This is a post from my WordPress blog Stay A While, along with the comments. I decided to duplicate my WordPress blog posts (along with all comments) on Blogger for posterity. Also because I lost my WordPress password and haven't been able to recover my account. So I just copied everything over and changed the publish dates. Anyway, enjoy.
Subject: Voting.
If you vote, are you going to vote for a partisan ideology, or what's best for America?
Are you going to be led by some party talking points, or policies that will really help America?
Will continuing to cut taxes be the answer to our country's problems? We have had 30 years of the "cut taxes" policies and see where that has got us.
Extremism cannot govern the country; which is why we cannot seem to solve our problems. Extremist politicians are controlling the debate.
Has common sense and common sacrifice disappeared from the American people's character? Seems so.
Do you think a minority viewpoint, or party can govern? The Green Party has a good candidate. Ayn Rand (political cult of the last century) has current followers like Mr. Ryan. Is Mr. Ryan's budget realistic, or going to work for America?
Can we finally (since the Regan tax revolution) accept that the "cut tax" ideology has not worked, in fact made things worse?
Will we be better off with a President who doesn't even know what Paul Revere did?
Seems the current crop of candidates (Republican) can only add material for our society's comics.
Lots of questions, that need some serious contemplation.
As the saying goes: We need serious people, to help solve our serious problems.
"Now is not a time for partisanship, it is a time for citizenship". (President Obama)
7 Responses.
Leslie Parsley: We are a country populated by people with diverse views, which is why, imo, I don't think an "extremist" party of either political persuasion can get elected. And, frankly, this is the only thing that gives me a glimmer of hope for 2012 – providing people can actually cast their votes. : (
Loving your blog – very clean and crisp looking.
02. June 11, 2011 at 12:56 pm.
TOM Wordpress: Hi Leslie, thanks for stopping by.
I never used to hate the political opposition, but lately I have found myself thinking just that.
There have always been extremists in politics, but never so close to majority.
The Reagan revolution also brought in the right wing Christians and leaders like Helms. For me, that’s when it all started getting crazy and unhealthy for America.
dmarks: I was going to make a comment somewhat similar to Leslie's, as I read your post. Now I read hers, and I really don’t have anything to add. Good comment.
dmarks: I hope you put your Magritte post back up. I just made a new one, and was going to link to it.
Lou: "Now is not a time for partisanship, it is a time for citizenship". (President Obama)
Hmm too bad he didn't sem as concerned before the election cycle
TOM Wordpress: I guess I could have put a date on that quote, but then I would miss the fun of comments from idiots like "Lou".
President Obama said that shortly after he won election, about 2-1/2 years ago.
Thanks for playing "Lou", to bad you have no clue what you are talking about. Try thinking for yourself, and stop "goose stepping" to the idiot, hate filled Republicans.
07. June 14, 2011 at 10:29 pm.
rockync@earthlink.net: iGood points Tom. We Americans need to have serious debate on serious issues. We can't afford the lazy acceptance of the same old canned rhetoric. This country will not survive the reinstitution of policies proven to be disasterous to our economy.
