THE POLITICS OF UNTRUTH IN AMERICA

WE AMERICANS TODAY HAVE A BIG PROBLEM, PROBABLY ONE THAT'S MORE MONUMENTAL THAN WE HAVE LIKELY FACED IN MANY GENERATIONS, POSSIBLY SINCE OUR FOUNDING.  AND SINCE THIS SHOW IS ABOUT LIFE AND LIVING IT, NOTHING MORE DRAMATICALLY IMPACTS US THAN THE THINGS BEING CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM.  IT IS THE UNTRUTHFUL NATURE OF OUR POLITICIANS, NOT JUST REPUBLICANS, NOT JUST DEMOCRATS, BUT NEARLY ALL OF THEM.  WE EXPECT OUR LEADERS TO TELL US HONESTLY WHAT THEY STAND FOR AND WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO BUT, ALAS, THEY RARELY IF EVER DO AND, WHAT'S WORSE, IT APPEARS MORE AND MORE AS IF IT IS BY DESIGN.

NOW I KNOW THAT LIES AND POLITICS GO HAND IN HAND, BUT IT SEEMS AS IF WE'VE BROKEN NEW GROUND IN RECENT YEARS, SO MUCH SO THAT A POLITICIAN NO LONGER HAS ANY CONCEPT OF RIGHT OR WRONG. CORRUPTION, PAY TO PLAY, ANYTHING GOES EXCEPT WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THOSE HE OR SHE IS PAID TO REPRESENT.

ONE LEADER SAYS "IF YOU LIKE YOUR PLAN YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PLAN."  THE OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS "IF YOU ELECT US, WE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU AND BRING AMERICA BACK TO HER GLORY DAYS."  WITH MUCH GULLIBILITY, WE TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORD AND WE SOON FIND OUT THAT THEY NEVER HAD ANY INTENTION IN DOING WHAT THEY PROMISED, THEY MERELY PROMISED WHAT IT TOOK TO GET ELECTED.

WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?  HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABILITY, DOING YOUR HOMEWORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO WHAT THEY SAY AND CAREFULLY CHECKING THE VOTING RECORD AND PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ANY INCUMBENT BEFORE RETURNING THEM TO OFFICE.  IT TAKES WORK AND STUDY, BUT IF YOU WANT THINGS TO BE BETTER, TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER SO THAT YOU CAN LIVE IT THE WAY YOU WANT IT, NOT THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT TELLS YOU, THEN IT'S IMPORTANT.

 SEE YOU AT 9 PM (ET)

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