Posted by
Grandpa Joe on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 5:03:33 PM
I probably have nothing better to do so I thought I would share a few thoughts about the election process and the current status. I don't know about you, but I am already sick of listening and looking at all of them, both republican and democrat candidates including those who have not decided to run, and listening to them "babble' about nothing and avoiding discussions that address the real issues in some meaningful discourse. At this point I am really discouraged with the process and with the candidates. I have voted in all elections since Truman and as I have advanced in age and hopefully in wisdom I see the process of electing an individual for the most powerful position in the world as turning into a ongoing tv show and a bad one at that. I sometimes think we were better served when we picked candidates "in smoked filled back rooms". So thanks for reading and while I am at it call your senator and have him or her vote against the SCHIP proposal that just made it through the house on the false pretense of "being for the children". I think if you look into it a significant number of adults are getting the benefit that were not included in the original bill that expires, I believe, in September. I don't know why we waited so long to address the extension but like most stuff in congress it gets hidden in the details by waiting until the last minute for resolution. I am asking the president to veto it if it gets by everyone in its present form. Maybe we can have lengthy legitimate debate on health care after that.
Grandpa