My apologies to my readers, who, through no fault of their own, have lost faith and confidence in their Democrat party.
My father raised me as a Democrat. This was the time of President Harry S Truman, John F. Kennedy, and even into the time of Jimmy Carter.
But something changed in the Democrat party. By the time my age allowed me to vote, I was torn between tradition and direction.
At first, it was a few subtle events, but I still recall the strength and skills of JFK. That man had tolerance, tenacity and tenderness.
His unfortunate and premature death was devastating to America, and political party affiliation didn’t matter. It was Kennedy’s ability to communicate, commit, complete and care that got my attention. When he was shot to death in that Dallas parade, I cried.
When Lyndon Johnson assumed the Oval Office, it soon became apparent that his focus was not the same as JFK’s.
Johnson was a longtime politician. Decisions were made from a political position and not always positive, practical or productive for America. The final straw to be pulled out of his drawer of tricks was his decision to go all out to “save” Vietnam.
That was a political power play to prop up the US economy. It was also a time I was in college. It was time for a change. I became a Republican and voted, for the first time, in favor of Richard Nixon. While Nixon turned out to be a paranoid president, he did want America out of Vietnam.
Recent history of American presidents might be another “The Grapes of Wrath Again,” a successful title for an in-depth author’s review of impractical power plays protected by politics.
Are Republicans any better than Democrats? Nope. It’s what “who’s doing what to whom at the moment.” Power and position is loaded with possibilities for excess, abuse and corruption in any political party.
Ultimately, the Democratic Party today lacks the goals, policies and vision that I remember from my youth. They have become a club of misdirected politicians with off-the-chart objectives. They are promoting preposterous plans.
The Democrats of my father have not just lost their way, they have lost their love for law, common sense and the practical application of productive ideas.
The Democrat party leaders are so far out of touch with Mom and Pop America that they sound like Grimm’s Fairy Tales gone sideways.
Democrats overlooking fourteen years of Congressman Eric Swalwell’s sexual abuse is just one example of their politics going off the rails. Knowledge may be power, and lack of knowledge would therefore distort objective decisions.
Residents, step back, get in the moment, grab hold of your objectivity, and cast your vote for those who are building, not breaking, the rule of common sense.
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