I finally saw “Moneyball” last week.  I was thoroughly engrossed in this movie based on the true story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's.  Beane’s goal was to reinvent his baseball team on a tight budget and turn it into a playoff ready team.  In doing so, he realized that baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong and he will have to outsmart the richer clubs.  Like “Moneyball,” we find ourselves at a crossroads here in America, do we keep on doing what we’ve always done and keep on getting what we’ve always got? Or do find a way to reinvent or reinvigorate politics so as to get something done at a lower cost of money and drama to America?

One of the things that became obvious when watching this movie was that when the Owner, General Manager, Manager and Coaches, Scouts, and Players are not on the same page, moving forward is difficult.  In fact, it wasn’t until Beane started forcing the hand of his management staff, working directly with players and firing his scouts that the club was finally able to turn around.  Using a computer formula helped pick the right players, but personalities that refused to use them in the positions for which they were hired created problems.

Our government seems to be very similar to Oakland A’s at the beginning of “Moneyball.”  Individual personalities and party politics are ruining the game.  The politicians in our government are more interested in their personal power and doing things the old way that they are unwilling to see the vision that our President has.  Furthermore, Obama has such a hard time sticking to his guns that he usually compromises away his ideas to reinvent what government is and how to make America great again.

So, here we sit on the sidelines.  And, like baseball, we get a chance to voice our opinions – not through game attendance, but by casting our vote.  Pick a side, choose a candidate, local or national, republican or democrat – what matters is that we all get the chance to participate in selecting our elected officials.  Now is the time for us to take on the system and turn political conventional wisdom on its ear by letting our voices be heard.