So, for the past 24 hours, almost literally, I have been watching CNN's coverage of the Chilean miners' rescue. Glued to the TV, even taped it while I was sleeping so I could fast forward to each miner's moment of stepping out of that capsule. At about 6:30pm CNN decides to stop it's NON-STOP coverage to focus on the Governor debates for the state of Delaware. Really? First of all, I don't care about Delaware, I don't live there. If the lovely citizens of Delaware want to watch the debate then their local news stations should cover it. NOT CNN. However, it's all about ratings and good old Wolfe who works for CNN is the moderator of the debate. So, good bye sweet-joyous-happy-feel-good rescue...hello nasty-ugly-party driven-full of lies debate. That brings me to my point of writing this very negative post.
I HATE POLITICS! I don't like discussing it, get confused and mostly frustrated trying to keep up on it. It makes people angry, ugly, defensive, stubborn and sometimes unkind. (I am not excluding myself from these moments on rare occasions.) I am an INDEPENDENT. I do not like either political party. I do not like politicians who align themselves with one side or the other. The reason? Because they lose all compassion and common sense. They choose to side on subjects based on their party's agenda and lose sight of what's best for our country and the people in it. They don't compromise. They are afraid to "flip." Oh yes, I said FLIP. You see I am a fan of the "flipper." The person who is willing to listen to facts, ideas, examples and opinions of others and maybe change their mind on an issue they might have thought was set in stone. (Not for financial or political gain.) An individual can't know everything about everything. They couldn't have possibly experienced everything. It's amazing how ones own experiences can change ones mind drastically. I also don't like the idea of following someone based on their ideas and stances and not my own. This obviously presents a problem since I definitely want to practice my right to vote. I have to choose someone don't I. I always feel it's the lesser of two evils. I support issues on both sides of the fence and therefore do not fit into their molds. It doesn't seem to matter who is in office though really, because Congress stops everything the President tries to do and the President vetoes everything Congress puts forth. What's the point. Again, no one seems to be working for US. The humans that live in this country. If they were they would sit down, cross lines and work out a happy medium. Danny and I went to Philadelphia in May and it was a wonderful historical experience. I can't believe what these men accomplished with the Declaration and Constitution despite the different opinions and party lines. I'm sure it was difficult, not all smooth sailing, but in the end they did it. It's our foundation that we can't seem to follow. Anyone! Democrats and Republicans! Let me end with this, despite all of my ranting and frustration. Once a President is elected I stand behind them and show respect. They don't always deserve it, but for ME it's about patriotism and national pride. For the most part they deserve it based on the position they hold. Question? Yes. Expect? Yes. Hold accountable? Yes. Grow up and show some respect? YES! Remove the blame that is a result of Presidents (more than one) past. The opposite party likes to lay that blame on the current President, but I think it's crap. All of our Presidents have played a part in where we are today!
Meanwhile, back in Chile, all 33 miners are now above ground and safe. Fox news carried me through while CNN got side tracked. In the end I learned that there are more important things in Chile besides "sea bass." They are 32 men and one boy who survived with the help of many. God Bless them all.
And God Bless our country.
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