Shifting Paradigms

As we all go through life we are constantly facing new challenges and also opportunities each day that we live. Recently I have observed a shift in the political paradigm that we have accepted and also grown accustomed to. For the past three months we here in Georgia have observed an abundance of campaign activity. We have also learned how to walk past the “curb side trash bin” that we keep parked near our door so we can fill it with trash and move it street side on the designed pick-up day. We have also experienced a plethora of phone calls from anyone who thinks they can sway my voting pattern. I suspect that my wife would have voted for anyone who had Jeff Francoeur,http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=425796 the great looking young man currently playing for the Atlanta Braves, delivering a phone pitch. I suspect that because of my advanced age, Dale Murphy would have had more of an impact with me. But then again, I really would have liked to receive a phone call from Gwyneth Paltrow http://www.askmen.com/women/actress/19_gwyneth_paltrow.html asking me to vote for certain candidates.

In the past three months we have seen our mail boxes filled with campaign literature. It is most fortunate that the average home owner has the "mobile trash cart" parked between the mail box and the back door. Additionally the plethora of phone calls have now become a campaign issue.

All of this stated to suggest that I think I have observed a shift in the thinking of voters who take the time to learn about the candidates and actually go and vote and election days. For too long we have elected what society now regards as professional politicians. Case in Point: A few years ago the good citizens of Georgia elected a new Governor. A Candidate that campaigned on change. We need to run Georgia as a business. We need to manage the resources (money) of Georgia just like a family does. Management from the kitchen table.

I think a Shift in Paradigm has happened. We are currently seeing candidates win races who stress the business approach to resolving our problems. The current energy crisis has us all thinking that prices will increase and most likely never return to normal again.

Thus we are voting from the aspect that we need to be prudent money managers. Let us hope that the candidates who win elections based on the business approach deliver. Time will tell. Time is also running out. We certainly can not afford more mistakes.

Some thing to think about as we also approach the General Elections this November!!!! Thank You.