Election Time Again

It is time for voting again next Tuesday.  It is about time!  I am so tired of the never-ending campaign ads on TV.  If I were ever to run for an office high enough to do TV ads I like to think I would do it differently. Here are a few points I would remember when making my ads:

• Government does not create jobs.  If you are the incumbent you did not create jobs.  If you are the challenger your opponent didn't kill jobs.  Sorry, it didn't happen.  Private companies and individuals create jobs.
• Government is already several times the size it was designed to be here in the United States.  We don't really need new programs.  Whatever new programs you want to introduce, we don't need them.  Whatever programs you want to keep but change, we didn't need them when they started.  If you want to cut programs, where would you like to start and how can I help you get started?
• The incumbent and the challenger are both human. There is no sinister intention in your opponents motives. I was on the City Council for 4 years and met a lot of people in elected positions.  Not one of them was trying to screw people.  Not ONE.  They all think they are doing something good for others. Some are really wrong, but not evil.

So, as you go to the polls remember to vote for someone you can trust to do what you want done.  I don't always vote for major party candidates.  The result is usually very similar regardless of which party they are in.  I believe the only wasted vote is a vote for a candidate that isn't the best one running, regardless of their ability to win.  I never regret it.