The election is now over and unfortunately the country is not better off as a result of what has taken place. It is sad to see so many people swayed by the promises which were made to get elected. Bill Clinton was one of the first examples of a politician who had significant succes by basing his words and actions on what he believed that people wanted to hear. Now we have a new candidate who has worked to perfect the principle and as a result he was elected to be the President of the United States. When so little is known about the man and what he truly believes it is a scary propostion to find those answers after the election. The similarity is hard to miss between Barack Obama and many of the silver tongued trouble makers we read about in the Book of Mormon. Their promises were grandiose and the spoke many "soothing words" which caused large numbers of people to fall victim to their real intentions.
As a citizen it is my responsibility to support those who have been chosen to be our leaders and I will endeavor to do so. We can only hope that the system of government with its checks and balances will function in a way that preserves the freedoms we now enjoy. Perhaps a lesson will be learned by many about believing everything they hear. Unfortunately though the whole campaign and election process has gotten out of control. The very best of candidates won't run or are drummed out of the process because of the cost; not only of money but the personal and family costs that the candidates are put through. Mitt Romney is a good example of what happens to a truly capable person with real values when they choose to run. He was drummed out of the campaign because his standards and values were ridiculed even by those masquerading as real representatives of Christian values.
The campaign which as gone on now for close to two years was excessive in almost any way that it can be measured. The long campaign didn't provide us with any more information regarding the candidates than we could have gleaned from a month long campaign. It has been hard to not be sick and tired of hearing the same things over and over again ad nauseum. Thank goodness now that is over for at least a few months. They say that you don't have right to complain if you didn't vote. My vote didn't do much to change the results but at least I get this opportunity to vent my feelings and hopefully not offend too many people. If I really do want to affect the outcome then perhaps I should start now to promote good, gualified and principled candidates for the future. If I can find one who is willing to submit themselves to the onslaught of the campaign. At least let us all work to be better citizens and to stand up and be heard about those principles that truly are of lasting worth.
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Your example about Mitt Romney reminds me of my own feelings about Ron Paul. Those who were not "pre-chosen" by the Powers That Be before the start of the campaign were conveniently ignored by the Mainstream Media.
Personally, my vote also did nothing for the better good of the USA - I voted for Chuck Baldwin.
I voted for Baldwin because of his esteem for the Constitution, which I felt was in trouble. I did not see either McCain or Obama as being able to bring about any progress in this area.
Now we can see that Obama is choosing his cabinet. What a disappointment! His picks for cabinet are truly sad. He campaigned for change, but he picks the same old people who are simply Washington insiders. To make matters worse, all these new cabinet members are members of the CFR and Bilderbergers or Trilateral Commission. Rahm Emmanuel is especially troubling - he's all wrapped up with the Illinois governor in the current scandal.
The economy has suffered under Republican leadership, and it is doubtful anything of value will come from Obama and his democrats. Hang on, we're in for a tough ride!
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