"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -- unknown

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - Albert Einstein

political ads
October 24, 2006 - 6:29 am

that's really what our so called elections are all about these days.. each person airing ads that attack the other.

for me, it's a total turn off. i want to hear what you're going to do different. sure, say X did this.. i disagree with it and and would do Y. you can still get your digs in this way.. but at least it has a touch of being about how the candidate would try to do a better job.

if all a person does is say why the other sucks.. well, to put that in my-world terms.. that's like sitting in a meeting and bitching that nothing is right and calling out a co-worker again and again... only you don't ever offer a solution. can i do that? sure.. will it get me promoted? hell no. so why should i vote for someone when that's all they do?

it's little wonder that something like 40% of people who can vote do -- which means the "majority winner" often only has 21% or 22% of the possible vote.

think about that.. our leaders are elected with less than a quarter of possible voters supporting them... we aren't a nation of the majority anymore.. we aren't a nation for the people or by the people.