Here’s something to think about when you cast your vote today: A new study shows that Americans have lost faith in the people who lead their federal, state and local governments, and in businesses, churches and schools. And they are afraid to fly.
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The only leaders who earn more than a smidgen of Americans’ confidence, the researchers say, are those in the military and medical fields. (Confidence in the media didn’t slip, but it was in the sewer already.)
“We could have asked about grandmothers,” Pittinsky said. “Maybe we could have had more confidence in grandmothers.”
America’s Crisis of Confidence (Washington Post)
And here I was just wondering who I should vote for in the many races in which Republicans are running unchallenged. There’s my answer! I think I’m gonna be casting several write-in votes for my grandmother.
- Raging Grannies
- Grandmothers for Peace
- Gray Panthers (Some of ‘em must be grannies!)
- Not necessarily grandmothers, but ya gotta love Ladies Against Women