Preaching to the choir

Election years are always full of crap. I'd like to say they bring out the worst in politicians, but a true politician is already one of the worst.

However there are gradations of worse and many of the people running for office do have some thought of improving the lives of the majority. Unfortunately, once they are in office and learn they have to play the game to get things done, many appear to lose sight of that. Their feelings of what is right subtly shifts to reflect the people they are working with.

Up until now, most of them tried to at least appear fair and concerned and respectful of due process and the ideas of decency. This is changing.

During the last Bush administration I had the feeling we were being hoodwinked into believing many untrue things. Now I know it was true. We ended up being many of those things the United States has claimed not to be. That seemed to set the stage for the current Republican party. They pretty much admitted there were no holds barred when they wanted something and we sank to using terrorist type tactics when we wanted oil, or confessions, or probably more things than we know of yet.

Now they are running a candidate who takes it even a step further. He could care less about what  anyone but himself wants. He thinks He knows. Elect a man like this and there may never be another election. Perhaps even more frightening is the thought that if we do not elect him, he may try to retaliate.

This has gone beyond reality television where lies just create drama and audience ratings. Now we have the possibility of a president who could really do all the things that create nightmares and the results will not be lower ratings, but world chaos. If you bomb a country or insult its leader, just saying you didn't do it, or don't care is not enough.

Imagine the president of the greatest country on earth up there pouting and lying and throwing temper tantrums and thinking he can scam anyone he wants to because he has enough money to keep them in court forever or till their money runs out. It's the school yard bully throwing his weight around because his Daddy had lots of money.

He taps into the lowest common denominator in human characteristics -- hate. You are being manipulated and used if you vote for him and he will get around to using you. Bullies have no loyalties except to themselves and even their best friends will eventually move out of favor.

We are between a rock and a hard place right now.