US Elections

Now entering my 7^th decade of life turning 61 this summer and I am witnessing something profoundly different in US elections: an entire cadre of great leaders regardless of party. McCain’s selection of a woman Governor and Obama’s selection of a deeply experienced, capable Washington insider with strong roots among the common folk of America neutralizes the spurious arguments from both sides on personalities and shifts the focus to issues:

Americans are being challenged to select their leaders based more on policy than politics. What’s most intriguing is whoever wins is NOT very important. Sure there are massive differences among the Democrats and Republicans on many issues.

Democrats want to help people directly while Republicans prefer to help people INdirectly.

Democrats want to retain a woman’s right to chose while Republicans want to secure the life of any potential child.

Republicans want to secure the right of any individual to possess weapons of all kinds perhaps NOT those of mass destruction but giving up even these is disappointing to some Republicans while Democrats want to increase the safety of people by limiting the types of weapons available.

Which side wins will have tremendous effect upon individuals of course and impact their rights and freedoms. These issues are all relatively inconsequential to a far more significant and profound transformation that ALL Americans are just starting to experience.

The important happening is both parties have a slate of candidates who are extremely capable leaders with vision and are capable of working with their opposition. Thus Americans are energized. This election has brought out millions and millions of normally lethargic and disinterested potential voters who are now eager to vote, to get involved, Regardless of which party wins the winning party will work with the other in a new way that we have never seen.

We are embarking on a new era of collaboration. We will be finding common ground. We will be creating new perspectives and we will reach new solutions to old problems as we also encounter new problems and new challenges we will recognize and tackle them rather than ignore or overlook them.

The result will be a newly energized America powered by its people much less encumbered from the usual negativity overlaid by their government and enthralled by a new group of leaders who actually know how and have committed to work together to build a better America. They will be helped by Americans who are becoming better themselves. Americans are being challenged, are being motivated to get beyond themselves to work together to build a better America for others first and then experience the resulting improvement in a better America for themselves.

America has often led the world by showing things are possible, by proving even some things thought to be impossible can be accomplished. Perhaps we are all going to witness in our lifetimes a transformation beyond our countries across the globe. We all know we live and operate in a global community we also know all communities are more focused on themselves and on their own issues and concerns. Perhaps this will change as well as the world becomes as giddy as we Americans are becoming today in what can be done when we embrace rather than fight each other, when we challenge rather than threaten each other, when we help and work together for a common good.

It is a most exciting time in America today and this excitement is growing into enchantment. One implication is for investors. Now is the time to explore making investments in the US. Many assets are at or nearing their lowest levels. The upturn is a year hence. Get ready. Get involved. Almost any well researched investment in the US today will do extremely well in the coming years. Of course you need to wait unit after the election and things settle down both the political and the economic turmoil is just too high right now.

I used a Buffalo Springfield song to open this missive. The point they were making is we need to stop what we are doing and find a new way forward. It is looking like today’s leadership actually is stopping politics as usual and we Americans are responding. We will be finding new ways forward led by the best leadership talent I have ever seen again regardless of which party you favor, and regardless of which party wins the world will be experiencing new fired up and enthralled hard working and collaborative Americans.

China. “watch out.” you have been on a roll we in America will be giving you a run for your success.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 at 10:27 pm and is filed under Global Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.