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From the Other Side of the Edge….
America Needs
Rand Paul…. (Uh, …do we see a pattern here??)
By Joe Facinoli
It’s the rare moment when I agree with anything that former Maryland
Governor Martin O’Malley might utter (read: Never), but
this time, …he got one right.
Last week, on one of the endless national talking heads TV shows, the
erstwhile “tax and spend” King of all governors (maybe ever), said that
the U.S. Presidency should NOT be the dominion of just two famous
families, and should be open to “new perspectives”, and “new
leadership”.
Boy Howdy!
The good Gov, …who never met a tax nor a “fee” that he didn’t salivate
over (and get as excited as a teenage boy, who’s about to get to second
base for the first time), …sure said a mouthful this
time.
I mean…. Jeb Bush?
Really???
The same misguided and ill-conceived approach, wrong-headed thinking,
and “old-boy” style of the first two Bushes. And
how’d it go for them??
He even looks like an “old line”, out of touch
politician.
Either that, or your fifth grade teacher, ruler in hand, waiting to
smack your knuckles, …or your banker, who is about to turn down your
loan application (for the third time), and threaten your family, over
your overdrawn checking account.
Hey Jeb, …pale gray suits, and horned rimmed glasses, went out with
Barry Goldwater, about five decades ago. A visit to
Men’s Wearhouse, …and the Mall optician, might just fix you
up.
And Hillary?? I mean,
….c’mon.
That ship sailed long ago, and went down in the waters somewhere off
Benghazi, …while overloaded with copies of tens of thousands of illegal
emails, …and an equal number of more than questionable stock documents,
from her infamous Arkansas days.
Hills baby, …give it up hon’. Your nine lives ran
out, …about 6 lives ago.
Only the proud and pure (used to be), and completely “unbiased”
American press (threw up a little, in my mouth just then), is still
smitten by your mysterious wiles anymore (must be the wrinkled pant
suits, …or your “un-shampooed”, but oh so stylish
coiffures).
And no one else, …really.
America needs help. And we have, …for more than
just a few years.
Marty O’Malley (who was portrayed perfectly, btw, as Tommy Carcetti, in
the brilliant HBO series “The Wire”, --check it out, if you
didn’t know), has it dead spot on (for once).
Well, …even a broken clock, is right twice a day.
But (and it’s not rocket science here), we desperately need to move
away from the politics and policies of the last 30 years, …which have
driven us so to near to disaster, on so many fronts.
Rand Paul is just the latest good option. Certainly
better than most, and perhaps even the best choice for the
job.
He, along with several other good ones, …some already in the “ring”,
some still thinking about it.
And, …while none of them will be perfect, and nearly all potential
candidates for America’s “Top Job” will have something about them
that’s disagreeable, even distasteful, …we simply HAVE to go another
way.
Enter the Republican Carousel of Conservative Can-Can
dancers.
All of them have their own schticks, specific constituencies, …and
their own version of the “high leg kick”.
And all will promote their own set of skills for getting the runaway
American “train”, back on the track, …it’s just part of this
gig.
But one thing all these folks do have in common, …that has not been
seen on the national stage in quite some time, …is a deep belief in
this country, and an ability to communicate that set of beliefs,
successfully, to large groups of people.
They trust our country, and what it can still accomplish (just as it
is, thank you very much), by using the tools provided to us, from over
two centuries ago, with the proper modifications, when needed, …but
consented to by “we the people”.
And, …like them or not, agree with them or not, …there’s an element of
common sense with all of them. Something sorely
missing, through the past three Presidential
administrations.
Rand Paul doesn’t put up with the non-sense, foisted on Republicans and
any conservatives, by the American media, …and they hate him and
crucify him for that.
That’s a good thing, my friends, …a VERY good thing.
Ted Cruz carves his own way, and doesn’t care much who follows him,
…because he is armed with the knowledge that he is trying to do things
the way the Constitution instructs us.
In the American way, …the way of the Founders, and of so many past
heroes who have sacrificed themselves to progress our nation forward,
…while still taking care of ALL our own.
And not in some agenda-driven, pseudo-intellectual, Liberal distorted
way, …of what they think that it means, …and tell us,
accordingly.
Marco Rubio is still finding his path, but has the heart of someone who
cares deeply for doing things the right way, …for the country which
gave his family a second chance, …and for all people, but especially
the wronged, from wherever, and for whatever reasons.
The most Presidential “looking” candidate of the bunch, seems to be
Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.
He fights unions, …and wins. He fights Liberal
nonsense, …and wins (three times, in five years). And
he is a clear thinker, on difficult issues, …just don’t ask the Major
Media to agree with that, nor cover it fairly.
We need to get out of this rut (more like a “black hole”, actually),
which dictates that every single group imaginable, or which can be
conjured up, must be included completely, and on an absolutely equal
basis, ..or else the entire system must stop, until everyone’s most
whimsical political thoughts are satisfied.
Doesn’t work that way. This is a
Democracy. The “Majority”
wins.
That’s just 51% (for those who went to private schools) needed for
approval or passage, …of anything!
Sometimes even less, …in those close, multi-candidate
elections.
Which leaves potentially 49% or more of the electorate or citizenry,
being very unhappy with the result. But that’s
the way it goes, Bunkie, …in a Democracy.
Don’t like it? Then get better organized, and work
harder for next time. Just don’t try to stop the
system, or the process, because you hate the
winner.
America needs new blood, …new respect for our tried and true methods,
…and God knows, …new leaders.
What we don’t need, is the same ol’ same ol’ group of inept, deceitful,
corrupt, and brain-dead politicians, making the same bogus promises,
telling the same shameful lies, ignoring our same national wishes, and
stealing our same tax money, year after year after
year.
Let’s try someone new, …from some new place or group.
What could it hurt? And how much worse can they do??
Someone who, in time of personal stress and national uproar, after
screwing up (and us) royally, won’t throw up their hands and
say:
“What difference….does it make?”
Yes, that’s an extremely low bar, …but it’s where we are
today.
Sad to have to think about it, that way, …but sure is refreshing.
Joe Facinoli
--Joe can be reached at: joefacinoli@gmail.com
Intelligent Response Encouraged !!
© Copyright 2015, Joe Facinoli
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