The Coming Election and Poor Voter Choices

With the coming 2016 Presidential election only a few brief weeks away, it is vital that every voter take a hard look at the candidates and decide for themselves who the best choice would be.
Donald Trump, businessman and Republican Nominee, has many good points, has good plans, but is divisive in his attacking rhetoric on several issues.
Hillary Clinton, former First Lady, NY Senator and Secretary of State, has no clear agenda for the White House and Democratic Nominee, is embroiled in numerous scandals that  revolve around a "Pay for Play" scheme in seeking "donations" for the Clinton Foundation in exchange for personal meetings and favors from Sec. Clinton. There is also the Benghazi fallout and Ms. Clinton's constant denial of events. In many ways, she is not fit to lead this country.
There is also Third Party Nominee Gary Johnson, a Libertarian who advocates a Constitutionalist approach to governing. In other words, that we get back to the original intent of our Founding Fathers and have a smaller Federal Govt., bigger State's Rights and less governmental interference in the lives of Americans everywhere.
There are no clear, good choices in this election. In a response to an article about the divisiveness between the two main candidates, I addressed the simple question of who is actually the best candidate in this years' election.

"Does anyone else notice that only Trump is actually addressing issues facing this country? Hillary, as far as I know, has not. She only attacks Trump, telling everyone why he would be a bad choice. Meanwhile, she remains silent on the numerous scandals enveloping her campaign. She also conveniently has coughing fits when she actually "speaks" to reporters.

If people thought Bush and Obama were empty suits, how can they look at Hillary and not reach the same conclusion?

Now, I am in no way saying Trump is the better person for the job; he has many drawbacks that are concerning. However, he has plans, ideas and a desire to help this nation get back on track and away from the disastrous eight years of King Obama.

Let us also remember the Libertarian candidate, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, a Constitutionalist who advocates smaller government, more State's Rights and getting back to actual Constitutional governing rather than the warped rendition we see today. His positions definitely have a great appeal.

Which choice is better? That's up to each voter to decide. And this years' election will carry either great hope or great dread in the coming Presidential term. But whatever you do, please vote on election day!"

President Obama's Continued Mismanagement of the United States

An article in the NY Times highlighted the current Asian Rim trip President Obama is on during which his staff and himself have committed numerous international relations faux pas, in pretty much every country he has visited. In my response (below), I got a bit off topic, but the course it steers is right on, and hard to dispute. Please read...

"Obama and his cabinet and staff are a bunch of damned idiots. They can't even get through one foreign diplomacy trip without looking like a gaggle of inept morons. Collectively, they have set this country back probably sixty plus years in every political, economic, social, militarily and world leadership ways that can be measured.

The United States is weaker, less cohesive, untrustworthy; our leadership is filled with corruption and a disdain for our Constitution, our educational system is a wreck, our personal freedoms are nearly gone, religion is under siege like never before, our President would take away the 2nd Amendment if he could; social experiments that ultimately degrade this country are thrust upon us by a President more interested in equalization of everyone, than in helping us all grow and be better citizens; and Obama ignores Congress almost constantly, instead acting like a Monarch on his Royal throne.

Meanwhile, Congress does nothing to reign in the Presidents' recklessness regarding his responsibilities, and voter confidence in Congress is pretty much gone as our elected leaders constantly distance themselves from everyday Americans by giving themselves big yearly raises while insulating their incomes from taxes, and most are in corporate pockets so deep that legislation benefiting the populace is impossible, instead favoring corporate interests at every turn.

It is really no wonder that the majority of Americans feel that the Government can no longer be trusted, that Special Interests are more important than the people, that the Constitution is teetering on the brink of collapse.

As a people, it is OUR responsibility to demand change, and to hold our leaders accountable for their poor governing. Email, write or call our Senators and Representatives and demand that they do better! Ask that they set aside political differences and do what is best for our country, and NOT for special interests. Demand that they hold our President accountable for his actions. Most importantly, VOTE!  Sitting by and assuming there is nothing you can do is the absolutely worst possible thing you can do. If the current state of the US concerns you, get up, speak out and demand change! As a US citizen, that is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!

If we fail to do this, nothing will change and our country will continue to devolve into something that no longer resembles the representative democracy we have enjoyed for the last 240 years.

It's your choice. Do something, or do nothing."