Election and Campaign Fatigue

We are fortunate to have some newcomers posting insightful and intriguing posts to balance out the dominance of politics that has taken over most of us in this election cycle. It's wonderful to read some new "voices" and get a mix of perspectives.

I am fortunate to have loyal followers and I deeply appreciate them. But how many times can those of us who compose posts write about Kamala or Walz or Trump or Vance? How many different ways can we write about the border or the economy or Marxism or lies or the media (but I repeat myself)?

On a number of occasions, I’ve written posts on other topics; writing a Quote of the Day moves me in that direction. But the issues of the day are so serious that I find myself trying to understand and solve them. That mindset seems to prevent not only any peace of mind, but dominates my view of the world. Add in the situation in Israel and I’m at a loss to identify new and intriguing topics that don’t sound hopeless or dark.

We probably experience this fatigue every election cycle, and I conveniently forget about the last time. Maybe I’m burned out. Maybe you all are burned out. Maybe we all hope that someone will share a unique perspective that offers solutions to our most difficult issues.

I had a friend recently congratulating me on continuing to write on our dismal state of affairs. I’m not sure that congratulations were due, since I have a compulsion to write often. It’s as if I keep writing, I haven’t given up hope. It reminds me of Sarah Remington, who was told by a soothsayer that as long as she kept building in her house (which included stairs to nowhere), she wouldn't die. Or maybe subconsciously I believe that continually analyzing our situation may open a door to remedies and optimism.

At least I can hope.