Where There Is Life, There Is Hope

I noted some time ago that my blogging was way down, at least in part, because I had become pessimistic about the future of our country and society. Almost everything I read seems to point to the relentless erosion of the ideals which I believe made America a great country. I think that debilitated me from blogging; concluding it is apparently a pointless exercise.

Thus, I was happy to run across this post by Michael Barone. Mr. Barone is a smart Conservative who I often read and almost always agree with. His article in National Review Online, pointed out that many times in the past, the doomsayers predicted the end of the world as we knew it. Yet, somehow, those predictions fell far short.

Barone ascribes it to the ingenuity and drive of the American people. He concluded by saying that betting against America has always been an error.

My continuing to blog may well be pointless, but it gives me something to do when my wife is not home.  If nothing else, it is a way to share positive notes, like Barone's piece. Those of us who sometimes despair about the future of the nation, need the periodic reassurance.

Thanks, Michael.