My Hope

I hope that we can elect politicians who will focus on solving problems as opposed to demonizing the other side.

I hope that we abolish the job of pundit.

I hope I can hear the words "we compromised" much more often.

I hope that we hold our politicians accountable for working together to solve the migration mess. It's clear that now neither party wants to make the hard choices because it is too much of a weapon to use against the other party.

I hope we can be compassionate about the migrants who come here seeking to get away from intorable conditions.

I hope that we can hold each elected official to a higher standard than a kindergartener.

I hope we can remember that lying and misleading is a sin.

I hope we can accept and feel love and compassion for those who are different from us.

I hope we can hold our politicians accountable for fiscal responsibility.

I hope someone can show me that tax cuts not only pay for themselves but earn a return.

I hope that we can rein in lobbyists and reduce the role money plays in politics.

I hope we ban 24/7 news and opinion stations. Each network gets 30 minutes of news/opinion program per day.

I hope we enact a law that enforces "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

I hope along with pundits, we make the job of "opinion spreader" illegal.

I hope we tax the hell out of athletes who make more than $500,000 per year. Their salaries now are imaginary numbers that we pay.

I hope we institute two years of mandatory public service for everyone.

I hope we make states accountable and return to a world where the federal government isn't responsible for much. Then we'll see what states thrive and which states don't.

I hope that each of us magically has to be another race and in the opposite economic class for a year.

I hope all social media fails within the next 12 months/minutes.

I hope that local newspapers come back and that all news is not national news.

I hope all music is 1960s Motown.

I hope each of us can do much much more for those than are less fortunate than ourselves.

I hope we realize that our public schools are a mess and that we make them our highest priority. Perhaps every parent has to spend a year working in a school?

I'm sure I have many more hopes but I'll stop here -- for now.