"Politically Correct"...Another Oxymoron...

I  had hoped to write this blog without ruffling too many feathers but I'm going to come clean.  I'm tired of being politically correct...whatever THAT means.  Isn't that an oxymoron anyway?  Politicians haven't been getting too many things correct lately, have they? So I'm going to go into uncharted waters here in my blog and see if anyone agrees with me.

#It's a sad state of affairs when an American Idol contestant gets more votes than a presidential candidate.  I wish that more people in this great country of ours knew the value of their vote!  So many have died for that right and people all over the world would trade places with us, the American voter, in a heartbeat! Sure, a lot of what we see makes us feel like it doesn't matter, but it does!  So get out and vote!

#And the negative ads we've been subjected to all month?  I wish, instead of telling us about all the "sins" of their opponents, the candidates would tell us what good things THEY'RE going to do for us.
(Never mind...they'll say anything to get elected and then what?  Nothing!)

#The thing that bothers me is that, from town government to the nation's capital, many of those who have been elected to "serve" us, have forgotten that.  They're called "public servant" for a reason.  I
wish they'd stop putting their own interests or those of their "friends" ahead of what's right for all of us and listen to their electorate!

#I so wish those we elect, no matter the party, that they would strive to get along with one another, for the good of our country.  Last year's government shutdown resembled two little kids having a playground tussle, no one budging.  Only difference was those "brats" were hurting millions and came out of their fight, unscathed, and still in office.

#I wish that those same public servants would realize that money doesn't solve all the problems of the world...whether it's throwing good money after bad, at programs that aren't working or money at other countries that don't even like us!

I wish that the politicians who've been in office, say, 30 years, would make way for younger folks, with younger ideas.  Holding public office was never meant to be a lifelong career!  And some fresh ways of doing things just may be better than what we're getting now.

#What's good enough for us should be good enough for "them".  If our elected officials implement a program for all of us, shouldn't they be obliged to follow the same guidelines, get the same so-called "benefits"?  It's called "leading by example" and it would be a terrific change.

I guess I've gone on long enough.  I'll get off my soapbox now.  And whether you agree with my views or not, we live in a nation where we're allowed to voice them ...or write them...and isn't that The Best?

Get out and let your voice be heard!  VOTE!