Sunday, July 17, 2016

A New Glass Ceiling
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Four words: Gary Johnson, William Weld. Back to that in a moment. In a year where, after much tumult in the primaries,the Democrats have given us Hillary and the Republicans have given us Donald. Each have been right only once in my estimation. Hillary, when she called Donald a bigot and racist. Donald, when he called Hillary crooked. Other than that, they leave us bankrupt and in the same political quagmire we have been in for the last 16 years. We have had two Presidents, Bush and Obama, that have ruled by Presidential fiat. Bush doubled the debt and Obama not to be outdone doubled it again. He will leave office with a 20 trillion dollar debt. That is absolutely outrageous, unacceptable and immoral.

Early in the year I gave support to Bernie, not because I agreed with all he proposed but because we need a new voice in Washington. Now, I find myself very disappointed as Sanders and Warren have coalesced their voices behind Hillary who betrays everything they have said must be corrected in Washington. That leads to but one conclusion and that is to realize it is party partisanship that is killing us on both sides of the aisle.

There is no reason to be locked in the continual party pettiness that leaves many people without faith in the political system. Have we not seen the face of Reid and McConnell enough? We are at a serious crossroads in this country. The Democrat and Republican parties will engage us in empty rhetoric that will not change the current division, but it will ensure that the powers to be; remain the powers to be. Which will lead to more immoral debts, more investigations, more acquiescing to Wall Street, more Clinton foundation scandals and a more hostile and divided nation.

It is time to break the real glass ceiling, the choice of only Democrat or Republican. It is time to let those who have failed to lead, failed to act honestly, and failed in the very act of integrity, sit this election out. It is time we stop letting the media herd us to one political persuasion or the other and in broiling further the unrest in this country.

The real glass ceiling in this election is Gary Johnson and William Weld. They are qualified, level headed and lead us away from all the recent gridlock. If all those who wanted a voice with Bernie, and all those who feel loss at the thought of Trump, then we can add our voices that take us away from politics as usual, professional politicians and the hope the dialogue in this country can change for the better. As I see it we have no choice, when we consider the divide in this country and terrorism abroad.

Our current debt is not sustainable, the Democrat or Republican offerings in this election only exacerbate that debt and will be our undoing. At a critical time in our country we cannot afford to be landlocked for the next four years with Hillary's investigation nor of putting out the flames of Donald's inflammatory rhetoric. Hillary's unethical behavior and Donald's very core have already disqualified them but we find both parties rallying to support them. It is absurd, it is politics as usual, and it is disheartening. It is time to give the Democrats and Republicans some time on the bench to think about their poor performance and behavior, Let's break the real glass ceiling this election and choose neither Democrat or Republican. I think all the voiceless in this country deserve that. There is still hope and there is a way forward and I believe it is Gary Johnson and William Weld. Gary was born in North Dakota - maybe it is the reincarnation of Teddy Roosevelt - Bully!