Once again we are witnessing the same vicious personal attacks from candidates across the country for positions in House and Senate who if successful will continue the practice of representing special interest groups while ignoring the issues their constituency elected them to be their voices in Washington. Their voices are silent. As the dust settles we are destined to see more bi-partisan bickering as each party will blame the other for legislative stalemates. More character assassinations will ensue. The alleged affair the President had with porn actress Stormy Daniels will give rise to more revelations of sexual misconduct amongst other Democrats and Republicans.
TV Show hosts have taken pot shots at the President’s son. Our dignified First Lady has also been the victim of smear campaigns as have the Kushers. Jared Kushner as a cabinet appointee (being his wife is President Trump’s daughter) earned him this plum job for which he is uniquely unqualified for is technically entitled to a molecule of respect but due to his questionable real estate dealings and slum-like conditions of some his rental properties negates any respect he may have earned.
I do not pretend to know almost any of the names or party affiliations or even the respective states the candidates that are running this fall. Social Media outlets (namely Facebook) are helping to ramp up the political rhetoric giving us forewarning of what we can expect in terms of the overall tone the candidates will put forward. If past experience is any indicator (it will be) yet another disgraceful display of slander will be evident once the “election season” officially kicks off. Americans deserve better than this and should have keener senses of smell when it comes to the aroma of (stench would be a better word)these candidates emit.
America is at a political crossroad. Our two-party system is not working nor has it worked for as long as many of us can remember. The population of this country stands at 326,979,071. How is it conceivable that we cannot pick honest and ethical people to be our voices as well as our advocates from the number you have probably come to nearly choke from? Why is it almost the richest amongst us get elected. A multi-millionaire cannot possibly understand the plight of the poor farmer or the urban family struggling to put food on the table or those who are unconscionably forced to decide between eating and medical care. This is not the America our forefathers sought to build. It is incumbent on us now more than ever to elect only those candidates who are the best and the brightest amongst us. High powered lawyers, Wall Street Bankers, former heads of major corporations or career politicians (a true public servant is beholden to their constituency only) as the aforementioned have been dragging us through the muck and mire they create for us for far too long.
President Obama ran on the catchy slogan of “the change we need” while President Trump ran on the slogan of “make America great again.” Both administrations were and are scandal-ridden. I confess I enthusiastically voted for Donald Trump and was ecstatic when I woke up the next morning to the news he had defeated killer Clinton (who in partnership with President Obama essentially allowed our Libyan Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens to be murdered while they sat idly by. All those that were associated with this atrocity should have been convicted on charges of murder with the harshest punishments be brought upon them)and would be the President for all Americans. Within a short while President Trump as did President Obama before him broke just about every campaign promise he made. Although I am a registered Democrat I no longer identify with the philosophy of either party. My decision is cemented by the pure garbage that lead each party.
The prospect this can happen again and again sickens me to no end. My sentiments of hope for this country that I dearly love are proudly written on every artery of my beating heart. If ever a land embodies hope for the present as well as the future it is the land of America the great. May her colors always hang high for all to see.
Of the people who just might understand
That how together, yes we can
Create a country better than
The one we have made of this land
We have a choice to make each man
Who dares to dream, reaching out his hand
A prophet or just a crazy God damn
Dreamer of a fool – yes a crazy fool
Well done and great story. I kind of stay away from business articles and politics. But that is just me.
Larry, thank you for the compliment. This was one of my earlier articles. As a rule, I do pay close attention to what our dearly beloved (meant sarcastically) officials are up to. With all the discrepancies between the various news outlets, I believe nothing of what I read or hear. For some time now I have gone away from those type of articles to focus on more creative, philosophical and personal articles which allow me more freedom not to mention are easier to write. It is also easier to pick out music for this type of article. Be well my friend and take care.
It is much easier to write poetry or storytelling. It just flows out effortlessly
For me most of the time it does. I started a new article but I am having trouble coming up with the words along with trying to figure out the theme.
Agree with your sentiment, Joel: “America is at a political crossroad. Our two-party system is not working nor has it worked for as long as many of us can remember.”
Having just finished listening to a series of lectures about the founding fathers, a statement the professor made (which I’ll paraphrase here) rings true with me: “One thing the founders of this country would have put into the constitution, had they known the tumult not mentioning it would cause throughout the history of this United States, is to ban political parties from having sway over the running of the United States of America.”
Yet another lecture series I just finished discussed the sacred nature of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the US. Regardless of our political leanings, all Americans believe in the rights and freedoms given to us by those two documents.
I hope integrity and honesty will soon win out.
Elena, Thank you for your readership of my article in addition to your comments. The point I am bringing out (as you astutely picked up on) is that another election is coming up with more of the same infighting and alike to follow. When it comes down to it Democrats and Republicans think alike except in a different way. They disagree with each other to give the impression they are working for the people when in reality they are working for their own self-interests along with those that support them. In general, politicians should not be involved in the running of this country as I indicated before they have no genuine interest as to what is wrong or right with America today. For all intensive purposes, they are what is wrong with America today. I share your hope that integrity and honesty will soon win out. With that statement we need to ask ourselves how much longer can or will we see a world leader as our government is dysfunctional and corrupt. Thank you again, Elena.