The Presidential Election for 2008 is only about a month away. Already we have heard the first presidential debate. Tonight, we will hear the two Vice Presidential candidates in their prime time debate. Will we have a clearer view or understanding of the issues or of the candidates themselves? Who knows? The candidates themselves will choose how much to reveal or how precise and detailed to be in their answers.
Many people are struggling about their personal choice in this year's election. The two Presidential candidates and the two Vice Presidential candidates are four distinct individuals and personalities. Each of the four hold some views in common with all four; some views are held in common with only their running mate; and some views are unique to the individual candidate. Does that help you decide? Maybe or maybe not!
Thrown on top of this election campaign are the specific issues that are happening concurrently with the campaign. The American economy, the world economy, the war in Iraq, the threat of terrorism, and healthcare costs are only a few that appear on our daily news outlets.
I guess my one big concern about this election is really not just about the 2008 candidates. It is about all the candidates and all the elected officials of all the campaigns over the past 20-30 years. My humble opinion is that the issues never seem to change. The promises to fix things go unfilled. The blame is always placed on the other side.
I just want the opportunity and privilege of voting in a local and a national election in which the winners will actually fix the issues that they said they would fix. If that happened, I would gladly vote for those same candidates again.
Of course, I have a long list of projects that I have been promising my wife I would work on or fix for some time now. Maybe I ought to get a thing or two fixed myself this week!
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