If I Were President.......

The American election is on our doorstep. Much is at stake. Safety and basic human rights should be an expectation for all citizens of government, regardless of who is in power. A new government will arise in November, a most important one for the leader of the pack and the rest of the world. Are we on the cusp of electing a new world order, as well?

During these past few months, during a historic election period, two catastrophic hurricanes arrived, one after another, an unimaginable horrific scenario, thrusting the populations of many states into unfathomable life and death events. We watched and we listened as the stories gripped our hearts and minds. How could it happen? It was our neighbour, the mighty United States of America, enduring yet another 'natural' calamity while in the thrust of a consequential election.

The news kept us riveted to Mother Nature's plans as hurricanes bumped into one another, within mere days, with unyielding force never before imagined or experienced. Then the shroud of darkness rolled in as hundreds of tornadoes began their death march upon many unsuspecting communities already buried beneath mud and torrential rain. Crocodiles ended up inside some homes as water found its final nesting place. The landscape bore untold horror as the death toll kept rising.

While remembering the one year anniversary of a massacre in another country, a monumental supply chain strike hit and the lives it affected kept the fear ongoing. Lives were ruined with devastating force, everywhere, in one horrible moment after another. Relentless storm surge after storm surge kept us guessing when it would end but we were in the middle of an election with its characteristic and formidable grip on the minds of the country. It was a different kind of political event, a consequential one, to choose a new leader and government as Mother Nature battled the landscape telling us who was really in charge.

Money spent on election ads, in the multi millions of total dollars, could have been diverted to dramatically alter the landscapes of many communities, struggling, across the land. The nation's progeny could have benefitted. Poverty could have been struck a mighty blow. But the selling of a political idea or the highlighting of a candidate to lead was more important, as it should be..

Common sense seemed to be lacking in some places. Up was down, green was yellow and 2 +2 did not equal 4. But common sense rules the world. Eventually the 'dust' settles and reality appears. Truth is never far behind. 

Mother Nature wreaked havoc everywhere during this horrific American storm season. But she is the master whether we like it or not. Voting only happens when we are able to perform this hard fought right.The election became a footnote in the headlines for a time. Then it was back to normal. The suffering continued while the election campaigns played on. Remember the children! They are marvels to behold and hold the future of any country in their tenancious little hands.

If I were president all water systems across the country would be priority #1, at all times, no expense spared. The human body is mostly water. Without its critical elements bathed in earth's liquid we would simply die. Nothing else would matter. Nothing else could matter!.....All other portfolios would be administered by top candidates in their field of endeavour, if I were president. But I am not. I could never afford the entry 'fees'.

To the greatest show on earth, The United States of America.  All the best to you during this dramatic  period of your history-in-the-making. We await the results with great anticipation.