Thursday, April 25, 2013

On Getting in "The Game"

It was really great to see you at the community clean up last weekend! What? You weren't there? Surely I saw you at the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night? The Board of Finance? Planning and Zoning? Rep. Dipstick's Town Hall meeting with constituents?

No?

Lets begin with the simple fact that you can change the world.

The question is, are you ready to do the hard work necessary to accomplish this feat?



Simply put, you gotta get in the game.

Don't like the way your town spends money, get on the Board of Finance. Unhappy with your school system's test scores, get on the Board of Education. Unhappy with the way things are going at Town Hall or the Capitol, then run for office.

Yes! Run for office!

OK, you're honest enough to know you're not the brightest or most successful person; you may even be well grounded enough to know that you're not the most articulate or the best looking. None of these qualities mean a thing in politics. What matters is you and your desire to make the world a better place.

Believe it or not an involved citizenry is the foundation of our nation. The idea that we are stakeholders is critical to how the whole thing works.

Lets face facts. Adding to the comments section of a friend's facebook post or sounding off in a Letter to the Editor is only going to get you so far. And as for snarky comments on Twitter, it's better to leave it to the pros.

The 2014 election cycle started on November 6, 2012. There's always room on the team for players ready to do the hard work. It's up to you to get in the game!

Quo Fata Ferunt!