One thing is clear, if this country has any chance of returning to a government for the people, the old and young alike must become educated to what it takes to elect public servants that defend the United States constitution. We as citizens of this country must look through the blinding mist of political packaging of campaign candidates. In 1968 Joe McGinnis wrote, “The Selling Of The President.” He revealed how Richard Nixon was marketed along with the prodigious amount of funds from lobbyists to gain the White House. This trend continues. It shows how an unlikely pig can be dressed up and sold as a “Charming Prince”...but underneath, it is still a pig. So many uninformed people, vote blindfolded. Slogans seem to rule over substance. I get so sick of campaign advertising that is on the mental level of a cockroach, knowing most of it has nothing to do with real issues that citizens so desperately need answers too.

If you remember, the cost of the 2012 Presidential campaign was well over one billion dollars and Senate campaigns spent over 25 million each. For that kind of money, surely we got something in return. What we got are failed immigration policies, Obamacare, government shutdown, job loss, loss of citizen privacy, and the list goes on and on. Obama is not the only one to be concerned about. It is all government officials who accept campaign money from public and private groups, lobbyists and unions. We elect candidates that have their own agendas, or are controlled by someone with their own agendas. To hold power, they will promise all stars overhead while spending our money for their pleasure, and thus, hold unpenetrive power by election manipulation.

We must stop electing candidates who give false advertising and vote for the ones who run on public service alone. And the candidates I am talking about should come from the smart, unselfish, well educated lower and middle class because their agendas for running would more likely be in line with what this country needs to heal itself. I know that statement it’s a stretch to swallow, but a candidate for the people can make a difference, especially if enough of them penetrate the glass ceiling of the “high-seated” powerful. I truly hope enough citizens of this country wake up and start fighting for what made this country great. Campaign contributions and endorsements should be outlawed except for public financing, which should be limited to factual issues rather than false advertising. Public servants in office who are not following what is best for our citizens and our country should be voted out. No exceptions! And furthermore, what about having recall elections for candidates who fails to perform. It’s about substance, not rhetoric in vague terms just to get elected. It is my hope that somehow the people of this nation start demanding candidates and start voting for candidates that have what it takes to turn this great nation around.

-Roy Bud Bonefish Nave