tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post1764651594282921143..comments2024-03-17T00:13:44.599-07:00Comments on Marty Nemko: Why the Political Campaign is So Repulsive...And a Better Approach YOU can takeMarty Nemkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-54539429226351706522008-05-11T12:27:00.000-07:002008-05-11T12:27:00.000-07:00Anonymous makes a good point. That congressional ...Anonymous makes a good point. That congressional approval rating is lower than President Bush's approval rating. That says it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-24652684089755228362008-05-09T22:30:00.000-07:002008-05-09T22:30:00.000-07:00If that's true, it wouldn't at all surprise me tha...If that's true, it wouldn't at all surprise me that they're just saying what they believe or determine people want to hear. They would not last a day if the only words and ideas they could rely on was their own.<BR/><BR/>All of our leading presidential candidates are US senators. The most recent congressional approval rating is 19%. If I rated that low at my job, I'm fairly certain that I would not have that job much longer. Why do we think that some of our more prominent members of this low-rated congress will do better as our president?<BR/><BR/>From that point of view, they'd stand no chance. So the only way to sell themselves is to tell us what we want to hear, to appeal to our emotions, which ultimately make the decisions for most of us.<BR/><BR/>I want to hear what's really happening in Washington. I want to hear what the candidates really expect to do once in power. I do not want mudslinging. I do not want my emotions toyed with. I do not want empty promises. I do not want the same crap in a new election year. But that's what I'm getting, and that's why I'm not into any of the candidates.<BR/><BR/>I want to hear the truth. I probably won't like it, but I still want and need to hear it. The sooner we face up to the truth as a nation, the sooner we can correct the problems, and I don't believe any of the presidential candidates can do that. They can promise you the moon and stars, but they can't give you honesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com