2010 US election results
Democrat | Republican
US House 108 153 seats
US Senate 47 seats* 42 seats
Well it seems the seats are filling up and what did it matter? To most of us, we’re hoping the candidate that won, has the American people at heart. We’re hoping this person does what matters to us and not the selfish reasons they have had in the past. Maybe it’s just the circle of politics that just happens. I was thinking about a few things tonight as I watched the election totals came in and the news switched back and forth to the delegates headquarters. Of course there was a party in some places and there was disappointment in others. So I did some research on one in particular, they charged $250 per head to be there. WHAT?!!! Now this place was PACKED!!! I know some had to be higher than that but I just paid attention to this one. I know some had to be around $2000 a head easily. So what was I thinking? I think most politicians start out honestly, investing their own money to just get started. This is the low level politicians who have the knack, or the voice, to look/act like they know what politics are. They may do at that level because at that level, they are really taking care of their friends from the local lodge or card playing group. Places where they sit around the table and say the city needs to do this for us. You should run for office type friends. These friends invest in this person’s campaign. You know it’s pretty cheap at that level. You throw a couple parties and serve pigs in a blanket with bottled Budweiser in a metal tub field with ice. You’re successful at this level and you catch the eye of a local power mover who is friends with another power mover at the state level. They get introduce and another dream is launched, you should run for state office. This state prime mover provides you with the platform to run for state office and starts introducing you to even more movers at the state level. You are now being transferred from one pocket to the other as the level of office you’re running for becomes a reality. You’re now a state senator or congressman. I use small caps in describing this group of people for my own reasons. To me, they have lost there way because when they turn around to see who’s supporting them now, it is not that local friend who said you should run for city councilman, it is now big business that needs you to run road block over the American public so they can make more money. Start doing some research on some things. You’d be surprise and some of the things you will find out about your candidate. Now not all candidates follow this golden rule of politics but the majority of them who represent us do. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. People like me will not be good candidates. I’m too honest at times and I really don’t like politics. Can I be bought, yes but the question is can my integrity be bought? That is a no. That would be my down fall in office. I can hear the question now that would get me in trouble. “Stretch, how do you feel about religion and how it plays with abortion rights?” That is the toughest question every candidate faces. I know a lot of you reading now are saying so what is your answer? Here’s what I would say.
I love this country because you have freedoms those
other countries try to emulate. The freedom of religion
is a right to believe and serve your god the way that
you want to. That freedom does not give you the right
to judge. Although I’m against abortion, there are times
when a woman has the right to choose. Victims of rape,
molestation, and emergencies where a mother has to choose
to continue pregnancy and risk death. There are other
cases to mention but I cannot look into the eyes of one
of these women and say you must keep this child. For
those who have non planned pregnancy, there are ways to
reach them to think about other means but in the end, it
is still their choice. Religion has a place for everything
but it’s place is not to judge but to forgive.
Uh-oh Stretch, you just lost the race. You are going down in flames. You just put down religion. All I can say to that was at least I was honest and I don't think I put down religion. Think about some of the answers you’ve heard about this topic and ask yourself was I honest or was I pulling your leg. So back to the political race that’s finalizing its tally of votes. Did your candidate win? I hope so. If you look at the stats above on the house and senate seats, all I can say is here we go again. It’s pay back time. A friend of mine who is a political blogger wrote, did we have a political tsunami or tidal wave. I’m not going to quote him word for word because I did not gain permission to first. I’m that type of guy. I have to clear something first before using. You should stop by and read his political blogs. He can open your eyes on a few things. His name is Kenneth "Augustus" Walker and he runs “The Augustus Blog”. If you Google that, you will find it. Become a follower as I have but remember one thing, these blogs are just our words and our views. We don’t want to convince you of something and you become a band wagon jumper, we just want to show you another side in hopes that your mind is open and willing to accept another’s opinion on things. You won’t be disappointed with his views; he actually does a lot of research and gives you his heartfelt opinion. My blogs, I just write from the heart. Thanks for stopping by Stretch’s Corner and these are just my thoughts.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
“Get out there and cast your vote….you count!!!”
Over the past six months, the airways have been saturated with slogans and promises of everyone campaigning for office. You see the back stabbing and enough mudslinging to last you a life time. Over the years, it has seem to progress to more mudslinging than pointing out issues that need to be addressed. After the mud has been slung at a candidate then you hear, get out there and vote. Your vote matters. Yes it does and the American public knows this. I’m not a politically savvy person by any stretch of the word. I’m just like other typical Americans who are just waiting for the one candidate to come along that just tell the truth. Doesn’t get out there and slang mud towards someone and just addresses the needs of their constituents. What are our needs? I don’t even know anymore because of all the props this and props that that we have to vote on if we want to keep schools going and whatever else going. There are even propositions out there that will tax only the wealthy. Yeah right, you know that’s not happening.
I was watching 60 minutes news show and it’s probably the only news that I can watch without gagging. At least these guys try to ask the questions the average American wants to know. They try to make it accessible to all and not just the few who understand politics. Let’s face it. Politics this day and age requires at least a master’s level education to truly understand it. At that point, it still requires your 100 percent attention to truly follow the ever changing world of politics. That’s why the average American, like me, truly relies on those who do follow or run for office to tell us the bottom line up front and be direct and honest. It was refreshing to hear someone finally ask the real questions to the average American. What was unique about this program was the town they decided to do a story on reminded me of “my hometown”. This town had a population of 15,000 people and used to be the home of Maytag manufacturing company. It was a bustling business there providing over 2500 jobs for the locals who lived there. Of course this provided a stable economy there and other businesses started booming as well. Then the recession hit and it hit America hard. This town has lost so many businesses that it is on the verge of bankruptcy. The town is so close to disappearing that all the people that live there may have to move somewhere else so that they can just get a job.
So what have we heard focus on this election year? This person voted for Obama Care. This person wanted people to boycott AZ. This person didn’t want to protect the border. Not once did I hear anyone talk about big business and how they move jobs out of country because of the labor laws. How big business find it cheaper to pay for labor outside of this country. You ever wonder why you pick up an American flag and it says made in China yet still costs the same as if it were made here in the states? Cheap labor and yet people come here to find the dream. It’s funny how those that have lived here all their lives just want to find a job. What did fade to black was the War on Terrorism. Did not hear one candidate mention anything about veteran’s of our military. We’re simple Americans. We just want to provide for our family and send our kids to college so they won’t have to work as hard as we did; funny how that’s the problem now. Ever since that slogan made its way into the vocabulary, labor laws made it harder for big businesses to conduct daily business in order to make a dollar. We’ve made our way to just getting lucky and hoping to win the lottery.
We have taken all this time to taking the easy way out that those in power have pulled the hood over our heads and we didn’t know it. From where I sit and gaze into the eyes of every politician out there, it is you who’s the blame for this economy because of your petty disagreements. It is you that has taken the money from the hands of every hardworking American and put it in your own. You’re set for the rest of your life because you voted it that way; that by serving one term, you have served yourself instead of the people your represent in this great country. Just once we would like for you to stand up yourself and say it out loud, this is what I did wrong in office instead of what you supposedly did right. My guess is if you did do something right, would this country be in the condition it is in? I leave you with this. Every time I spoke with a Soldier who is always blaming the system, I ask them to look at the reflection in the mirror. If you can look at yourself and say I had nothing to do with what I’m going through, don’t you think you wouldn’t be in the position you are in now? Thanks for stopping by Stretch’s corner. Remember these are just my thoughts and may the candidate you voted for today, represent you well in their term in office.
I was watching 60 minutes news show and it’s probably the only news that I can watch without gagging. At least these guys try to ask the questions the average American wants to know. They try to make it accessible to all and not just the few who understand politics. Let’s face it. Politics this day and age requires at least a master’s level education to truly understand it. At that point, it still requires your 100 percent attention to truly follow the ever changing world of politics. That’s why the average American, like me, truly relies on those who do follow or run for office to tell us the bottom line up front and be direct and honest. It was refreshing to hear someone finally ask the real questions to the average American. What was unique about this program was the town they decided to do a story on reminded me of “my hometown”. This town had a population of 15,000 people and used to be the home of Maytag manufacturing company. It was a bustling business there providing over 2500 jobs for the locals who lived there. Of course this provided a stable economy there and other businesses started booming as well. Then the recession hit and it hit America hard. This town has lost so many businesses that it is on the verge of bankruptcy. The town is so close to disappearing that all the people that live there may have to move somewhere else so that they can just get a job.
So what have we heard focus on this election year? This person voted for Obama Care. This person wanted people to boycott AZ. This person didn’t want to protect the border. Not once did I hear anyone talk about big business and how they move jobs out of country because of the labor laws. How big business find it cheaper to pay for labor outside of this country. You ever wonder why you pick up an American flag and it says made in China yet still costs the same as if it were made here in the states? Cheap labor and yet people come here to find the dream. It’s funny how those that have lived here all their lives just want to find a job. What did fade to black was the War on Terrorism. Did not hear one candidate mention anything about veteran’s of our military. We’re simple Americans. We just want to provide for our family and send our kids to college so they won’t have to work as hard as we did; funny how that’s the problem now. Ever since that slogan made its way into the vocabulary, labor laws made it harder for big businesses to conduct daily business in order to make a dollar. We’ve made our way to just getting lucky and hoping to win the lottery.
We have taken all this time to taking the easy way out that those in power have pulled the hood over our heads and we didn’t know it. From where I sit and gaze into the eyes of every politician out there, it is you who’s the blame for this economy because of your petty disagreements. It is you that has taken the money from the hands of every hardworking American and put it in your own. You’re set for the rest of your life because you voted it that way; that by serving one term, you have served yourself instead of the people your represent in this great country. Just once we would like for you to stand up yourself and say it out loud, this is what I did wrong in office instead of what you supposedly did right. My guess is if you did do something right, would this country be in the condition it is in? I leave you with this. Every time I spoke with a Soldier who is always blaming the system, I ask them to look at the reflection in the mirror. If you can look at yourself and say I had nothing to do with what I’m going through, don’t you think you wouldn’t be in the position you are in now? Thanks for stopping by Stretch’s corner. Remember these are just my thoughts and may the candidate you voted for today, represent you well in their term in office.
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