Billie Walsh wrote:
At the risk of pissing off my fellow countrymen.
Politics in this country has become a joke. It's no longer about the issues of what's right or wrong. It IS about how much money a candidate can raise/spend. The offices of power are bought and sold to the highest bidder. Office holders are bribed every day by the power brokers. It has gotten so bad that less that half the people in this country even try to vote.
There's nothing new about that. Historically, only a small percentage of the population voted -- a primary reason being that until the federal government got into the business of wealth transfer, the average person didn't have much personal interest in who was in charge of the federal government because the federal government wasn't trying to play mommy and daddy and rich uncle and demented step-sister all at the same time.
there hasn't been a choice of the "the best candidate" in some time. It's now more of a case of who's going to do the least damage. [ Kind of scary to think Dubya is the one that's doing the least damage. ]
If the Congress didn't spend so much time trying to buy the favor of some voters by stealing from others, and if the Presidents weren't constantly egging them on to continue, most people STILL wouldn't care who was elected, let alone ran for president.
It's not the Muslim that's going to take over our country so no need to worry about what size towel to wrap around your head. It's the religious far right.
Ask your friends over in London and Paris about that... neighborhoods where if you're not the right RELIGION will get you killed (regardless of what race you are). In the UK, they're called "no-go zones"
We will all have to wear black suits with long coats. Our women will no longer be allowed to wear makeup and wear pants. Dresses only for them. We will have to cover our heads, black hats with flat brims for the men and bonnets for the ladies. And we ALL will have to
Sounds just like every place I've been to in the Mid-East.
carry around our Bible's. Non Christians will no longer be allowed to live here. No other religion other than the state approved religion will be allowed.
Uhhhh....yeah...riiiiight.
Actually, I think I would prefer the Muslim's to what's happening now.
I'll choose Quakers and Amish over the Muslims any day...
I never miss a chance to vote my conscience. I'm a registered voter and I do it every chance I get. I'm a Viet Nam era veteran. I ENLISTED to serve my country, I wasn't drafted.
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