Forget About the Issues, Vote for the Nice One

I’m not sure what’s become of the issues in politics these days. It seems as though a candidate’s position on an issue is now taking a back seat to everything else. Commercials for the elected-officials-to-be don’t reveal a whole lot either. They’re mostly flowing praises for the candidate or insults hurled at the opposition. Where a candidate stands on something is anyone’s guess.

I often listen to an out-of-state radio station and I’ve been hearing a campaign advertisement lately about a race that I don’t know anything about. I still don’t know anything about this race in a neighboring state, but I thought the commercial was a great example of how ridiculous political campaigning has become. It goes something like this:

“If you listen to the radio regularly, you’ve probably heard all the horrible things candidate 2 has been saying about candidate 1.”

Actually, I hadn’t heard any such thing.

“Candidate 2 has called Candidate 1 a liar and said that candidate 1 will do or say anything to win election!”

Okay, so candidate 1 is a politician and politicians lie. Does anyone disagree with that?

“How could anyone vote for someone who would say such horrible things about their opposition?”

Wow! What could be worse than being called a liar? Oh, wait a sec, that’s really not so bad is it?

“It’s time we had a friend in office! It’s time for us to clean up that mess in Washington! Vote for candidate 1!”

Just exactly what mess are they talking about anyway? I’d really like to get some specifics. Apparently candidate 1’s platform consists of being nicer than candidate 2 and maybe being handy with a broom.

Fortunately I won’t have to make a decision in that race. Here in my state, the candidates are a lot more expressive regarding their positions on the issues. For example, I just got a flier in the mail from one of the candidates for State Senate. His top priority if elected will be to reduce our State’s dependence on foreign oil. That’s a good thing because I’m tired of having to drive across the state line to save 10¢ per gallon. We need to stop getting so much of our State’s oil from Texas. Oh, the prospective Senator also two sons along with a wife according to the flier.

So, do you know whom you are voting for this fall?

Date Added: 24-10-2006