by J. Swaney

Created on: June 29, 2007   Last Updated: November 02, 2009

The sad thing about election time is that all candidates paint themselves in Grey. Everyone is terrified to express an opinion.

Politics ceases to be about issues and more like MTV. What is the flavor of the month and can we get an endorsement from Kelly Clarkson. Is it possible to get Hillary to do a spot for 'Rock the Vote' and will John Edwards guest host on TRL.

I think it's sad that we don't have a Candidate that will say to the Citizens, "I'm asking you to look at my record and then trust me to lead you."

Instead we have Candidates that say look at me. "What ever you think, I think. Whatever you want, I want. You want homosexuals, I love homosexuals. You want blacks and women in power, thats what I want too... Forget about everything I have ever done, if you elect me it will be just like you being in charge, because what you want I want. You hate the war, I hate the war. You like the war ? I voted for the war. Hollywood loves me. I have been on the Lettermen Show. Help me choose a Campaign song. I worry about the environment. Look at me, look at me."

The American Presidency is a popularity contest. And just like the most popular kid in your school they will say and do anything to be at the top of the heap.

Every question is pre-arranged and every answer is calculated to please the majority. The madness that the thinking person recognizes in our Candidates is nothing more than a twisted reflection of the demanding and fickle American Public.

The thing you will not see from our Candidates until after the election is honesty.

As a whole the Conservatives and Republicans have maintained a united front against terrorism, and in support of the American troops. To honestly believe that they would change their minds right before election is silly.

Democrats have shown themselves to be more than willing to endanger our troops by withholding funding for a war we are involved in (whether or not we want to be), and to make derogatory and slanderous statements against a sitting President and his army's while they are involved in Combat, and while they are on foreign soil.

At this point in the War and the Election the truth on the Candidates standings about the war is available to anyone who is actually interested enough to do some research or read a book.

I guess I would have to say that the Republican Leaders are trying to make we, 'the voters' believe whatever we need to believe to give them our vote. And the Democratic Leaders are doing the exact same thing.

I believe however that the Republicans support the war, our troops, and our President, and will continue to do so when and if they should win the next Presidency.

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