American Politics

Am I the only person in this country who is feed up with politics? I really don’t believe that I am, though I must be in the minority. Frankly I am sick to death of having our so called “news” providers dictate to me how and what to think, who to vote for and what cause I should or should not support. CNN is firmly and unabashedly liberal and highly supportive of most things touted by the Democratic Party; while FOX News is unashamedly conservative and supports most issues dear to the Republican Party. Watching or reading the news has become an exercise in political science and I for one have no desire to know every television or print reporters personal views on the political game called American Politics. I believe it has become impossible to make an informed political decision based on information gleaned from the press and that is indeed unfortunate because even in this wondrous age of modern technology; this is still a very big country and there are those of us who find it difficult, if not impossible to attend political functions and rallies. Apparently the all powerful press has decided it is not obligated to report the facts and give us the opportunity to decide for ourselves where we stand on the issues.

Those of you who know me will, I am sure, be a little surprised that I even have a political view. For me it isn’t (at this stage) who I will vote for, it has more to do with what I will vote for when the time comes. March 4, (insert the appropriate date for your state) is a very important day in Ohio and I encourage everyone to vote. If you would go to the polls as an informed and responsible citizen your best source of information is, in my opinion, the internet; and even here you have got to exercise caution, as we Americans are a highly opinionated lot and never afraid to express our views. I suppose the bottom line on the subject is that those of us who are feed up with the press have our work cut out for us in the months ahead. Unfortunately to my knowledge, there is no single reliable source for news (political or otherwise) and if it is the truth we are seeking we shall have to find it for ourselves, Grasshopper.

Well, I feel better for having got that off my chest.

There is always hope.

Betty