1-21-2024
Politicking Simplified
What can I say about politics that hasn’t already been said or talked about? People go into politics for a number of reasons. Some want to change the world around us. Others want to change the way they feel that things are being done incorrectly. Still others are out to make a name for themselves. While others want power, money and/or fame, at any expense or cost (to someone else).
We saw it in the rise of a completely unknown individual who in a matter of a few short years rose to a prominent position of power which nobody saw coming. Did he sit back, take notes and studied on how the game of politics in Washington was being played. Or did he plan for when the timing was just right, leap-frogged right over the top of the DNC favorite, captured the minds of thousands who were expecting a real change in 2006? It should have been no surprise that he was even awarded the Nobel Prize not for anything that he had accomplished or done, but for what he “MIGHT DO”.
Unsuspecting voters must be vitally aware of who politicians really are, what are their core values and do they have the intestinal fortitude to stand up alone and declare to the world what they intend to do if elected to public office. Nobody can allow their judgement to be clouded by hate to the point that when the dust settles they are stuck with a less than honorable or capable candidate potentially with their finger on the nuclear “football” triggering the next world war.
Voters – What do you believe and Why? Are you voting for someone who shares your values? Take stock of the things you hold dear and are worth dying for, so as to determine if politicians running for office share those same core values and are they articulating real attainable goals or simply making empty promises? Is their vision of a future America inclusive of ALL Americans, or just those of their particular political party?
Watch the track record of politicians and then follow them during their first 100 days in office to see if things get progressively better for our nation and for ALL AMERICANS in particular?
Are our veterans being taken care of?
Are our homeless communities expanding and why?
Don’t fall for the hype that Americans who believe that America’s best days are still ahead and we can Make America Great Again or just a bunch of nutcases or domestic terrorists.
The nutcases and domestic terrorists may already be infesting our government agencies created to keep us safe. As the saying goes “You are what you do”, apply that to voting. You are who you vote for and that is just not a good thing if it is endangering our economy, our nation and our way of life.
We deserve better than that! – RTM
The Real Truckmaster 