Improvement Among Republican Party Should be Applauded

According to this article, THE GOP IS DOING BETTER! Maybe we should all take time to THANK the men and women who have been working so hard to improve it.

Are any of us perfect? NO. Either engage or stop complaining. 

And let me tell you: "conflict" is NOT BAD. We are not a one world order in the GOP. Different IDEAS from different people SHARPEN us. We grow! We think! We challenge! We learn! I don't want to be part of a party that everyone thinks the same way. We are a party all about FREEDOM, Dignity of LIFE that values all life, and limited government BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE TO Thrive on the VALUES AND PRINCIPLES that make America great.

Sample from the article: 
"At the state level, the GOP's share of governorships is the ninth-highest since Reconstruction, and the third-highest in the post-war era (1996 and 1998 were higher). The party's showing in state legislatures is the highest since 1920, the ninth-highest ever, and the third-highest since the end of Reconstruction."

So here's my thanks to Reince Priebus, Chris McNulty, Bobby Schostak,Ronna Romney McDaniel, Chad Connelly, Saulius Saul Anuzis, Betsy DeVos, Dick DeVos, and SO MANY OTHERS for your great work in the Republican party. America is on its way to thriving again.

With love to those who disagree, 

Rant over. For now. 

- ajh

Quit Making Excuses for the Millennials

Quit making excuses for the young adult generation.

It feels like my generation has full time lobbyists who are busy clarifying to the world as to why we do not have jobs, have not reached the American pinnacle of success, are not financially prosperous, still live in our parents' basements and just overall have an air of irresponsibility. Whether via voices in the media, academia, marketplace or local neighborhood, these lines have become oh too familiar: "The economy is so bad to be looking for a job right now and jobless rates are so high! College graduates can't find jobs in their fields. This is a tough time to be starting a career and a family."  Please, stop making excuses for my generation.

Now, don't mis-understand me. In no way am I highlighting those of my peers who are working to find a job and the doors keep closing. I applaud them for their fortitude and perseverance! Instead, I'm highlighting a general cultural mindset of older adult role models to the Millennials.
 

A wise man once said "Children will rise to the level of expectation."  Have you considered what expectations you have of us?  

Even among our own peer group, an assumption is perpetuated that those with college degrees absolutely cannot work at the jobs obtainable without a degree. My question is: Why not? Since when did we become too proud to work a less than ideal job, so to have income? Where did we miss the lesson to love working in general, and recognize the reward of it? How did we meld into this mindset that working two jobs, getting our hands dirty and humbling ourselves to work outside our trained field – is impossible?

Instead of focusing on the “poverty” of what we face as a generation, we should be looking at this hour in our culture as opportunity!! Check out these young people in history who did not sit back and let circumstances dictate their success:

FYI: GOP Event for Millennials in Jackson!

FYI to those who live in the Jackson region. Or, if you live in Michigan and just want to support their work, I'm sure they would love to have you attend. Questions? Email hankchoate@hotmail.com