Election time

So with elections coming up we all are wondering who the candidates are and what they stand for. Unfortunately, it seems as though we are left to choose the lesser of two evils for this election. The more I talk to people, the more I hear that people don't care for either candidate. On the one hand you have an inexperienced African American who has a tendency to shift policies. Then there is the old experienced Caucasian who has some different views that a lot of the other conservatives out there. No independent has ever won a bid for the white house so why would they start now. Why out of over 300 million people should we be left to choose between 2 people. Personally I am not discriminatory towards either party but I look for someone who knows what they believe and who I think will actually get something done in office. Granted the president gets blamed for everything that goes wrong and because of congress and the senate, the president really doesn't have that much power, but we need someone who is going to get some good things done in office. However, I don't see that happening so I guess we will have to see what is happening in 4 years. I just think that politics shouldn't be a career. Any career politician who claims that they are "in touch" with reality and the rest of America has no idea what real America is like. Good grief, look at the salaries of those on capitol hill!! Anyone living on that can't be linked with the rest of America. Plus look at the hours, who else can just take 13 weeks off whether they have finished their current project or not to go and travel on the governments budget. What business does any senator or congressman have outside of the U.S. anyway. Shouldn't they be concentrating on their home state. International politics should be left to the president, cabinet members, and maybe leaders within the senate and congress but they should come back to brief the rest of them on the issues if need be. I tell you, if you limited the spending from those elected officials, reduced their salaries, and cut down on their benefits, they might start to feel what the rest of us Americans live with every day. Maybe they would start working for us rather than living in luxury from our hard earned money.

Who are you, and what do you believe?

Alright, it is time to bring back the values that this country was founded on. It has been my experience that most Americans believe differently than what is the common view on capitol hill. The best part is that these different thoughts are common among most of us. Therefore, if most people believe something else why aren't these thoughts being addressed seriously. My conclusion is that divided we fall, united we conquer. Everyone believes in something, but we have to bring these beliefs together and unite. What was the constitution? It was a statement by the people. Yes, mob rule by the people is madness, but the people we put on Capitol Hill should be working for our best interest not for their own agenda. Politics shouldn't be a career because then you loose touch with reality. Follow the example of the founding fathers. George Washington could have stayed in office forever but he chose not to. This is how politics should be today. Instead they make a living off our tax dollars and continue to do things that we don't agree with. So when does it end? Do we just wait until the next election and hope that we can vote out the incumbent? NO! We have to unite. We the People!! Write your congressman and senator. Get together in groups and talk about what you can do. We have to show the people on capitol hill that there are people who care. We care about how our prisons are run, gay marriages, abortion, drugs, media, gas prices, offshore drilling, punishments for people who break the law, illegal immigration,terrorism, war, and religion. All these things effect our daily lives. Christians account for about 80% of America but we are treated as the minority. That doesn't sound right in a majority rules democracy. For too long Christians have been told to turn the other cheek. When Christ said to turn the other cheek I don't think he meant that we should back down from our morals and standards. When someone attacks our beliefs we should stand tall and unite, not back down and run. It is time to retake some ground and regain the standards
that helped establish this great nation before the road that we are currently on destroys us. We cannot wait any longer and this is a problem that cannot be delegated. Its our responsibility to stand for what we believe in and fight for our families, rights, liberties, religion, and homes.