We may not realize it but we are one of the most fortunate people living on this plant – ever!!!

Generations before us endured wars, famines, tyrants, slavary, bigotry, genocides, diasters and god knows what to bring us to this point.

In that context the system we have today works pretty well. Sure there are minor issues that we debate and don’t like. But hey, we have our life and liberty and freedoms. Our forefathers could only dream of those.

But nothing should be taken for granted. If we don’t vote and wisely choose and actively participate as much as we can in this system, then we can’t expect the system to survive.

So while I may be frustrated with both parties and politicians, I still do my best to choose lesser of the evils and make sure that there are checks and balances in the system. If we all just gave up, how long before we will descend into anarchy (historically the most common state of humanity)?

So I have decided to become a “checks and balances” voter. If Dems are capturing congress I would vote for a republican president and vice versa. The gridlock seems to serve the system well.