Campaign Hype

With the campaigns nearing an end, what have we heard so far? From a personal viewpoint, I've heard more mud slinging, misquotes, empty promises, plans without means, and the same ol' tired rhetoric that we hear every four years, than I've heard platforms with real substance. What real meaning are we to take from what we've heard so far? Do we assume that each candidate can make good on their intentions for a better America? If we look closely at the facts, and admit to ourselves that we are indeed, an America in serious trouble, which of the candidates can we really trust to bail us out?

Without going into great detail as to the why, the fact is that the president alone can not solve our many problems. But, if we listen carefully to each candidate running for the White House, the Oval Office has the power and means to right the sinking ship called America. This boastful and self-assured rhetoric has the nation tuned-in to various media, reading articles, scanning the Internet, and listening to radio talk shows. The campaign hype is drawing more attention than normal, and certainly more than we've seen in recent history. Could this campaign hype be blamed on the fact that a woman and a dark skinned man are at the center of attention?

Putting our feet back on the ground, and away from the campaign hype for a moment, by the time one of the candidates take a seat in the Oval Office, this country will need more than any of them have expressed so far. It'll take an extraordinary effort on the part of the U.S. States Senate and House of Representatives, working together for the common good, to start the rebuilding process necessary, if we're to re-establish the foundations for a strong and prosperous nation. Corporate influence has taken its' toll on our social and economic well-being, all done by-way-of several decades of dictating legislation.

Before we get too carried away with a candidate, their many promises and good intentions, lets remember that America depends on the collective effort of almost six hundred elected and appointed members of government to guide this nation. One person, a president, can not dictate every law and policy on behalf of all citizens. In my opinion, campaigns have gotten to the point of being very very expensive popularity contests, with little in the way of real substance, as far as solving problems and securing America's future.

Present day campaigns make excellent fodder for the news media, water-cooler conversations, and ammunition for political junkies, but lack any real guidance when it comes time to vote. Most of us know the path we want this country to take, but, so far, the campaigns haven't given us a plan to get from point A to point B. The political frenzy taking place in America at present, is nothing more than non-productive hype, campaign hype.

Sonny Clark