I took this short series while at the capitol building in Denver this last school year. I represented my high school at an education hearing; the state wanted to reduce or cut off funding for online classes, so I went to speak on behalf of NOT reducing funding, because why in hell would you reduce funding for education? Well, why in hell would we Americans be so stupid as to re-elect Bush... but anyway.

So I really enjoyed being there that day, and I was just inspired. I still have an interest in politics, just because I want to change things for our country, but it's so blurry now, these lines of value and structure in our society. I don't even know what our country stands for anymore. And it certainly isn't "freedom". It's a little depressing to be a part of a nation that has lost its pride, its dignity. So I suppose this series is a lament, of sorts.