There is an abundant plethora of presidential candidates this season; it's almost like watching dandelions thrive in your lawn. Every single one of them is like a huckster in a carney... "Come on in and sit your fanny down! Have I got something for you!"
So far, it's like listening to the wind rustle through the trees; there's a whole lot of noise and not much substance. In observing the clamor over the Confederate flag, the renewed "interest" in the southern border and the magnificent "deal" with Iran, I hear a whole lot of carping and very little in the way of real solutions. It's one thing to criticize and destroy, but it's quite another to come forward with alternative solutions.
And, as you well know, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. So, that leads to the question of the political season: "Where's the beef?"
Where's the substance?
Out of all of these voices, you'd think someone would be talking turkey. Forget the eloquent speeches and the fancy cliches. And I don't want to hear politically expedient phraseology, either; I've had enough of the spins and lies. I want to hear someone state the problems, offer proposed solutions and have the guts and gumption to stick to the script after he/she gets elected.
You know, there's over 150 pages of gobbledegook in that Iranian "deal." It was finally released yesterday morning and within the hour... within the hour... the politicos of the day were all voicing their opinions. I beg your pardon? How do they even know what they are talking about? It's like turning on the old coal furnace for the first run of the season and getting a house full of soot!
We need to hold all of their feet to the fire this time around, and we need to be quite a bit more discerning than we have been in the past. Otherwise, we're likely to end up with another turd in the punch bowl.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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