I've commented before, but, I really wonder, by voting, in the General Election, coming up in November, regardless of who I vote for, am I, somehow, endorsing, or giving my approval to what is happening in this country. I have heard many state that they were voting .... "for the lesser of two evils." Or, they wish that there was an option, "None of the above."
There is NO .... politician today that I like or approve of. By the very nature of their choosing to be a POLITICIAN ... they have taken the wrong path. Once decided, any person, any person, changes their lifestyle and their goals and aspirations. There is a Jekyll/Hyde transition. Their dedication to "friends" and acquaintances change. Their "sights" are trained on a new path, and their sincerity to friends changes and is directed toward those who can assist and aide in those NEW goals.
I think the major altering factor, they are now spending someone money that is not theirs, it belongs to someone else, and when that occurs, an entire different outlook. Lying becomes a way of life, Image, self image, is all that matters. Their goals and ideals can be of the highest, until they get elected, and then a metamorphosis occurs .... and a different person emerges ..... a politician.
In my years I have seen much, I have seen high ranking government officials "owned" by casinos, financially backed to insure the "right" legislation gets approved. I have seen irreversible damage done to a city, for one reason or another. I have seen what a politician is capable of in keeping their name and image in front of the public. I have seen the "clever" image "tricks" used to be projected on the public. And, possibly the worst, negative campaigning ... little "seeds" planted to defame an opponent, some of the little "tricks" used .... a word dropped here and there, an insinuation, lighted like a fire. It is akin to saying, "I know an honest criminal, a truthful liar ..... etc."
I am undecided about voting next month, I am having trouble supporting any "politician."
Maybe we could simplify it, have a "One Party" system, one candidate for each office. The only decision to make on Election Day, which party to go to. Just think of the party they could put on, all that money for campaigning, millions, perhaps trillions, could go towards the party.
At lease, we could all be happy, for one day ....................... Republican? Democrat? No I am a member of the ........................ "LET'S PARTY"
