Thoughts from an Undecided Voter
As an undecided voter in this election there is much debate within my circle of friends and family as to which way each of us is leaning. During a turbulent time in the American economy an election has never had such an impact on a country that is standing on its toes.
We have heard the debates, the stories, the hogwash, and political slanders. What are we to believe? Is Barack Obama really going to make the changes we need as a unified country or is he just selling us on what we want to hear? Is he really a man of the people that wants to do what’s right in the eye of the people or is he just a democratic pawn. Rumors and facts all mixed together in one giant wheelbarrow of mulch.
During these times people want to hear of change, thought leadership, patience, virtue, and anything that supports their feelings toward today’s issues. Salespeople do just that, they tell us what they want us to hear regardless of what is truth and reality. They sell you on what hits home the hardest.
McCain has historically supported many of Bush’s bills over the last eight years. Myself not being a political activist or honestly a dedicated follower of all of Bush’s bills cannot say if they were inherently damaging or not besides what I hear through the media. What I do know is that the position we are in today calls for action. Which candidate will act on their statements and make the needed changes to drive our economy to the top once again?
We as citizens must remember that we chose to elect Bush for his first term and then again chose to re-elect him for a second term. Although the final decisions come from our electoral college we did have a say over the last eight years as to the direction of this country. So did all the CEO’s and financial institutions of America. They speak of fundamental change over and over again. Hasn’t it historically been the position of democrats to take things slow and steady? Once a new presidency is in place will words and promises succumb to the desires of the people who actually put them there in the first place, the other democrats and republicans, the financial institutions supporting them, the people that put the money behind the mouth of the candidates….
The decision is not clear to me yet but soon I will be forced to make a decision that will affect my family and me for a long time to come. I am not sold on being sold by someone and I am not in support of policy that has put us where we are today for another two terms either.
