"Politics in the Future"

Of course everyone has seen the famous image of a very Happy Sailor planting a kiss on the sweet looking girl when the Victory in Europe was announced as World War II was being completed. The Veterans returned home to a greatful nation and we all know what prosperity followed the War. Veterans attended college on the GI bill and received great educations and went on to be great leaders in our United States. Many more Veterans went on to marry and start families and obtain housing, again using the provisions of the GI bill. All of this because we in the United States were very grateful for what had been accomplished. These heroes went on to be active voters and some even engaged themselves in politics.

Now, let us fast forward to the current War on Terrorism being conducted in Iraq and other areas of the Middle East.

You can also view two U. S. Marines on duty in Iraq. There is also an image of a U. S. Army Hero conducting people to people operations in Iraq.

I feel that in the future, once these heroes return home that they will also engage themselves in voting and working to keep the United States a properous Nation, just as the heroes from World War II, Korea and Vietnam have.

What will be different, however, is the way these modern heroes will conduct their communications. We have a generation of heroes who have been sending their messages via E-Mail to their loved ones and families. We have a generation of heroes who have established blogs to communicate with their peers around the world and we have a generation of heroes who have embraced the digital age to the point that we who have friends and family serving our great United States around the world can view images of where they are stationed and what is happening in their deployed lives. The digital age with Blogs, E-Mails and Digital Images will allow these heroes to communicate in nano-seconds to anyone at any place on this earth.

You will note the title of this Blog "Politics in the Future" because I sincerely believe that there will be major changes on how things are done during future election cycles in our City, our County, our State and even our Nation in the Future. During the recent election cycle I had difficulty acquiring the Web Sites for several candidates in the Middle Georgia area. This will not be acceptable in the future. Additionally, Candidates may also realize that using a Blog to publish their goals and backgrounds will be most useful. I can see the future of campaigning reduced to using the Internet and E-Mails to get the word out.

Of course, the days of slick campaign signs and mass mailings are numbered as the number of citizens in this great country become more computer literate. One of my peers at the church I attend is well into being in the high 80s and she relies on her Computer for communications with family and friends around the world.

One of my own pet peeves is that often times Candidates are so consumed with producing a slick campaign, that they fail to respond to genuine request for information from the electors. However, I can happily state that during the recent primaries here in Georgia, I did receive prompt and informative replies from three candidates who were running for local Middle Georgia Offices. I see this as the future of politics and consider it very appropriate to share my thoughts and concerns with you regarding "Politics in the Future."

I look forward to an active electorate and am extremely grateful for the Heroes who have given the ultimate for the good of our Country. I also appreciate all who have served in our Nations past, those who currently serve and those who choose to defend our way of life in the years to come.