The first Tuesday of November, election day! After months of TV ad bombardment, phone calls, emails, snail mail not to mention the thousands of posters, signs and radio ads it all comes down to a few hours today then all will be quiet once again for two years. Well from my pov it can’t be over and done with soon enough. Months of mud slinging, back stabbing, half-truths, no truths and just plain old lies and facts twisted to say what ever clouded point the politicos are trying to get across. Personally the only thing the whole process does is give me a large headache and leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. There is so much ‘crap’ pushed out and floating about, that even if I were to waste my time to go out and vote, which I’m not! I have no idea who I would vote for? How horrible you say, it’s your right to go out and cast your vote! Well yes, but it is also just as much my right to not go out and vote as well. Why is that you may ask? Well the short and simple fact is I don’ t believe that it really matters who or which group of snake oil salesmen you put in office, the end game will be the same. Am I cynical? Yes I am, more of a glass half empty rather then half full type of person. The solution is simple or at least it should be…instead of all of the mud slinging, so and so did this or said this. How about if your incumbent then state your track record over the past few years, if there’s nothing to hide and you’ve done the right thing! Then simply stated by simply stating the facts, the votes and your past record if you are proud of your accomplishments. Put emphasis on what you will do in the coming term, address the real problems, what proposals you have for going forward to rectify the issues. What are you going to do…not what the other guy failed to do! Stop the bullshit!!! Why can’t it be simple, my believe is that they don’t really give a crap about the average person or issue. Why should the politicos care, they make good money, have great healthcare and are set for life. If only it were that easy for the rest of us. Shame on you all for the ten of millions of wasted dollars on campaigning, helping to fill the landfills with thousands of letters, postcards and whatnot that has been sent out to every household over the past few months.
Well in any case in a few hours there once again will be peace for a short while anyways. Then it will begin once again, but a short reprieve and some time for my headache to go away. Congratulations on reaffirming this cynics views of the entire process with the knowledge that I will not be showing up at any polls today to cast my vote. As I do not believe there is a vote for “None of the Above” category on the ballots.
That’s all I have to say about that…
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