In this wake-up call to action, author and businessman, Patrick Walsh, speaks powerfully, relentlessly and inclusively to the hearts, minds and fears of all Americans of every race, gender and orientation, about the social, political and moral crises we face today and identifies the real solutions and changes we must embrace to safeguard our families, ourselves and our country. This book will capture the reader's attention from the very first page, because it speaks the unvarnished truth, and real truth is never boring. These are uncomfortable truths to be sure, but social, political and economic truths which Americans need to hear in order to pull together as a people, remove the blinders and shake off the political and social malaise which keeps our feet firmly stuck in the mud; mud which we have created for ourselves and which our politicians and our media rely on to perpetuate their status quo, while we keep ourselves bound in an endless cycle of teeth-gnashing, hand-wringing disillusionment, economic disasters and educational and spiritual decline. In this book there is no subject too sensitive to tackle. You will surely experience amusement, anger, laughter, reflection and motivation, as this book identifies the real-life problems, challenges and outrages we face from our political leaders and our media on both sides of the aisle, and from ourselves, while providing real-life, common-sense solutions to address them. The author challenges us to take a "Hard Look in the Mirror" at ourselves, because liberal or conservative, man or woman, black or white, straight or gay, if we are disturbed by what we see in our political leadership today, and by what we see in our schools, media, families and society, the responsibility is ours to effect positive change, together. You will also find yourself with restored hope and admiration for our Country, the vision of our Founding Fathers, and of our shared brotherhood and sisterhood with each other, encouraging us to evolve, change and take action and to vigorously continue our shared journey toward perfection, which never ends.
About the Author: Patrick Walsh is a Vice-President with one of the world's largest companies within the Global Logistics Industry. He has had a 20+ year career as an international transportation and logistics executive with top-tier, global organizations. He has traveled the world and met people of many cultures, beliefs and ways of life and considers himself to have a well-rounded perspective on issues. He is a working American, having progressed within his industry to the point of leading and managing various geographic regions for the companies he has and continues to work for. He is in touch with the working men and women in today's America and experiences and understands the economic, social and political challenges we are seeing in our society. He deals with the same concerns and struggles we all face. With his unique background, experience and education, he identifies that which ails America, our political leaders and our citizens and speaks directly to his brother and sister Americans of every race and gender, about the issues concerning us all. His results-oriented business and financial experience allows him to get directly to the heart of the issues, call-out those accountable, and offer logical, well-considered solutions that he is able to articulate in a style and with a level of clarity that is straight-forward and uncomplicated. His years of management and leadership experience in small, medium and large global organizations, positions him to understand the financial, competitive and management challenges that business owners and working men and women and their families face and to recommend solutions needed to fix America, socially and economically. He is an effective speaker and has experience in public speaking and in presenting to large groups and diverse audiences. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, he has lived in South Florida for more than twenty years and has traveled overseas extensively in his career. He appreciates and enjoys working in a diverse, multicultural environment. Education/Licenses: Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting/Business Administration from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He is also a past Registered Representative, having held a Series 7 Securities License from the NASD/NYSE and a Series 66 Securities License from the state of Florida.