As I sit waiting for election results Tuesday night so they can be posted on our websites and processed for printing in the newspaper Wednesday morning, I am worried for my children and grandchildren.

America, to me, seems to be ... (It is here where I tried to find just the right word to use ) ... befuddled, which means to be perplexed by many situations or statements. Are we not great? Do we continue to allow illegal aliens within our borders? Are we setting things up to militarily take over Syria? What are we going to do about ISIS? Are race relations getting worse and, if so, how do we fix them? How are we going to fix the healthcare system? What are we doing to stop the abuse of drugs? Poverty is getting worse — where does it end? Are people just giving up after being suppressed by the upper class?

So many questions and it seems that little has been done over the past four to eight years to help the lower and middle class. We need leadership from our elected officials, both at the state and national level. Let's quit being befuddled, being confused about what to do next. It seems that the state and U.S. governments are trying to fix too many things (situations) at once and accomplishing little. Politicians should work hard — and together — to fix a few problems and then move on to the next set of problems.

America is fed up with its politicians and it has gotten worse since 2008. Yes, the economy has rebounded since the major downturn that year, but there are still many problems to solve.

But we need a plan. Let's work together to solve our problems, rather than fighting each other and giving up. America was once greater than it is now. But we must all do our part — especially our elected leaders — to work toward a prosperous and civil America. Maybe most of the world will try to follow suit.

P.S. Take down the political signs.