What Happened to Us?
Sarah and I travel a lot, both inside and outside the US. The trips allow us the opportunity to see things outside of our own community, and I am not sure I like what I see.
I worry about the direction our Nation is taking, especially when I see other countries. We just returned from a week long vacation in Ireland. The country was immaculate. The people were friendly and welcoming. I never saw a police officer the entire time I was in Ireland, but everyone felt safe and secure.
Thomas Friedman wrote a book entitled “That Used to be Us”. Generally, the book compares the way our Nation used to be, the way it is, and the way it should be. We must all ask ourselves “Are we where we want to be as a Nation?” If the answer is no (and I think it should be), we must ask