Well, the glimmer of hope I once held for the 2008 election seems to have faded away. Somehow, the voting public has been convinced to throw their support (and ultimately the future of America) at the feet of those with absolutely no record of either caring about the public, or the Constitution. To be certain, they all talk the talk, but on paper (and in fact) they do not walk the walk. Of the entire field of candidate, everyone speaks volumes about how spending needs to be cut – yet only one man has managed to even run his campaign without incurring mountains of debt. That man did not win a single state on Super Tuesday.

Along the same vein, several candidates have said in one breath that they would return fiscal responsibility to Washington, and in the next praised some brilliant social plan that would ultimately cost hundreds of billions of dollars to implement. Perhaps it is my tiny infantry brain that keeps me from comprehending this, but if we have no money (on the positive end of the scale) – where exactly will the funds for these social plans come from? Surely a champion of fiscal responsibility would not dare suggest incurring additional debt for these plans, yet no one favors raising taxes either. There are probably dozens of accounting frauds in prison dying to know the secret to producing billions from thin air.

In short, I am truly concerned for the future of the United States of America. This concern comes not from a threat by cowardly foreign enemies, but from the domestic variety that have chipped away at the foundation of this country for far too long, with far too little opposition. From where I stand, I have no choice but to work towards trading in my SGT for a REP or a SEN. It is clear enough that supporting and defending the Constitution, as I am sworn to do, is going to require more sacrifice on my part – and an eventual run for public office. That’s a heady charge to make, and of course assumes there is anything left to defend when I finish school.