The American people are their own worst enemy when it comes to politics and religion. Americans elect the same politicians over and over most of the time. All one has to do is look at the make up of the Congress and State Legislatures. The great majority are incumbents with many years of service.
Elected officials create the laws, regulations, tax codes and etc., that the people have to live with. They create some bad ones, but the people still reelect them. Has any one noticed how many times Senator McCain has said the tax code is unfair and has to be changed? Yet it is he and Congress who create the tax code. The people of Arizona have not called McCain down for this, instead he is elected and reelected over and over.
The people have allowed the right wing neocons to divide the country. They govern by fear, innuendo, character assassination, bigotry, and lies. They do that because they know a lot of people can't make a decision and believe any thing they hear. They have teamed up with the religious right to play God. Many of the religious right even have T.V. shows that bring in millions of dollars. They, along with the neocons, preach God and family, but God would surely not condone their hypocritical behavior.
Why do people let themselves fall for this con game? Do they realize these con artists are laughing at them everytime the people support them? Because the neocons are so sure of themselves and their ability to control the people, I call your attention to the recent resignation of Karl Rove, Bush's chief operative. He resigned to write a book and rewrite the history and lies of the Bush administration. The right wing T.V. and radio networks will give him center stage to continue the con job. And worst of all, many people will continue to be conned.
Elected officials rub their power and greed right in the people's faces. They have no shame when accepting money from special interest, even though it is influencing their vote. Neither is concerned about doing what is right and necessary for the country and the people. Greed and power is their make up.
They preach no taxes and then turn around and give the people massive deficits and a massive national debt, and every year they waste billions of dollars paying interest on the deficits and debt they created. That money could instead be used to further the quality of life for the American people.
Many members of Congress go to work for these special interest groups when they retire from Congress. They are welcomed with open arms. Is there any wonder why?
The people will elect a new president next year and also those in Congress who are up for reelection. Time will tell if the people can make a choice that truly changes the course of the con game. One can only hope so.
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It's a shame that more people aren't hearing the real issues from the campaign trail but are fed pablum by the press. Do you think that Mitt Romney's religion, Barrack Obama's early drug use, Rudy Giuliani's marital indiscretions or John Edward's haircuts should be the defining issues for electing a leader for our nation in the next four years? Unfortunately, that's the depths that our nation's free press has sunk to. The best policies espoused on the campaign trail in Iowa are by John Edwards.
"His talk of hunger, poor medical care and working people’s fear of sudden middle-age unemployment provided a bracing touch of reality in a campaign where the media are stubbornly occupied with matters irrelevant to American life:..."
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/
20071216_looking_beyond_the_haircut/
I've found another major candidate that I can support in 2008. He promises much the same that Hillary does except he isn't working to ship jobs overseas with more free trade pacts with third world countries.
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