Category Archives: politics

I love to vote

November 2, 2010politicsKirsetin

While I don’t want to get all nationalistic on you, I must say that I think there’s something awfully cool about going to the polls. As I looked around this morning, there were people half my age, and twice my age, and we were all there to have our say. I love that. There were women, people of color, and people who don’t own property–there was a time when we didn’t get a vote and now we all do. I love that, too.

Every time I enter the building where I cast my vote, I’m thankful. I’m thankful to live in a country where we can speak our mind about the problems in our government. I’m thankful we can vote for the candidates we think will best represent our views. I’m extremely grateful that men and women fight to give us the many freedoms we enjoy – the freedom to worship as we wish, the freedom to dissent lawfully, the freedom to speak our mind, and yes, the freedom to elect our leaders.

How about you? Did you vote today?

No I Can’t! (Will Barack Obama Give Up His Blackberry?)

November 17, 2008celebrities, media, politicsKirsetin

It’s not a political diatribe, I promise (don’t you know me better than that by now?). I’m the contributing writer over at Midwest Parents today, which is where you can find out just what it is that I can’t give up.

Jimmy Carter, The Economy, and Report Cards

November 11, 2008finances, food, politicsKirsetin

On a very cold Monday night, in the middle of the country, in the state with reportedly the worst economic problems around, this was the scene in the lobby of Logan’s restaurant, where people of all ages milled around for 45 minutes, waiting to be seated…

Can’t imagine how long the wait is when there’s an economic boom. Seriously, can someone explain this to me? The irony was that the TV in the bar was simultaneously running the headline “Obama’s biggest problem: the economy.”

And why were we there? We endured the wait, surround by more peanuts than Jimmy Carter could imagine, to celebrate three great report cards. In my book, that’s worth dinner and dessert regardless of what’s happening on Wall Street.