning, but the second one is still without real reason. OK, we should know by now that oil is the reason for our presence in Iraq and some people – I’m not saying any names – make more money when we are at the pumps. But I digress. Isn’t the fact that young men and women, American men and women, have died at war more important than the color of one man’s skin?
Our retirement funds, nest eggs or whatever you call the money you may have saved has shrunk. In addition to that, we are paying more for less for almost everything we buy. If you ask me, when it comes to the well-being of my family the only color that matters is green – the green that I work so hard for and assume is still where I put it.
For years, we have had a medical system that doesn’t always take care of those who are less fortunate. Meanwhile, those who can pay and those who practice medicine are fine – relatively speaking since we are talking about health. One candidate will make way for cheaper health care, do you care if his skin doesn’t look like yours?
The importance of this election goes deeper than race. This election comes at a pivotal time for America and we really can’t afford to cast our ballots based on whether we think the next president should be white or black. Don’t you think it is ironic that the possibility exists for a black man to be president, a woman to become vice-president and we have so many question marks concerning our country? If this election was taking place and everything was roses for us it would be to easy right?
