Republican National Convention, 2016

This country is going to get what television and cable executives, and the 15 second Internet attention span, has cultivated in the citizens of the world, over the past 15 years.

I take this back to the first President Bush public rebate, hatched to remove the surplus revenue that President Clinton built up. Everyone, who got a check, took that $800 check, ran to Walmart and purchased their first large flat screen TV, sat down, and plugged into reality TV, and Trump's iconic "You're FIRED!," for the next 15 years.

I feel that the Republican "me first", "Not in my back yard", mentality has done severe damage to our country, its citizenry, and as a matter of "trickle down economics", the world. The hard lined Republican mentality has just about destroyed the GOP, established political grid lock in just about every aspect of government, and continues to foster an elitist "smaller government" attitude, while giving large corporations and rich individuals rewards in the form of tax breaks, incentives, and control of the population.

Its a shame really, when social media outlets, in some instances fed by corporate based entities, like political action groups, are rife with emotionally fed, ill-willed, slanderous, misquoted, and fabricated facts and statements, are used to continue, and further develop, an emotional hatred of one person, a group of people, even a country, race, religion, or sexual preference.

When did we citizens of the literate world, stop using the common sense that comes with the ability to read, and divine, or tease a reasonable truth from some thread of information on our own? Why do base emotions rise in us, when we read, or hear, of something opposed to an individual's personal belief system?

In the US, you have the Right to believe in, and practice, just about anything you want to, within reason. No one is going to take those Rights away from you, they are guaranteed by the Constitution, with the exception of Constitutional Amendments... Oh, and Presidential Executive Orders, I forgot about those.

Think about your options this Fall when you vote. There is always an option. While not voting is an option, I think this cycle, I might choose someone in the "third party" this year. I don't know yet, I'm still reading up on these folks. Who know's, this year might be the year that the Republicans, and the Democrats, signal a change in the political landscape.


Campy Out!

"The Don"

Every successful politician, and business person, has to sell themselves to either, the public, or a board of directors, respectively.  Once a deal is cut, usually by winning a hard earned vote, in both circumstances, and the office of President awarded to the politician, or the money is released to the business person, then the real job starts, free from the awful process of selling to the affected voters.

Don't get too nervous about this. I see it as an opportunity for our country to realign and adjust to what is reality, rather than what is politically acceptable, not politically correct. Look, I believe Mr Trump to be a very smart man, who just happens to have a very keen business finger on the pulse of America, at the moment. Who know's what Mr. Trump's true intentions are, or what the intentions of any politician are for that matter. We can only hope that we don't end up with another President like James Buchanon, for his inept leadership skills, or Andrew Jackson, father of the Democratic party, also nick named "Indian Killer" for proposing, and signing the nearly genocidal "Indian Removal Act of 1830."

I believe that this circus of a political system has been run by professional bullshit artists like the Clintons and Bushes, corporate lobbyists, network entertainment businesses parading as "news" company's, and deep pocketed king makers like the Koch brothers, for too long.  I think it's very humorous that a very successful American citizen is making a mockery of the political establishment in a (very familiar to me) New York fashion. 

Mr Trump is full well within his Rights, to exercise his desire to run this country, just as much as you, or any American born citizen is. Likewise, the voting American public has been entrusted by The Constitution, to choose, in their collective opinion through a popular vote, the best candidate for The President of the United States.  

This pre-election nomination process has been nothing, if but humorous to watch unfold. Quite frankly, I'm looking forward to the next few months.  The Republicans are self imploding at present, and it's cracking me up.  The Democrats are next, just wait for the show to unfold.  America, and the world, loves a good reality show. Well here it is! For at least the next 9 years, keep your eye on the American electoral process, it will be a good show, and it won't be on a "pay for" network!

Campy Out!