grassroots Mcarthy

Are you, or have you ever been, a member of the house of representatives or senate? This is the question we must ask of everyone in November. If the answer is yes, vote for the other guy. I don't care if the opponent is a convicted felon. At least they've been convicted of their crimes and payed their debt to society. That would imply at least a semblance of self-reflection. Perhaps some humility and acceptance of the fact that you can't get away with it.

Look at the people that are now inhabiting the corridors of power in our nation. Look at what they've done. Ask yourself if you are okay with it. Ask yourself if this is what you elected them to do. If so, congratulations. You're winning. If not, do something about it.

Don't look at the letter in front of the name. It doesn't make any difference to them, why should it to you? They're all after the same thing, another term feeding at the public trough. None of them have ever done anything, produced anything, created anything in their lives. They are the very definition of 2nd raters - They are uncomfortable in their own uselessness, but hate anyone that has any use or purpose in life. "I can't do it, so I don't like anyone that can and I'm gonna take my ball and go home." Really? Please do. The only time they unhook the feedbag is when they want to lie to you to get you to vote for them...hello Scott Brown.

Here's the thing, It doesn't matter who represents you if they don't represent YOU. So look at the candiates, not the parties. Find out whatever you can about them. Don't listen to what they say when the microphones are on, look at what they do when they're not. For instance, would Nancy Pelosi survive a trip into a church of any kind? My mom once told me that if the devil set foot in a church, he would probably croak. And yet, here she is, talking about the importance of "The Word". What word is that Nancy? To my mind, the word is no, as in no more. No more shenanigans, no more ballyhoo.

Look at your choices, the democrat, the republican, the independent, and then look at people you know. Someone in your family, your church, your neighborhood. Think of someone that you admire. Ask yourself who would be a better representative for you, a career politician or someone that has actually had to fight and struggle to survive in the real world. Someone that has spent their entire adult life hiding from the reality that we face every day, that is to succeed or fail on your own merits, or someone that has embraced and thrived in that atmosphere. Think about who better understands your fate, your issues, your circumstance. Who would you like to speak for you?

I remember laughing at the story of my mom, who wrote in a vote for a candidate not even on the ballot. "What a waste of a vote" I thought. But isn't that the true essence of a vote. We give our support to a candidate. Shouldn't we get to choose that candidate? Isn't every vote a strike at the establishment, a cry in the darkness? Shouldn't we relish the opportunity to voice our opinion, whatever that may be? Was her vote any more a waste than my vote for Mccain? Was it an empty statement? No more than voting for empty promises from an empty suit. A vote for the lesser of 2 evils is still a vote for evil.

This is a remarkable time, in a remarkable nation. People that spew nonsense have an audience of millions. People that make sense have their reputations ruined. Which will you be? Will you bear the scars of a battle honorably lost, or the fruits of someone else's labor? Will you stand for what you believe in, or will you sit and watch as others you don't believe in speak for you? Will you determine your own destiny, or let someone else choose your fate? All you have is your voice, your choice, your vote. Don't waste it.

There are 2 kinds of people in this world, those who can, and those who wish they could. Which are you? Can you make a difference, or do you just wish you could? I wish I could, and I still believe I can. I will do everything in my power to save my country, for I believe it is worth saving. I believe in the ideas that were unleashed on the world in 1787. The simple and core truths that were embraced and expounded on by the founders of our nation, that all men are CREATED EQUAL, not guaranteed equal results. It's a hard world that we live in, and it takes a hard person to thrive in it. So be hard, live hard, and in the words of the immortal Dewey Cox, "walk hard"

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