I am assuming all of you know there is a little thing we call the Presidential elections this year.   I know it is kind of tough to actually get any news on it, but it is going to happen later this year.

The Republican Primary has been a 3 ringed circus this year.    With the Whack a Mole, Flavor of the Week and all the rest of the non sense, we forget to see that there is a bigger picture out there.   There is also contest for the House and the Senate.  I think that these contests are in some ways more important than the Presidential elections.    The legislative branch of the Government are the ones that make laws and have the purse strings.   We need to stop the outrageous spending and long arm of the Government meddling with everything we do to and go on a diet.  Its needs to be weened from the addiction to control every aspect of our lives. Yes , the President has a lot to say about how much of a overbearing parent the Government is to our everyday lives.  But the CONgress is the ones that legislate that agenda.

We are on the ledge and about ready to drive this country over the cliff.  And it seems that most in CONgress are accelerating us faster over the cliff.   But we can change the direction and slam on the brakes.  We can take back the Senate and get a larger majority in the House.   We must not look over these races, and just look at the top ticket this year.

There are also local and state elections.   We must not look over these races either.   Remember all Politics is local.   The closer to where you live, the more impact the GOV has on your lives.   State House and Senate races, local city council and so on.

Here are some examples.  I have 3 friends running for various offices.

First is my friend Andrew Ian Dodge.  (Full disclosure, I am helping his campaign).   He is running for the Senate seat in Maine.   He is in the primary against Olympia Snowe ( one of the most Liberal Republicans in the Senate).

Next is my friend Steve Foley, running for the 47 District House seat in California.  (I help him run the Minority Report Network)

And finally is my friend Lennie Jarratt running for the State Senate in IL 31st Disctrict.  (He is my all around tech guy if I need to know anything about hosting or coding for blogs)

They are all my friends and they all know about what all of us are gong through.   They are everyday people that stepped up to the plate and want to change the direction this country is going.

Why am I saying all this?

With all the craziness I have seen go on in the GOP Primaries, I think some people have lost track of what the big picture is. It is not about 1 person, it is about the  Government as a whole.  All the way down to the local dog catcher.   We are going to need to get people into the House , Senate, State Legislatures and into local governments.  Are we going to change everything in 1 election?   No.  It will take a long time to change the direction this country is going.