John Liming’s look at the 2012 election season and the choice which confronts him.
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Some Republicans and others (My Fellow Libs) are apparently seeing a need to remind us that the Presidential Election of November, 2012 is fast approaching.
With all the noise and blather that has been flooding the media for the past several months and with the probable explosion in the sale of nostrums for treatment of indigestion and diarrhea and with all the probable arguments arising from who is going to watch what on the television sets of the nation – - – I would answer that assertion about the approaching election with a resounding “Duuhhhh!”
I think this is probably the longest, noisiest and nastiest election cycle I have ever lived through. Maybe it is my age creeping up on me.
But this election has been one that, in my rather colorful definitions, could tie knots in people’s shorts.
I can attest that it has curdled some of my Ka-diddly.
I have been reading Conservative newspaper editorials again because I still cannot understand how some people’s heads are screwed on and some of those editorials are giving me a choice to make about whether I want a President who has all the smarts to be able to create jobs and to make money or one who knows how to destroy jobs and spend more money than the country could ever hope to take in through taxation, commerce or anything else.
Choice is a wonderful thing!
But I know in my heart that no matter who I vote for in November, it will not be my vote that decides the outcome of the contest. That will be done by some mysterious entity known as “The Electoral College.” That will be accomplished under what I consider to be a totally unfair way of determining the winners of elective offices under some strange doctrinal practice known as “Winner Take All.”
And I have this really sneaking suspicion, way down where my toes grow, that this election has a chance of becoming the first one in the History of the country to have actually been “Bought” (Purchased) by millions and millions of dollars from Super Political Action Committees (PACs) – - – a unique gift given to The American People by the strongly Conservative Supreme Court.
Very creative! Very ingenious! How did that happen anyway? Who was asleep at the wheel when that occurred?
As far as I am concerned, the whole American Electoral schematic is askew and drifting around in a sea of confusion, coercion, manipulation and control from someone other than the ordinary every day voting jock like me.
When the editorial writer speaks that I have a choice to elect a President who is able to create jobs, I have to ask myself, “Is he talking about creating jobs for Americans here in The Continental United States or is he talking about creating jobs for foreign workers in foreign countries?
Do I want a President who knows the importance of rewarding businesses who keep jobs here in America or do I want a President who has indulged in the fine sport of outsourcing?
So just who is this editorial writer talking about when he asks if I want a President who is a job destroyer such as was mentioned in the first paragraph of this blog post?
Or have I missed something somewhere along the path?
The editorial writer goes on to ask if I want a President who “Knows How To Make Money.”
My question then becomes, “Do I want a President who is skilled at making a fortune for himself or do I want a President who has a plan to see to it that I can make a little money myself?”
Both the candidates are wealthy according to the best information at my disposal. So if that is the case, what does a candidate’s personal wealth have to do with anything? It is pretty obvious to me that both candidates are pretty well versed in the art of making money. What is the point?
The editorial writer than brags that his choice of a candidate – - – which just happens to be a Republican – - – or at least I think he is a Republican – - – from what I have been hearing on the evening news lately that question might be a little up in the air itself right now because it has been reported that some who consider themselves as Republicans have been jumping ship on their candidate – - -My question is “Why would Republicans be bailing on their candidate?” Is there something “Un-Republican in the mix somewhere that is making someone nervous or that might be making them feel unsure or unsettled about some things?
The writer tells me that his candidate is a “Self Made Man” and that President Obama’s success is some kind of mystery to most people and that a lot of what should be known about The President has been hidden from The American People.
Actually, I do not know all that much about the Republican Candidate at this point either. Maybe that is some kind of failure on my part.
Maybe I was chasing aphids out of the radish patch and missed something.
But from my perspective knowing details about individual candidates and their lives and how they make their money and the kind of personal success they have had is not the important thing.
The important things to me are what will the candidates do to make sure that I have some kind of success myself.
So far, I am afraid that The Conservative Campaign has not been too open mouthed about what they intend to do if they get elected in November.
I have heard a lot of them talking about “Their Plans” but, to date I haven’t really heard any detailed explanation of what those plans might entail or what they might require from The American People or what they might offer to The American People.
Before I cast a vote, I really need more specifics.
On the contrary, I have a good idea of what President Obama will do as President if he gets a second go around because I have seen what he has done this time around. There is no mystery there and I believe I can trust what I have seen more than I can trust what I am asked to take on faith without having seen.
John publishes Blue Heart Chronicles.
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The republicans main plan is just to WIN. What does it matter what they will do when they get there? THEY WON! And that is the most important thing. I believe that we have seen this GOP stradegy when they attacked Iraq. They were so excited to WIN, that they announced we did 9 years too soon. Let’s just hope that after this election we do not hear a mission accomplished coming from the republicans. We already know how that game ended.
As far as Romnays wealth….the GOP has performed an amazing feat of washing brains. They have convinced the evangelicals and the poor, that great wealth is a blessing from the god, and these billionaires reside in the buxom of the lord. And they are not ones to question Jesus’s anointed blessings that have been bestowed upon Mitt Romney.
Dear Sydney:
Well good for you to mention how “Jesus” blesses the faithful – - – with millions. I am glad you mentioned that.
Since it is my understanding that “Jesus” loves all of us equally and is no respecter of persons – - -
well to make a long story short…. I now await the anointed blessing of my own millions from that generous celestial hand…
Think it will happen anytime soon?
Or do I have to put legs on my prayers and destroy a few jobs and a few livelihoods in the process? Can I be absolutely sure that it was indeed “God” who has been bestowing those blessings?
Maybe people are giving “God” credit for something that someone else does…
It appears that the rightwing doesn’t much care how you made you millions. Just knowing that you have the “green” is enough proof for the faithful, just another miracle from their savior, sort of like the loaves and fishes, and walking on water thing.
So John, as far as your millions, it doesn’t much matter how you get it, you could even rob some widows or take food out of children’s mouth. Just get the bucks…and your guaranteed a seat at the right hand of the lord. But before you get to heaven, you would also have the blessings of running the USA, starting wars and handing over all the tax dollars you can to your other blessed buddies.
But John, I get the feeling that if you would become very wealthy, that you wouldn’t change. You would want to do your part for this great country of ours and your empathy for others would not waiver.
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Republicans want the US government to be a business, making a profit. They have no idea what the role of government actually is in a society. And they also assume all citizens want to be businessmen and dream of being rich like Romney, another fallacy. Many people want to be artists, teachers, mechanics, athletes, social workers, doctors, nurses, astronauts, hairdressers, etc etc. This worship of “businessmen” is ludicrous.
To any christian,it is not in the scheme of things for God to grant blessings on anyone to make a lot of money and not sharing with his brother. Neither is it God’s will that you don’t pay your fair share of taxes by hiding it in the Cayman Island. It is said however that it will be more difficult for a rich man to get to heaven than an elephant going through the eye of a needle.
Needless to say that the power PACS come in line with the greed that has taken over our country. The bleeding rich will spend up to one billion$ to stop the government from providing services to help the poor and the middle class. I for one cannot understand why this happens but as long as they can give employment for the least amount and make profit in a bigger amount,the rich will aways enjoy that power because everyone needs to eat.
Why the poor and middle class will vote for Republicans when we have been at the brink of the abyss four years ago is beyond me.I would be disappointed if Romney came in because I refuse to believe that people are too lazy to read about their future. Let’s hope Obama can slam dunk Romney in the debates because if he doesn’t master the budget and how to balnce it,it may be the ticket in for Romney. I have every confidence in Obama.
Sue,
You are right. Realize that most people are conservative in their own budget and business dealings, and they are tricked into thinking that the government should be run the same way that they balance their checkbooks.I guess that they are under the impression that liberals don’t pay their bills. I have never known a liberal to say “I spent my entire paycheck on a new flat screen tv and I don’t have any idea how I’m going to feed my kids, oh well!” A government for and by the people is not a business, and should never be thought of as one.
There is no other conclusion that you can come to except that 30% of our population, who buy what the GOP are selling are ignorant, foolish people.
Has anyone amongst us forgotten that that ours is a Calvinist nation, one in which temporal rewards foreshadow a mercantilist paradise for all eternity? Temporal blessings foreshadow the blessings of eternity. That our political philosophy of free market opportunism is the sine qua non of our republican form of political governance. Free markets for a free people! Is a subset of GREED IS GOOD!!! No, greed is not good; greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
Listen. The Bane model was not one of job creating an increasingly more efficient economy. No, children. The model was “blow ‘em up an’ blow ‘em out”. The occasional white hat was purely accidental. Gordon Gekko and his real world counterparts were not avuncular Uncle Willards. No. They were by and large corporate raiders. Scumbags who would chisel pensions out from under some of our most deeple screwed fellow citizens. without batting an eyelid.
In the old neighborhoods these folks were bottom-feeders…Scumbags, not presidential timbre.
Take heart in these days of social media you cannot fool all the people some of the time or some all the time. Sorry Willard, Romneyan Shape-shifter, but your ass gonna git whipped by a rente mule. Romney, last of the empty suits.