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Blessed are the Geeks, for they shall internet the earth |
The Unchallenged Politician
When unchallenged, character is the easiest of all attributes to fake. When
faced with peril, bravery, courage, and honesty can only be proven with
actions, not words. But how quickly character abandons a politician during an
election year. I am embarrassed that this is what our country has been reduced
to; politicians that will say and do anything for one more term, begging for
just one more chance. They over promise, and under deliver, or deliver nothing
at all. I read that members of the congress and senate only work 2 days a
week, and spend 3 day raising campaign money, not just during an election
year, every year. The fear of having to enter into the private sector
job market and compete with the rest of is justifiably frightening. George W asked for one more chance because he said he wasn’t finished. Now the Clinton’s are back also asking for another chance. With oil, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies on the right, god only know what the left has to offer us. A vote for the same old family of politicians is a vote for the same lobbyist and special interest groups. Every four years we have a chance to make a choice that is best for us and our country, but we become influenced by the promises of false prophets. Wolves in wolves clothing. Liberal wolves blame conservative wolves and conservative wolves blame the liberals. And the only voices they really listen to are from the special interest groups the fund their campaigns. The Unchallenged Politician will say and do anything to be elected, because they know that once they are in, we can never get them out again. I believe that the only way to make these career politicians stand by their promises is to remove the ones that do not produce results. Once enough career politicians are fired and replaced, the new ones and remaining ones will find a way to work together for the better good of America.
Douglas Chick
