This Time, They Mean It

How is it possible that every four years, we're faced with "the most important election of our lifetime"?

I've heard that from both parties in every presidential race since I first voted in 1976. Not that I expect the candidates to say "this year, it doesn't really matter," but how about a little history lesson? We're not in the midst of a Depression, we're not involved in a World War, the country is not torn apart while soldiers battle each other in our streets, we're not rationing gas on odd/even days, and our kids aren't doing duck-and-cover drills because we're worried about nuclear weapons dropping from the sky.

Let's not lose perspective in the name of politics.

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