Moving the Blog Site

A new site has been developed for ongoing discussions and conversations. The current political campaign is ended, but life continues day by day. Many new options are available for the future. No door is closed at this time. Losing a vote changes life for a bit. Who can tell what is around the next corner these days?

Come and visit Jerry Northington.com to read my thoughts of the day and to continue discussion over the course of time. I look forward to spirited discussions in the same vein as so many we had here on the campaign blog. Many issues face our state and our nation today. Together we can become a force for change over the course of time.

Peace.

The Campaign Is Ended

Yesterday the voters made their decision. Another candidate, Karen Hartley-Nagle won the race for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Congress. The voters have spoken My race is ended.

Congratulations to Ms. Hartley-Nagle, and the other Democrats who won on September 9th. I will do all I can between now and November 4th to elect the Obama/Biden ticket and others who will end this war and bring sanity back to our country.

To all who offered support I offer my heartfelt thanks. The race could not have been run without your help. Words do not suffice to express the depth of my gratitude.

Short only of winning I and those associated with the campaign accomplished our primary goals. Early on in my relationship with every campaign staff member and with many volunteers who came to the race later, I expressed my absolute dedication to honor and principles. Together we ran a race in which our collective honor was kept intact. We sacrificed not one principle for the sake of gaining another vote. We each and every one leave the field bloodied but unbowed. Our heads are held high.

This has been without a single doubt the greatest experience of my entire life to date. The challenge was the biggest I ever faced. The course of the campaign led me to people, places, and actions which would never have entered my life otherwise. I learned a great deal about myself and about others along the trail.

For myself I have no regrets whatsoever. I am proud of what was accomplished. I am sad for those who found hope and lent their support to what in the end was a failed course. Hope must spring eternal no matter what happens in our lives. We must all cling to hope lest we lose the last remnants of what makes our lives meaningful. Hope keeps us going for another day, another race to be run, another battle to be fought. Hope is our reservoir of inner strength.

Again my thanks to all of who stood by my side in this campaign. I thank you from the very bottom of my heart. May all the blessings of life be yours to enjoy all the days of your life. You have all earned my deep and abiding respect. I will forever be grateful.

Peace.

NEWS FLASH

Gentle readers, I must close the blog for at least a few days. Back online after the Primary. The final stages of this campaign are taking all my time.

See you all in a week or so.

Peace.

The Uniter Rides Again

A few years ago President Bush campaigned on the idea he was a "uniter," not a "divider." How much farther from the truth could one be? Today we hear of McCain touting the same message one more time.

Let's use the best ideas from both sides.

We're all God's children and we're all Americans.

I fight for Americans. I fight for you.

How many more times will the American public fall for this rhetoric filled with empty words and hollow promises?

McCain stands for the same principles Bushco employed for the last 8 years. There may be little worse than allowing another 4 years of the same old mistreatment of America.

We need real change and a new direction today. The nation and its people are suffering. Our economy is a shipwreck breaking up on the shoals of poor administration and bad economic policy of the Bush administration. We are mired in a war McCain promises to continue for another hundred years or so. Our environment is suffering the ravages of too little protection as we continue to poison our world. We continue to pursue a course of oil dependency which cannot be sustained. At least the Democrats offer the possibility of real change and a new direction.

We must turn our nation around. We need policies from the Federal government which support the growth and development of small and medium businesses. All corporations no matter the size must be treated in a fair and equal way. We must end the favoritism shown the multi-national corporations as they continue to export jobs from our shores. Small businesses have long been the backbone of the American economy as they will be once again if the playing field is leveled for one and all.

We cannot afford to continue paying the monetary and human costs of the war in Iraq. We have lost too much already. Our military is stretched beyond its limits. With the pressures on the National Guard we have little reserve for emergencies within our own borders. We must regroup as soon as possible. Support the troops the best way we are able, bring them all home.

We must address global warming before large amounts of our nation are under water as a result of sea level rise. Human contributions to global warming are well documented. We must move quickly to alternative fuels such as wind and solar along with geothermal energy. We are late on the curve, but drastic action may save much of the future trauma we face without a new direction. Moving to alternative fuels will produce new jobs in the nation as we find research and development along with manufacturing on the rise.

Peace.

Debate Online from TV 6, WPVI

On Sunday morning the debate between my opponents and myself was televised. The link is here. See for yourself the entire recording. Then decide which of us deserves your vote for the U.S. Congress.

Peace.