Forum Post: Continued Pt 2 Open Letter to GOP Candidates, Congress and President Obama

I would like for ALL Candidates, GOP, GOP/Libertarian, Democrats, and so-called Independents, who intend to bid for Presidency in 2012 to quit evading the HARD questions by blurry wishy-washy answers,and deflecting, or denigrating one another and going into theatrics mode, as you have done since the end of Clinton's Presidency, The do you support this or that, should be yes or no, with an clean and concise explanation. If its yes to this part and no to that, the say that and break down the yes's and no's, again in clear and concise terms. The yelling over the top of one another doesn't do a marriage any good, in fact assures its failure. Your yelling at one another and blatant disrespect and apparent derision within your own party and even worse between parties, doesn't tell the voters of this country a damn thing, If the American people could give you all a report card in the areas of: communication, willingness to compromise, willingness to debate issues in a reasonably civil manner, and most importantly trustworthiness and productivity, every last one of you, individually and collectively, would receive an F.

You all seem to make extreme positions as a matter of pride, not shame, which would be more appropriate. You all play fringe politics. You all seem to think moderate positions are a sign of weakness, when in fact, to many Americans, it is a sign of sanity. There is a place for for extreme positions in politics, however those should be the exceptions, not the rule.

What I would like to see in this race for this most important Presidency is TRUTH AND CLARITY. You all mostly produce sound bytes, nothing cohesive. It's all black or white to you. All or Nothing, What we need as voters is a clear picture of what, if you were to be President, will it be like (as in immediate impact, for the middle class in the first year of office. What will be be like for those impoverished, disabled and elderly. How EXACTLY would your policy affect people. Will they go hungrier, sicker, homeless. You talk of free markets, and reducing inflation. Is that going to happen in one year. Are we really going to be able to go back to the 60's way of life and cost of living. How can this be with NO JOBS? How are those you think should go out and get a job and pick themselves up, when in saying so put them in a double bind, You tell them to get to work, then ignore how the hell they are going to do that? Small Business? Who can afford to start a small business and pay a living wage to employees - IN THE NEXT YEAR? Tell me, if you cut off help to the middle and lower class, where are they going to go? Where are they going to live? How are they going to survive? Do you intend to do away with the elderly and poor by starving them to death, die of cancer, diabetes, or any number of illnesses because they cannot afford insurance or medicine? Are you going to open work camps for food and shelter? PAINT us a picture, a CLEAR picture of what your plan will do to each class within the 99%. Then we can vote with confidence for what kind of future each of you promises. Are you building a premise for the American Dream, or are you building us a premise for nightmare? To drastically dismantle this country, is to invite chaos. There are ways to fix our budget, you are willing to make millions of Americans suffer, while each of you sacrifices NOTHING.

Don't make us vote for the lesser of evils. Let us vote like we used to. With trust and conviction that who we choose will keep to his or her word. Extreme politics brought us here. Balanced, fair and equitable politics can save us, without causing grievous harm to the elderly, disabled, lower middle and poverty-stricken.