A mere six months away we'll be choosing the next President of the United States. I don't ever remember in all my adult life dreading the responsibility I have to vote for one of two people who I think have no business being the leader of our country.
Every time I turn on the news or pick up a newspaper I see where our President has let us down yet again, either in ways I think reflect poorly on our country or offend me personally. But look who our other choice is. Someone with a checkered past of waffling between beliefs and a bad habit of changing the facts to suit him on a particular day. How in the hell did he end up as the chosen candidate? How can we live in a country like the United States of America and have these two men as our only real Presidential choices?
Something is seriously wrong with our political system that when it comes down to casting our vote, these are the only two men we end up with. Think of the number of qualified, honest men and women out there...some well-known, some not, who for one reason or another can't get the money or backing necessary to get their views and platforms out there the same way others can. Why? Why doesn't someone like John McCain or Joe Lieberman or Colin Powell or countless other good candidates either not want to run or know that they are unable to get elected?
I sure do wish ShinKen was here to guide me. Even Razor, with his stomping and yelling and antagonistic ways, sometimes had words that made sense to me...and who knew?...turned out to be absolutely right about some of the things that I initially faulted him for.
I'm really, really disappointed by our recent leadership and I've got a sinking feeling that it's only gonna get worse, no matter which of the two candidates end up in the White House.
It shouldn't be this way.
-frolix