These are strange times

         In this day of economic uncertainty, education continues to rise in costs while it loses relevance by the day. This poses the question: if the college student has no voice, what do we have left?

        This same sentiment is seen with the current Occupy movement here in Atlanta. Honestly, I'm sure you may have your reservations about the "occupy" movement in our country. I do too. But, I am fed up. If someone is fed up and vocal about it, I have nothing but overdue respect for them.

        Our nation is broke. The only solution we are presented with is bureaucratic banter from wax-faced "cable news regulars" that at their broken-record-best, rely on past and present presidential failings as their soapbox. The current system has offered no solutions. Others don't have a strong message, but I am almost pissed off enough to sleep in a park to voice my two cents too. The language and rhetoric that is the foundation for our nation is something of Hollywood romanticism these days. Who stands up for their cause? Who loses everything for the opportunity to bite at the bit that could be freedom and a voice?

         These kids, the ones occupying our parks and financial districts... yes, their organization could be flawed. They have a unified voice on many unified messages that may or may not be heard by The Crown,I mean Congress, or Mr. President, (whoever that may be in a yearish).

        I hope your voice, which is questioned, and at times forgotten by the gate keepers of mainstream media, is not forgotten or writ- ten off in the hearts of the American people. You are saying what we are thinking. You may be providing unconventional means for your message to flourish, and it will be lost on many. I am frustrated at the lack of cohesiveness, unity and leadership (nationally) that has challenged this movement and thus challenged our government. In a more "orthodox" United States of America, you should have a small army of voted officials on your side. I hope your "mixed" messages unify many.