Scott Tullis said: For the first time in my life, Tuesday night I was ashamed to be American. The country has changed and I am not sure I fit anymore.
And by the way, I work for one of those "rich" guys, and unless our members come through and buy the club I will be an unemployed in Febuary. When his taxes go up, the lights go off.
Scott,
The fact is the USA is a Republic, which was purposely chosen by the founding fathers because it is far less volatile than a pure democracy. In the United States the minority party still has its share of checks to protect the republic from sweeping ideology and demagoguery which all forms of government are prone to. In our 230+ years as a nation there have been times when ideology and demagogy have threatened to divide our country, and in fact once did. The government is not the source of my faith, ideals, and morals, so i do not expect the government to reflect them.
Tuesday night changed nothing in America we are exactly the same as we were on Monday night. In [u">good[/u"> elections there is always a winner and a loser. President Obama won fair and square and with a substantial majority. Emotions run high during close elections because it takes that to make it close. Mit Romney ran a good campaign, President Obama ran a better one, but we are still the same nation as we were last week.
I know what its like to live/work under the cloud of uncertainty. Our employment hinges on so many things and many are not in our control. Most of us will face this at some point in our employment and often more than once. Its hard to give advice on how to handle these situations other than work hard, keep your eyes and ears open, network and prepare. Golf is a great game but not a great business. Its a tough business for many reasons other than the Obama administration. The business of golf has always ebbed and flowed.
A couple of months ago I meet a young lady who was a singer song writer, she asked me what I did for a living, I told her I was a Golf Superintendent her reply was "wow that's like a dream job". I asked why she thought that, her reply was that she grew up playing golf with her dad and often saw the Superintendent on the course with his dog and though "boy what a life". I told her your right it is a dream job.