[Sean]

Personally, I'm not expecting miracles. I simply feel like we're at a point in history where we basically need to make a conscious decision which way we want the U.S. to evolve. On the one hand, we can choose to continue down a similar path to what we're already on, maintaining our tough, aggressive military approach to internatinal relations, putting heavy focus on drilling for more oil in and around our own country, continuing to support an economic system that puts opportunity and control primarily into the hands of the wealthy in the hope that it will trickle down, and frankly, making decisions based on instincts such as fear and distrust. Or, we can try to reshape our approach to international relations by focusing more squarely on tough, aggressive diplomacy, on developing renewable energy sources as a foundation for our economic and environmental future, supporting an economic system that puts opportunity and control primarily into the hands of the middle class in the hope that it will trickle up, and making decisions based on reason and cooperation.

I really tried to present this choice as I see it when you peel away the rhetoric. Who knows how successful either party will be if they win the election, but the ideological choice is all we can make our decision on at this particular moment. Once the election is over, it'll just be up to us to hold the winner accountable.