I have to admit that there have been times in the past when I have looked at the ballot (probably not for a presidential election) and wondered whether or not the election was important to me or not. I am certain that karma, in all of its various disguises is catching up to me this election.
To be honest, the President is not going to be able to impact the financial situation on Wall Street too much. That is not the President’s role. There have been financial crises under various Presidents of several different political parties. The current crisis was caused by greed; plain and simple. The stock market has been overvalued for at least 9 years now and no one has really been screaming about it because no one really yells when everyone seems to be making money. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, the President is not going to fix the economic situation in this country. So what should we look at when we discuss who it is that we are going to vote for. What is the President responsible for anyway? The President is the moral compass of our country. The man or woman who sits in the most powerful seat of the most powerful country in the world needs to be one who not only has sound moral principals but also surrounds themselves with leadership that can make sound moral judgments as well. I believe that the more you’ve been through the crucible of fire, the more you will understand how to make good decisions and how bad decisions have negative impacts that you might not have thought about. I don’t believe that any candidate in the history of this great country has been ideal for the role of President. Many have been close, several have been horrible, but for me, the current election has the starkest contrast that I have seen in the 25 years I’ve been voting.

As I Catholic, I ask you to watch the following short video. It will not try to convert you, it will just ask you to vote your conscience this November.

Thank you