Michael1942's Blog

As the mid term elections arrive, each candidate is pulling out the big guns (also called trump cards). The innuendos, “politispeak “and smears are breaking like waves on the beach.The candidates are much like boxers before there were rules, gouging, biting and kicking for the win. Telling the truth is not part of this at all, we have heard and seen more slips of the tongue (which usually have some basis in truth) retractions and clarifications than in a senate hearing. This leads me to believe or confirm my belief that politics is not about serving the people. If these office holder and seekers want to serve the people then why not tell the truth. The voters are grown ups and can handle it. It is far better to tell the truth and take any associated lumps for it than to tell a lie which usually takes another lie to cover that one. History is usually kinder than the present because more truth is available through study and opening of previously unavailable records or information. History will show  that these modern day politicians are looking more for air time than doing the jobs they were elected to do. How do you think they would fare if they had to “stump” the old fashioned way?