A few of my conservative friends are upset because they think people are voting for President Obama because he's promising to steal from the rich to give to the poor (i.e., them). They further think that President Obama – for the sole purpose of maintaining power – promises to rain riches upon them.
I will give them credit for recognizing a common human proclivity: to scratch the back of him or her who returns this favor. I admit that, indeed, it does happen. But it goes both ways.
It is naive and myopic for those same conservatives to think that conservatives and the wealthy are immune to such human corruptions. Why do the rich (some single-handedly) donate up to 70 million dollars to Mitt? Do they seek influence? Do they get benefits from politicians? Yes, they do. It's buried in legislation favoring the rich, in corporate pork, and in the awarding of government contracts.
Fact is, everybody likes bacon (vegetarian of course, otherwise, metaphorically speaking). If they believe that the cheapest way to get bacon is by voting or donating a million dollars to the candidate who can bring it home to them, then that may be the only reason they do so.
Here are the differences between Mitt Romney and President Obama:
Obama is authentic. Although the realities of politics has blunted President Obama's ability to achieve all of his goals, and those who thought he was bringing Camelot are disappointed, he has stayed on track with what he believes and knows to be the best choice for all Americans – from saving the banks, and Detroit (not popular with the masses) to achieving an historic reform of our healthcare insurance. (A small part of this insurance is not popular with the conservatives, the wealthy, and those who already have insurance and don't want anyone else to have it [yes, this is my spin, but it’s the correct spin: The healthy and wealthy just want an exclusive club of the healthy and wealthy]).
Mitt is not authentic, nor sincere. He changes his position when it suits him, based upon who and where he thinks he can get the most money. Also, he really, sincerely does not view himself as the candidate for all Americans, but the candidate for the rich, and for those he can bamboozle. He wants to tie the rest of us up on the roof of the Winnebago, and then the Cruise liner, while he and his buddies go on a wild romp through America and straight to the Cayman Islands. He's “written us off.”
So, vote for the candidate who truly wants to bring home the bacon for all Americans: President Obama. Don’t vote for the candidate who wants to bring home the bacon for himself and a few of his millionaire donors.
Loren M. Lambert © September 24, 2012
I will give them credit for recognizing a common human proclivity: to scratch the back of him or her who returns this favor. I admit that, indeed, it does happen. But it goes both ways.
It is naive and myopic for those same conservatives to think that conservatives and the wealthy are immune to such human corruptions. Why do the rich (some single-handedly) donate up to 70 million dollars to Mitt? Do they seek influence? Do they get benefits from politicians? Yes, they do. It's buried in legislation favoring the rich, in corporate pork, and in the awarding of government contracts.
Fact is, everybody likes bacon (vegetarian of course, otherwise, metaphorically speaking). If they believe that the cheapest way to get bacon is by voting or donating a million dollars to the candidate who can bring it home to them, then that may be the only reason they do so.
Here are the differences between Mitt Romney and President Obama:
Obama is authentic. Although the realities of politics has blunted President Obama's ability to achieve all of his goals, and those who thought he was bringing Camelot are disappointed, he has stayed on track with what he believes and knows to be the best choice for all Americans – from saving the banks, and Detroit (not popular with the masses) to achieving an historic reform of our healthcare insurance. (A small part of this insurance is not popular with the conservatives, the wealthy, and those who already have insurance and don't want anyone else to have it [yes, this is my spin, but it’s the correct spin: The healthy and wealthy just want an exclusive club of the healthy and wealthy]).
Mitt is not authentic, nor sincere. He changes his position when it suits him, based upon who and where he thinks he can get the most money. Also, he really, sincerely does not view himself as the candidate for all Americans, but the candidate for the rich, and for those he can bamboozle. He wants to tie the rest of us up on the roof of the Winnebago, and then the Cruise liner, while he and his buddies go on a wild romp through America and straight to the Cayman Islands. He's “written us off.”
So, vote for the candidate who truly wants to bring home the bacon for all Americans: President Obama. Don’t vote for the candidate who wants to bring home the bacon for himself and a few of his millionaire donors.
Loren M. Lambert © September 24, 2012
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