 Having
voted for the “lesser of two evils,” my entire voting career, I think
it’s time our nation allow a “vote of no confidence.” In pretty
much every conversation I have with the people I interact with on a
week to week basis, they all say the same thing… “I didn’t vote for
George Bush as much as I voted against John Kerry.” Insert Al Gore, or
George Bush senior, the list could go on and on and on.
The no confidence option could be on the ballot each November and if no
clear choice is given by the electorate, then the parties would have to
put forth another candidate. Of course, the process would have to be
sped up but I think under the current model we’ve got time. We’ve
endured campaign 2008 since 2006. Things could just be moved up a
little bit. We could take the no confidence vote after the first few
months of rhetoric. Why do we need to hear the same thing over and over
and over by the same people? I for one don’t want to live 28
years of my life with either a Bush or a Clinton as my president (which
would happen if Hillary were elected in 2008 and again to a second term
in 2012). If you figure in the eight years that Bush 1 was in the White
House as vice president that number would balloon to 36 years. And of
course in 2012 it will be Jenna Bush against Chelsey Clinton so the
monarchy will continue.
I could prevent all of that by simply a “No Confidence,” option on the upcoming ballots.
The astronomical amounts of money these people have spent to hold this
job gives me little to no confidence at all in a system where I think
voices like mine are seldom, if ever heard. That would of course be the
voice of the common man. So a no confidence option might help these
politicians begin to think about people like you and I.
I am tired of living in the richest nation in the world and yet my
company, my wife’s job, every company in this land has to struggle with
rising health care costs. I am tired of my so called leaders lining the
pockets of the wealthy oil moguls only to have the people running those
companies to promise to invest in renewable fuels, clean up the
environment and “be good stewards of the land.” Meanwhile, they control
the entire fuel delivery system and ethanol gasoline can only be found
in a few stations in the upper Midwest. I am tired of the cost of every
basic need I have, food, shelter, fuel and clothing, going up, up, up,
while salaries go down in some cases or remain the same in others.
I have no confidence in my leaders whatsoever, Democrats, Republicans
or Independents. This November, if you feel the same as I do, write in
“no confidence.” Maybe eventually these meatballs will give us someone
to elect, versus someone to vote against.
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