I have to laugh as I watch the presidential candidates making empty promises about what they will do when elected or re-elected, as if they have free reign and shall serve as Emperor ... and many cheer them on, seeming to believe that their platitudes will become reality. Forget it!
The American people consistently vote for divided government, rarely providing control of the executive and legislative branches to one party. This is a formula for gridlock in today's hyper-partisan environment, in which most members of Congress vote to do what is politically expedient rather than what is appropriate for the good of the general public.
What are the chances that Republicans or Democrats will control the House and Senate and have a president of their party in the Oval Office on Jan. 20 2013? History and current events tells us that it is extremely slim.
Even when the Democrats controlled the White House, the House and Senate for Barack Obama's first two years, they were unable to come together on legislation, not even demonstrating the ability to approve a budget!
I wonder if the American people are aware that the country currently continues to operate with no federal budget, rather with continuing resolutions that repeatedly extend temporary lifelines to avoid government shutdown. This has not stopped the spending spree, however; we continue to incur annual deficits in excess of $1 trillion and are spending $1 trillion more per year than we did in 2007, amounts which would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
Anyone that believes that the federal government will be able to operate efficiently no matter who is president next year is naive. Most of those who serve in Congress do not care about us; their interest is in continuing to feed at the public trough for the compensation, benefits, and power that they derive from it.
The nation is burning, folks, and those who purport to represent us are stoking the flames.
He engaged in a stunt a couple of years ago which I shall never forget in which he feigned outrage over the League of Women Voters not opening a debate with the Pledge of Allegiance, something which is rarely done at such events unless requested in advance. His timing was interesting; precisely such a protestation had occurred in another part of the country in the days preceding the local event, and was covered on Fox News. Murphy is likely to use the advantage of the incumbency to return to his position in January.
Speaking of :10 sound bites...is it me or does every political ad identify the candidate's opponent as a deficit-increasing, job outscourcing, no-good do-nothing? In the many campaigns both candidates are using the same lines against each other. That tells me the campaigns are relying on 'hot-button' catch phrases their research has indicated with resonate with the voters...alas...naive and ill-informed we are as they try to pull the wool over our eyes. Time to take back America. Don't fall for the political operatives nonsense...check out the candidates and make up your own mind.
It is just a thought. I could certainly be wrong.