Over the 17 years that I’ve been writing this column, my editors and publishers have giving me free reign and the opportunity to comment on any subject I choose.The only stipulation is not to offer opinion on controversial subjects.
Running the gamut between serious and comedic (serio-comedic?) I have successfully avoided any debatable columns (so far).
However, for some time what with the heated presidential fracas going on, I have the desire to add my two cents about politics. That said, here goes: FAIR GAME!
Some 46 years ago I was somewhat caught up in a political crusade. I wound up as the president of what was then an Exeter political association. (Later I went on to be president of an Antietam Valley civic association). The realization that politics was not to be my course in life soon became apparent.
Perhaps my personal judgment, observation and criticism will give you an idea of why I think I made the correct decision not to pursue a political career.
Have you ever noticed, half of our politicians are lawyers, and the other half wind up needing lawyers?
How come we trust our government to legislators we don’t trust?
There are two times a man is bound to lie: when he’s in trouble or in a political administration.
Politicians are servants of the people and should only hold office for their competence and not to use their position for unconstitutional ends.
They must square their obligations with performance on behalf of their constituents. Quid Pro Quo!
Sometimes when I vote, I’m in fear that half of the candidates won’t get elected and afraid the other half will.
How do you become a shrewd politician and remain totally honest? We should stop trusting government to deceptive and cunning office-holders.
Some of our allegedly honest politicians are bought politicians and will stay bought. Selling themselves to a voter can be easy.
They work at it with a little manipulation and a lot of exaggeration. Most sly politicians will stand for whatever they think you will fall for.
A political party holds fundraising dinners where candidates gorge themselves on chicken and ham, and are full of bull.
Sometimes a clever office seeker can make a fool out of him/herself trying to prove they are not blemished idiots.
Some may be ugly and stupid, but heck we can’t all be perfect.
Turns out, as soon as those cuckoo birds down in Washington let our ends meet, they move the ends.
Back in WW II when I was in the ‘Big War,’ I remember good ‘ole Harry S Truman telling us, ‘If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.’
Heck, most crafty politicians break into a sweat just walking into a kitchenette.
Some vote seekers are so ingenious, it’s best to count your fingers when they shake your hand.
There is one local eccentric, paranoid administrator that claims has a great economic plan that he can explain in a nutshell. He’s just the nut to do it!
The Democrat’s idea of a rich person is someone with a buck or two left over after he pays his taxes. Very few of us can afford to be poor.
Fighting back, the Republican’s issued bumper stickers that say, ‘We Are Not Rich Republicans,’ to stick on their Cadillacs.
No way should the above hypothesis (I love that word) and assumptions be taken too seriously. It’s just that, if we can’t lick’em and we can’t join them, what then?
Isn’t the 2008 presidential campaign a doozie? All the political intrigue, maneuvering and conflicting promises. I think of it all as ‘double talk.’
Back in the 1920s they used words like ‘humbug, flimflam and hoax’ to describe shady office seekers.
Take your pick. If you think it is as bad as it gets, don’t bet on it.
‘To the victors go the spoils?’ That might have been true in times long past, but it’s become ‘To the voters go the headaches.’
Or ‘Different votes for different folks.’
Why would anyone want to be President of the United States?
Yeah, why? Tell me what you think. E-mail: LST281@AOL.COM
