Congratulations to all of the Democratic voters in Pennsylvania's primary election for President on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. You have given these two candidates breathing room to prepare for the next two primaries in North Carolina and Indiana. Hopefully, the process will continue until the Democratic Convention in Denver where the nominee of the Democratic Party will be selected. With more primaries to come after May 6, the voters will make the difference!
With all of the monies raised during the past two years by all of the 16 Presidential candidates and now the three remaining candidates, imagine what could have been done with the monies. Although the various media benefited by these monies, what would have been the case for the many people that could have been assisted with these same monies. How many people in the United States are homeless through no fault of their own? How many people in the United States go to bed hungry every night because of their limited economic resources? How many people could have received funds to upgrade and update their career skills to obtain challenging and rewarding careers for their families? How many would have received funds to obtain affordable housing through various not-for-profit organizations who provide a hand up rather than a hand out? How many could have received training to advance from their under achieving jobs? How many people would have been assisted with their challenging medical bills?
The opportunities for many potential leaders is limited when a money value is placed on the political process. How many want to be known for "buying their way" to success by using the leverage of other people's hard earned resources? In a free enterprise environment, competition is considered a good practice; but when oligopoly exists and when income elitism exists, the common person is overlooked and ignored. However, these are the same persons who do the voting for prospective candidates for public office. Where is the service factor? Where is the loyalty factor? Who can afford a minimum of $1.3 million to run against a Congressional incumbent? Your guess is better than mine. Does money always buy success? Does money always buy constituency? Does money always buy loyalty, integrity, and favoritism? Remember to follow the candidates through this grueling process and vote your conscience!
With all of the monies raised during the past two years by all of the 16 Presidential candidates and now the three remaining candidates, imagine what could have been done with the monies. Although the various media benefited by these monies, what would have been the case for the many people that could have been assisted with these same monies. How many people in the United States are homeless through no fault of their own? How many people in the United States go to bed hungry every night because of their limited economic resources? How many people could have received funds to upgrade and update their career skills to obtain challenging and rewarding careers for their families? How many would have received funds to obtain affordable housing through various not-for-profit organizations who provide a hand up rather than a hand out? How many could have received training to advance from their under achieving jobs? How many people would have been assisted with their challenging medical bills?
The opportunities for many potential leaders is limited when a money value is placed on the political process. How many want to be known for "buying their way" to success by using the leverage of other people's hard earned resources? In a free enterprise environment, competition is considered a good practice; but when oligopoly exists and when income elitism exists, the common person is overlooked and ignored. However, these are the same persons who do the voting for prospective candidates for public office. Where is the service factor? Where is the loyalty factor? Who can afford a minimum of $1.3 million to run against a Congressional incumbent? Your guess is better than mine. Does money always buy success? Does money always buy constituency? Does money always buy loyalty, integrity, and favoritism? Remember to follow the candidates through this grueling process and vote your conscience!
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Does anyone know how many billions of dollars have been wasted during the last two years with the 16 presidential candidates? How much more money will be wasted between now and November 2008? What a price to pay to elect a national leader! This selective process eliminates quite a few candidates in both political parties who are financially limited. There must be a better way to open up the process for all levels of political candidates to get involved and serve their constituents!...Let us put our creative and innovative talents to provide a solution to this challenge for our free market economic and political environment.
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