Watching the Republican Party nomination fiasco brings me to fear for the health of open debate in our political system. Maybe it is because universal suffrage allows everyone to vote and many voters don't care to be educated before they make decisions. I don't know.
I see underhanded tactics to misrepresent an opponent. That makes me believe that the one side does not have an argument to bring to the table so they are left resorting to personal attacks to bolster their own stance. It could also be that the parties know that the average voter lacks the desire to know and wants only to be pandered to. I don't know, but I have my suspicians.
For example. President Obama who promised the most transparent administration in history has yet to deliver on that. The economy still sucks. Gitmo, still open. Patriot Act, our President renewed the act but with a slight change, it is renewed for two years now instead of one to make sure that it won't be coming up for a vote during the election season. NDAA and the indefinite detention part, signed by our President.
Our President did end major actions in Iraq. Good. We did get a new one in Libya without even the BS cover of "congressional approval" and now we hear from the Secretary of Defense that international agreement trumps even congressional approval. We also get to see American citizens deprived of life without due process of law. Hope and change indeed.
As a good friend said of our President, "he is just George W. Bush in blackface." Crass and true.
Remember a vote for Obama is a vote for Romney. If you like how things are going continue to do what you are doing.
