Taken from
the movie “A Few Good Men” this title is not an exact quote, but it serves to
shape this discussion.
The Democrats
are in a damage control mode, while the Republicans are in a take advantage
mode for this last week of what has been a historic Presidential race, one that
offers a dark forecast for national politics for the next term, regardless the
eventual outcome. The cup of hypocrisy
runneth over for both parties. Have we become a nation where the truth in all
things is relative, and the pursuit of the truth can be considered unethical if
it does not conform to the political needs?
As the
population goes to the polls and place their vote for, or against, some
candidate what truth does each individual seek in their decision process? That seems to be the $64,000 question. I know what my priority was, and I suspect I
know the priorities of most of my friends.
What I don’t know, is what do the majority of voters believe.
Poll after
poll is pushed out by the news media, a conglomeration of like thinking
organization that have shown themselves to have a distinct bias. I believe this is an effort not to show
what people are thinking, but to shape the truth in a way that will influence
the final outcome. That is why I’ve long
believed reporting poll results as if it were news should not be allowed.
Most American
citizens have neither the desire, or the need to know the deepest workings of
the Presidential mind. Did the fact
Franklin D. Roosevelt cheated on Eleanor make him a less effective
President? What they need to know is
does he or she truly have the nation’s best interest at heart, and can he/she work
with the legislative bodies to improve the lives of the citizens. In this election I am not sure there is a
candidate on the ballot that meets either of those requirements.
What I do
know is at least one party puts the needs of non-citizens above the needs of
Americans. That is the truth.
1 comment:
Well said John! I agree totally.
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