July 4th, and 100

This is my 100th blog post. Since I started this blog I have graduated high school, been accepted to UMaine, got engaged, and formalized my run for city council. While I am certainly not the brightest or most active American I do my part. It is fitting that July 4th is the day when this momentus number is passed by my blog.

In this little micro world we have talked about world war 5, cats, distractions, Honduras, my possibly flawed yet common sense approaches to government policy, healthcare, economics, elections for governor, Iran, Afghanistan, history, Obama, prison improvement, lies, fringe elements of society, cancer, budgets, California, slavery, apologies, insults, North Korea, Sarahwi Democratic Republic, Republican family values, alcohol, news stories, religion, abortion, human rights, psychology, campaigns, ethnicity, Madagascar, music, peotry. It seems the topics have been as numerous as the posts because the list is certainly longer.

I have scolded, encouraged, congradulated, and thanked many people. I have met with candidates for governor and interviewed them (I was more surprised for the interview than they were.) I've accomplished many things in this time frame and focused on local, national, and global issues. My opinions have lost their power to the research and information I find in order to prove the world what is right.

I have gone from just giving my word to looking for the truth. I've explained my philosophy and lived by it rigorously. This has all be a prelude though. The first 100 posts were just the beginning. The first chapter of many. This is because it is today, on July 4th, that I think of the reasons why I am running for city council. It is this day that tells the story of why I will be serving the people in this great land should I get elected. The history of this country, the glory of its freedoms are unmatched in the world.

We all complain, because it can always be better. However this nation is the best in the world by far. We are hospitable to our visitors from abroad, who in their countries are suspicious and hostile to Americans. You can walk through our streets and feel safe, unlike many in the third world. This safety, this welcoming manner is givable because of our great freedom. Without the freedom to think of ideas and promote them ourselves, we would not have the chance to choose the people who run for office. Our leaders are elected for the ideas they have the freedom to create and think of.

This freedom to think, to make an idea and have an opinion are what have made our economy the most innovative in the world. This spirit of freedom of thought is what allows me to run for city council. I will serve the people who have ideas and opinions that will sometimes be similar to my own, and sometimes different. However, I will never close the door to a new idea or opinion. It would simply be un-American. Happy July 4th everyone.