Another Four Years of Indecision

We're about a year away from electing a new president which couldn't come fast enough. I mean everyone is already campaigning like we're voting in two months instead of twelve. I don't want to make this a political blog by any means but when I was thinking about what to write about this week I watched this video. It's obviously put together by Kucinich's campaign but it's hard to deny what he is saying, and the others aren't. Now I'll be honest, I didn't watch last night's Democratic debate but I've seen most of the major candidates speak at some point, and one thing you have to be when you are running for president is consistent. Their points don't change or waver, hell at points you would even think they were saying the exact same thing as the person next to them. Not like puppets but more like really convincing animatronics (e.g. Hilary Clinton's mechanical laugh). They say what we want to hear but they don't practice what they preach, a point Kucinich made several times in last night's debate.

Now I can't help but feel like leaning towards certain candidates and as it turns out they may not be the most popular in either party. I'm speaking of course of Denis Kucinich and Ron Paul, two underdogs, two radicals, the back of the pack. Although they may be in opposite parties they say things I like to hear, they say things the other candidates seem to be afraid to say. I have felt for a long time that government has begun to rule the people and not the other way around. It comes down to accountability and it seems like the government is above it. The government should be afraid of the people and yet a president can drop below a 30% approval rating with no apparent consequences. At what point can we say stop, you've gone to far Mr.President? That power seems so far away from me, I feel powerless in a way.

Both Kucinich and Paul give me hope. They make me feel like the power to control the way my government runs is closer than I thought. They are men who have strong opinions that point us in the opposite direction of where we are going as a country, be it economically, diplomatically, or militarily. The saddest part is that these are the radicals, the fringe candidates, but their words are the type of shock to the balls that America needs. It's not just the government that needs to be held accountable. The power may be farther from the people's hands than it used to be, but it isn't gone. We as citizens have to be held accountable too. We need to take this next election seriously because now more than ever we need to have a good leader to get us out of this deep pile of shit that we have created. We can always point the finger at our leaders but we elect them and we have to hold them accountable while the power is ours, and that's at the polls. So this year rather than voting for the popular guy, or the best looking, listen to what they are saying and look at what they have done. Care about who you vote for and what it really means for the next for years. Another four years of infighting and indecision won't cut it if we want our country to continue to prosper.