I want to work for Obama!!!
Yeah I said it!! I want to work for Obama. I want to pack up all my stuff, load it into the back of my SUV, and drive to DC to help Obama change America!! Indeed I do. If only I could get through the 12 page application they have. I am on page 3 and at this rate I should finish in about 2011.
But honestly, I think the Obama election has stirred the humanist in me. I must admit that I have been sliding a little to the left more and more each year. Supposedly you get more conservative as you age. I seem to be going the opposite direction. I am leaning more towards a policy of live and let live. I even voted against Prop. 8. I think I should hang up the notion that I am a conservative/Republican and call myself something like a Libertarian or just a good old fashioned Independent.
I think this change can be traced to my distance from the church. I grew up as a devout pentecostal and most if not all my stances on social issues were predicated on the stance of the Bible or that which the leaders of the church put forward. Well at the same time I left my wife I left the church and my views have migrated left ever since. I guess is should say my views on personal issues more so than fiscal issues. I would still like to see people with a greater sense of personal responsibility and I do believe you make your own bed so you should be prepared to lie in it, but as far as personal choice issues, I tend to favor less government incursion into people's lives.
So back to my initial post. I want to work for Obama!! I think I would just like to do something that makes a difference. Even prior to the election I had this urge to become more involved in community service activities. I am now involved w/ a group called Taproot, which helps to marry volunteers w/ groups in need of specific types of professional help. I just feel the need to give back. Not be so self-absorbed. I must admit that my life is better than most so now I think I can take the foot off the pedal of personal/professional advancement for just a second and see if I really can be selfless. Well in all actuality it's not as though I am barrelling up the corporate ladder as is, but that is not the point. I am hoping that the mere effort of giving back will yield a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose.
And maybe even a job. :)
Anyway, I will keep you apprised of the results of my quest. Keep an eye out.
PEACE
Big Mike
But honestly, I think the Obama election has stirred the humanist in me. I must admit that I have been sliding a little to the left more and more each year. Supposedly you get more conservative as you age. I seem to be going the opposite direction. I am leaning more towards a policy of live and let live. I even voted against Prop. 8. I think I should hang up the notion that I am a conservative/Republican and call myself something like a Libertarian or just a good old fashioned Independent.
I think this change can be traced to my distance from the church. I grew up as a devout pentecostal and most if not all my stances on social issues were predicated on the stance of the Bible or that which the leaders of the church put forward. Well at the same time I left my wife I left the church and my views have migrated left ever since. I guess is should say my views on personal issues more so than fiscal issues. I would still like to see people with a greater sense of personal responsibility and I do believe you make your own bed so you should be prepared to lie in it, but as far as personal choice issues, I tend to favor less government incursion into people's lives.
So back to my initial post. I want to work for Obama!! I think I would just like to do something that makes a difference. Even prior to the election I had this urge to become more involved in community service activities. I am now involved w/ a group called Taproot, which helps to marry volunteers w/ groups in need of specific types of professional help. I just feel the need to give back. Not be so self-absorbed. I must admit that my life is better than most so now I think I can take the foot off the pedal of personal/professional advancement for just a second and see if I really can be selfless. Well in all actuality it's not as though I am barrelling up the corporate ladder as is, but that is not the point. I am hoping that the mere effort of giving back will yield a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose.
And maybe even a job. :)
Anyway, I will keep you apprised of the results of my quest. Keep an eye out.
PEACE
Big Mike
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