I have spent the weekend listening and watching our political leaders ,and their minions, try and crystalize their positions on issues.
I must admit that mine have changed slightly over my life. Take abortion for example. I used to be pro-choice in my views most of my life. Although I have not become pro-life I have tempered my very complex position to one that I can live with. One that seems, to me, to make sense and .in my view, seems to solve most of the problems between the two sides. Basically though I am the same person, with the same core beliefs, that I had since I was 18 yrs. Old.
As I look as potential presidential hopefuls for the next four years I am disheartened. President Obama seems to lack the leadership that he needs to move this country forward. He still has deep ties to the Wall Street Bankers that supplied him the money to win office the first time. I also feel that on some issues he looks at opinion polls instead of listening to his own heart.
As I look at Mitt Romney I see a person that has changed his positions on all important social issues during his life. That scares me when a person denies who he is because of political expediency. There seems to be a lack of character on display in this man and I feel ashamed for him.
Newt Gingrich seems to be a very disturbed person. He throws ideas out there without thinking of what he is saying. An example would be the Child Labor Laws passed to protect our children. He seems to care little for the poor children of America. He also worries me because he actually thinks he is smart and knows what is best for the rest of us while at the same time justifying a moral bankrupted life himself.
If asked to choose between these three people I will have to look at that long list of Presidential candidates and see if I can support someone else who has the country’s wellbeing at the forefront of their policy. Do any of these people exist? I just do not know. Honesty and leadership seem in short supply in our list of potential leaders. They all seem either crazy or fascinated with all the money thrown at them. What to do?
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