Random Thought

Tonight as I am watching the 'Super Tuesday' results on CNN, I am suddenly struck by how pluralistic the country seems at this moment. I feel as though I am watching 5 (because Huckabee insists) different political parties rather than just two, representing not only different policies but different spirits and attitudes. There has been a lot of talk about possible and actual fracture in both parties, lately perhaps moreso in the Republican party, and yet for the moment I find that America as a whole has greater strength in its diversity--a kind of paradox of unity that comes from people cherishing a great plurality. So I am enjoying the fact that however these elections turn out, and no matter how vehemently I may disagree with any number of candidates, in watching this election I have seen the cares and concerns of parts of America that I may never otherwise see, and I have seen faces of America standing up and representing their interests in this great democratic system, and for tonight, I feel proud of America.