It’s Election Day and we are on the verge of the most important point in our history. Yes, we have been through difficult times before, and it can be argued that this election is no more important than the ones during the great depression, but in the end we have so many different issues facing us that it all blends into one great big noise. Because of this, I believe this election is by far the most important.
We have the various economic problems (mortgage loans, bank bailouts, credit card crisis); the issues with education (no child left behind, affordable college, tuition loans, private schools); the national debt; the issues with healthcare (affordable care for all); the issues with the environment (relatively unnoticed due to other problems); and let’s not forget the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Do I believe we can turn this around…yes, but it’s going to take a long time and will take more than just money to solve the issues we face. The citizens of this country have lost confidence in our system, and we need is someone who can restore our faith. That is truly the stabilizing force in our system…not money, and whether any of the two candidates running for president can do this remains to be seen.
My parents often told me when I was growing up that nice people don’t run for president. That the person in that job must be willing to get dirty and step on toes. I think there is some truth to that, and the reason many qualified people do not run for president anymore. The media coverage is just too much to hide from, and the dirty laundry of the past eventually is found.
Do I advocate criminals in office…of course not! We need someone who has kicked ass and taken names to get things done; a true leader. Instead we get the people that follow polls and have no clear vision for the future. Those are not the people I want in office. Don’t tell me what I want to hear, tell me what I need to hear and why...that’s what I want.
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Your parents are right, nice people could never hang in Washington. You have to be ready to do what needs to be done and I am sure there are no easy choices when running a country. There is a lot of gray and not much black and white, clear cut decisions to be made with this country. We do though have too much wasted info with the negative advertising and false promises from all candidates and now our media is skewed also. Research is showing that our 'objective' media has been portraying a candidate in a negative light more than the other. We hear what the candidates (and their teams) want us to hear and we learn about it through a biased media. I am sure we will make great decisions with this system....
I agree with you because it's not about being "nice" that will help you be president.
I hope that the campaign promises or the statements about what the new president will do when they get in office hold true. I think there are several issues that need work and people have high expectations of the president-elect to do the work we elected him to do.
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