Think before you vote

September 15th, 2008 at 07:34pm Don R. Gugliuzza

Am I alone? Is there something wrong with my thinking? I have watched both political conventions in their entirety and am more convinced than ever that this country is in terrible shape. Every move, every thought of those elected to serve the common good is directed towards furthering their careers. The only way they can do that is to toe the party line, attend to the wishes of those who finance their campaigns and to the special interest groups who will support them in exchange for getting only those things that benefit them. There is no apparent thought given to the needs of the country and it’s citizens. One do-nothing Congress has been replaced by a do-even-less Congress. A one year moratorium was proposed on earmarks. It was a Republican idea so the Democrats voted it down. Result….$17 billion of our tax money put into earmarks so that our Congressmen could buy our votes with our money. Thanks a lot, Senator Durbin and your fellow Democrats.  Nothing has been done to control our borders and stop the river of illegal aliens from crossing into our country. Thanks, again, Senator Durbin and your fellow Democrats. Millions of people are out of work due to ill-concieved “free” trade agreements. Thanks a lot, Republicans. I am well aware of the fact that a Democrat was President when NAFTA was inacted, but the Repulicans have totally embraced it and have advanced other ”free trade” agreements. We are more dependent on foreign oil than ever before, using that causes global warming and increases our trade deficit exponentially. Let’s drill so we have more oil to burn. Thanks again, Republicans. The worst problem facing our country? Us. Yup, those of us who keep voting the same people into office every election. The old definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. So, let’s join together to take our country back. Don’t vote for the incumbant. What difference does it make if you don’t agree with the opponent’s ideas? We’re getting nothing for our money now The worst that can happen is that we will continue to get nothing. If we do nothing, we will join the ranks of our Congress and be, “Do nothings,” too. Be somebody. Do something. Vote to take back our government. Our vote is all we have, we don’t have lobbyists working for us and we’re too poor to be big contributors. Our vote is all we have; use it wisely. Think about it.
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